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Last week's top advance reordered comics

Through the Boughs #1 was the top advance-reordered publication from Diamond last week.


Last week's top reordered comics

Brian Bolland Killing Joke Gallery Edition was the top reordered hardcover at Diamond last week.


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Monthly Comics Sales

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Vital Statistics

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2021 Sales

New comics released during 2023

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Historical Sales


5 years ago: Action #1000 leads year

The thousandth issue of Action Comics scored big in April 2018, with more than a half of a million copies.

July 2012

Six Years Ago

Dark Nights: Metai #1 led August 2017's comics sales chart, but sales were way off versus Rebirth.


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Top Selling Comics of the Decade of the 2010s

Star Wars #1, featuring the 2015 return of the franchise to Marvel, was the top-selling comic book from 2010-2019.

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Historical Sales

21 years ago: Transformers Armada launches

The toy comics from Dreamwave continued strong in July 2002.  

July 2002

Sixteen Years Ago

World War Hulk #4 from Marvel was the top-selling comic book.


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Top Selling Comics of the Decade of the 2000s

Amazing Spider-Man #583, featuring the inauguration of Barack Obama, was the top-selling comic book from 2000-2009.

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1990s Sales

26 years ago: UPS strike hits comics market

The Top Five was unchanged from April as Marvel's titles returned from "Negative One" month in July 1997.