RAREST COMIC BOOKS of 2009-2012
THE RAREST / SMALLEST PRINT COMICS OF 2009-2012
SALES MARKET REPORT by Terry Hoknes hoknes@hotmail.com
Diamond publishes a list of the 300 best selling comics each month which is where these statistics are compiled from.
If a comic sold very poorly it may not have even made the top 300 list so we are only using data for those comics that did make the chart.
Here are a sample of the Top 10 worst/lowest sales for various comics from the main publishers during the past 4 years.
On one level this just proves these titles are not popular BUT it also will prove in the long run to be the rarest comics to collect as back issues in the future.
ANTARTIC – Some very rare zombie themed comics with sales as low as only 1,305 copies in 2012.
|
364 |
Last Zombie Before The After |
2 |
$3.99 |
Antarctic |
1305 |
2012 |
11 |
|
373 |
Gold Digger Christmas Special |
5 |
$3.50 |
Antarctic |
1333 |
2011 |
12 |
|
443 |
Last Zombie |
1 |
$3.99 |
Antarctic |
1336 |
2010 |
6 |
|
353 |
Gold Digger Holidays Special |
1 |
$3.50 |
Antarctic |
1376 |
2012 |
1 |
|
442 |
Robin Hood One Shot |
$3.50 |
Antarctic |
1387 |
2010 |
6 |
|
|
408 |
Very Zombie Christmas |
4 |
$3.50 |
Antarctic |
1404 |
2012 |
12 |
|
369 |
Nazi Zombies |
2 |
$3.99 |
Antarctic |
1444 |
2012 |
4 |
|
371 |
Gobs |
2 |
$3.99 |
Antarctic |
1447 |
2011 |
9 |
|
402 |
Victorian Secret Girls of Steampunk |
1 |
$3.99 |
Antarctic |
1504 |
2012 |
12 |
|
364 |
Airboy Deadeye |
1 |
$3.50 |
Antarctic |
1520 |
2012 |
4 |
ARCHIE COMICS – Some of the most recognized characters in the history of comic books but comic stores in North America keep orders very small with the average comic store not even ordering 1 copy of the monthly digests as seen here.
|
360 |
Jugheads Double Digest |
177 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1203 |
2012 |
1 |
|
368 |
World of Archie Double Digest |
23 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1250 |
2012 |
11 |
|
359 |
Archie |
602 |
$2.50 |
Archie |
1264 |
2009 |
11 |
|
372 |
World of Archie Double Digest |
13 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1344 |
2011 |
12 |
|
357 |
Jugheads Double Digest |
155 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1362 |
2009 |
11 |
|
298 |
Archie |
616 |
$2.99 |
Archie |
1366 |
2011 |
1 |
|
394 |
Archie & Friends Double Digest |
20 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1398 |
2012 |
9 |
|
367 |
Jugheads Double Digest |
176 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1403 |
2011 |
12 |
|
414 |
Jugheads Double Digest |
182 |
$3.99 |
Archie |
1404 |
2012 |
6 |
|
351 |
Jughead |
211 |
$2.99 |
Archie |
1413 |
2012 |
1 |
BLUEWATER – A tribute comic to legend Steve Jobs had less than 900 sales on the entire continent. Other celebrity comics also had very small print runs.
|
384 |
Steve Jobs Co Founder of Apple |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
825 |
2012 |
1 |
|
|
373 |
Political Power Jon Stewart |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
985 |
2012 |
1 |
|
|
451 |
William Shatner Presents Tek War |
7 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
1104 |
2010 |
6 |
|
367 |
Logans Run Aftermath |
4 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
1115 |
2012 |
1 |
|
368 |
Walter Koenig Things To Come |
1 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
1485 |
2011 |
9 |
|
364 |
Orbit Stan Lee |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
1527 |
2011 |
9 |
|
|
322 |
Misadventures of Adam West |
4 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
2025 |
2012 |
1 |
|
347 |
Logan’s Run |
4 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
2139 |
2010 |
10 |
|
319 |
Misadventures of Adam West |
3 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
2171 |
2012 |
1 |
|
352 |
Misadventures of Adam West Ongoing |
1 |
$3.99 |
Bluewater |
2234 |
2012 |
2 |
BONGO COMICS – It is clear that some of the Classics series sold so little that they did not even chart making these ultra rare with print runs around 1500 copies.
|
420 |
Simpsons Classics |
30 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
1716 |
2011 |
11 |
|
361 |
Simpsons Classics |
26 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
1806 |
2010 |
10 |
|
286 |
Simpsons Classics |
27 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
1828 |
2011 |
1 |
|
289 |
Simpsons Classics |
19 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
1867 |
2009 |
1 |
|
295 |
Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove |
4 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
2575 |
2009 |
5 |
|
369 |
Simpsons Illustrated |
2 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
2751 |
2012 |
5 |
|
373 |
Simpsons Illustrated |
4 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
2893 |
2012 |
10 |
|
374 |
Simpsons Illustrated |
3 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
2966 |
2012 |
8 |
|
311 |
Simpsons Illustrated |
1 |
$3.99 |
Bongo |
3692 |
2012 |
2 |
|
313 |
Simpsons Summer Shindig |
6 |
$4.99 |
Bongo |
4411 |
2012 |
5 |
BOOM COMICS – This popular publisher usually sells fairly decently but here are the comics at the bottom of the ordering chart.
|
281 |
Hero Squared Love & Death |
1 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2121 |
2009 |
1 |
|
272 |
Zombie Tales |
10 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2440 |
2009 |
1 |
|
298 |
Fall of Cthulhu Nemesis |
2 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2531 |
2009 |
5 |
|
264 |
Dracula Company of Monsters |
6 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2541 |
2011 |
1 |
|
262 |
Donald Duck And Friends |
362 |
$2.99 |
Boom |
2559 |
2011 |
1 |
|
291 |
Unknown Devil Made Flesh |
4 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2615 |
2010 |
1 |
|
306 |
Mickey Mouse |
307 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2631 |
2011 |
4 |
|
298 |
Warhammer Crown of Destruction |
4 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2642 |
2009 |
2 |
|
298 |
Warhammer Crown of Destruction |
4 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2642 |
2009 |
3 |
|
278 |
Anchor |
5 |
$3.99 |
Boom |
2698 |
2010 |
2 |
DARK HORSE COMICS – One of the biggest comic book publishers but here are the comics nobody ordered and nobody remembers!!!
|
290 |
Rapture |
6 |
$2.99 |
Dark Horse |
2630 |
2010 |
1 |
|
298 |
Deadlocke One Shot |
$3.50 |
Dark Horse |
2730 |
2009 |
11 |
|
|
299 |
Citizen Rex |
4 |
$3.50 |
Dark Horse |
2750 |
2009 |
10 |
|
297 |
Conan Legacy Frazetta Cover |
5 |
$6.99 |
Dark Horse |
2766 |
2010 |
8 |
|
294 |
Rapture |
5 |
$2.99 |
Dark Horse |
2850 |
2009 |
11 |
|
300 |
Devil |
3 |
$3.50 |
Dark Horse |
2900 |
2010 |
4 |
|
300 |
Robert E Howards Savage Sword |
2 |
$7.99 |
Dark Horse |
2913 |
2011 |
5 |
|
299 |
Rex Mundi |
19 |
$2.99 |
Dark Horse |
2918 |
2009 |
8 |
|
298 |
Rex Mundi Dh Ed |
18 |
$2.99 |
Dark Horse |
3010 |
2009 |
6 |
DC COMICS – the worlds #2 publisher has released some comics with some very weak sales numbers. Some are not surprising as there are many titles aimed at young child readers as well as some expensive 100 page giants “DC Comics Presents” and some short lived titles. This list ranks all 82 comics of the past 4 years that had sales of under 4,000 copies. This list is in fact not the worst as I do not have sales data for the few kids comics titles that sold so poorly they did not chart. This would include numerous issues of: Cartoon Network Action Pack, Billy Batson and Mad Magazine.
|
1 |
Ides of Blood |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
1834 |
2011 |
1 |
284 |
|
2 |
Cartoon Network Action Pack |
33 |
$2.50 |
DC |
1838 |
2009 |
1 |
293 |
|
3 |
Cartoon Network Action Pack |
56 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2013 |
2011 |
1 |
279 |
|
4 |
DC Comics Presents The Atom |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
2185 |
2011 |
1 |
273 |
|
5 |
Looney Tunes |
194 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2243 |
2011 |
1 |
270 |
|
6 |
Looney Tunes |
170 |
$2.50 |
DC |
2353 |
2009 |
1 |
273 |
|
7 |
Looney Tunes |
174 |
$2.50 |
DC |
2510 |
2009 |
5 |
300 |
|
8 |
Mad Magazine |
498 |
$4.99 |
DC |
2629 |
2009 |
1 |
264 |
|
9 |
Push |
5 |
$3.50 |
DC |
2673 |
2009 |
1 |
262 |
|
10 |
Push |
6 |
$3.50 |
DC |
2744 |
2009 |
2 |
296 |
|
11 |
Push |
6 |
$3.50 |
DC |
2744 |
2009 |
3 |
296 |
|
12 |
Mirrors Edge |
4 |
$3.99 |
DC |
2762 |
2009 |
2 |
294 |
|
13 |
Mirrors Edge |
4 |
$3.99 |
DC |
2762 |
2009 |
3 |
294 |
|
14 |
DC Comics Presents Superman Sole Survivo |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
2768 |
2011 |
1 |
254 |
|
15 |
Ferryman |
5 |
$3.50 |
DC |
2775 |
2009 |
1 |
256 |
|
16 |
Vertigo Resurrected Hellblazer Bad Blood |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
2783 |
2011 |
4 |
299 |
|
17 |
Push |
4 |
$3.50 |
DC |
2789 |
2009 |
1 |
255 |
|
18 |
Ratchet And Clank |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2874 |
2011 |
2 |
299 |
|
19 |
DC Comics Presents Superman |
2 |
$7.99 |
DC |
2915 |
2010 |
11 |
294 |
|
20 |
Deus Ex |
3 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2926 |
2011 |
4 |
289 |
|
21 |
Killapalooza |
4 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2934 |
2009 |
8 |
298 |
|
22 |
Ratchet And Clank |
5 |
$2.99 |
DC |
2963 |
2011 |
1 |
248 |
|
23 |
Red Herring |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3014 |
2010 |
1 |
282 |
|
24 |
DC Comics Presents Wonder Woman |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3023 |
2011 |
2 |
295 |
|
25 |
Mysterius The Unfathomable |
5 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3027 |
2009 |
5 |
286 |
|
26 |
Resistance |
6 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3037 |
2009 |
5 |
285 |
|
27 |
Vertigo Resurrected The Extremist |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3041 |
2010 |
11 |
290 |
|
28 |
Infamous |
4 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3092 |
2011 |
4 |
281 |
|
29 |
Infamous |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3105 |
2011 |
5 |
294 |
|
30 |
Infamous |
5 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3177 |
2011 |
5 |
291 |
|
31 |
DC Comics Presents Batman Urban Legends |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3195 |
2011 |
12 |
295 |
|
32 |
Dantes Inferno |
6 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3197 |
2010 |
5 |
294 |
|
33 |
Mirrors Edge |
3 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3210 |
2009 |
1 |
244 |
|
34 |
Bang Tango |
5 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3219 |
2009 |
6 |
290 |
|
35 |
Infamous |
3 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3246 |
2011 |
4 |
279 |
|
36 |
Garrison |
2 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3252 |
2010 |
5 |
291 |
|
37 |
DC Comics Presents Lobo |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3280 |
2011 |
1 |
241 |
|
38 |
DC Comics Presents Brightest Day |
2 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3292 |
2010 |
11 |
284 |
|
39 |
DC Comics Presents The Flash |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3298 |
2011 |
5 |
289 |
|
40 |
DC Comics Presents Batman Conspiracy |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3308 |
2011 |
2 |
281 |
|
41 |
Ratchet And Clank |
3 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3382 |
2010 |
11 |
282 |
|
42 |
Red Herring |
4 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3436 |
2009 |
11 |
285 |
|
43 |
Welcome To Tranquility One Foot Grave |
5 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3446 |
2010 |
11 |
281 |
|
44 |
Bang Tango |
4 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3448 |
2009 |
5 |
271 |
|
45 |
Dantes Inferno |
5 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3495 |
2010 |
4 |
278 |
|
46 |
Dantes Inferno |
3 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3557 |
2010 |
2 |
267 |
|
47 |
Resistance |
3 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3589 |
2009 |
2 |
275 |
|
48 |
Resistance |
3 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3589 |
2009 |
3 |
275 |
|
49 |
Sparta Usa |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3594 |
2010 |
8 |
272 |
|
50 |
DC Comics Presents Legion Of Super Heroe |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3597 |
2011 |
5 |
278 |
|
51 |
DC Comics Presents Batman |
2 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3643 |
2010 |
11 |
272 |
|
52 |
Starcraft |
7 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3649 |
2010 |
1 |
267 |
|
53 |
Dc Comics Presents Jack Cross |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3662 |
2010 |
10 |
295 |
|
54 |
DC Comics Presents The Flash Green Lante |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3664 |
2010 |
11 |
270 |
|
55 |
Prototype |
5 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3676 |
2009 |
8 |
282 |
|
56 |
Dc Comics Presents Superman |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3685 |
2010 |
10 |
293 |
|
57 |
Detective Comics Classics |
$5.99 |
DC |
3702 |
2011 |
2 |
271 |
|
|
58 |
Scooby Doo |
152 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3724 |
2010 |
1 |
266 |
|
59 |
Welcome To Tranquility One Foot Grave |
4 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3734 |
2010 |
10 |
292 |
|
60 |
Kane and Lynch |
1 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3756 |
2010 |
8 |
267 |
|
61 |
Sparta USA |
5 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3771 |
2010 |
7 |
295 |
|
62 |
Scooby Doo |
153 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3780 |
2010 |
2 |
260 |
|
63 |
DC Comics Presents Superman Adventures |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3795 |
2012 |
6 |
285 |
|
64 |
Red Herring |
3 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3795 |
2009 |
10 |
278 |
|
65 |
Scooby Doo |
140 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3799 |
2009 |
1 |
234 |
|
66 |
DC Comics Presents Batman Dark City |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3800 |
2011 |
5 |
273 |
|
67 |
DC Comics Presents Green Lantern Willwor |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3802 |
2011 |
5 |
272 |
|
68 |
Dantes Inferno |
2 |
$3.99 |
DC |
3808 |
2010 |
1 |
263 |
|
69 |
Vertigo Resurrected Winters Edge |
1 |
$7.99 |
DC |
3811 |
2010 |
12 |
300 |
|
70 |
Scooby Doo |
155 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3836 |
2010 |
4 |
270 |
|
71 |
Scooby Doo |
154 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3847 |
2010 |
3 |
295 |
|
72 |
Bang Tango |
3 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3847 |
2009 |
4 |
295 |
|
73 |
Scooby Doo |
156 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3857 |
2010 |
5 |
276 |
|
74 |
Scooby Doo |
141 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3860 |
2009 |
2 |
266 |
|
75 |
Scooby Doo |
141 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3860 |
2009 |
3 |
266 |
|
76 |
Mysterius The Unfathomable |
2 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3872 |
2009 |
2 |
264 |
|
77 |
Mysterius The Unfathomable |
2 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3872 |
2009 |
3 |
264 |
|
78 |
Scooby Doo |
151 |
$2.50 |
DC |
3906 |
2009 |
12 |
290 |
|
79 |
Gears of War |
24 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3944 |
2012 |
6 |
276 |
|
80 |
Billy Batson And The Magic of Shazam |
21 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3945 |
2010 |
10 |
287 |
|
81 |
El Diablo |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3996 |
2009 |
2 |
257 |
|
82 |
El Diablo |
6 |
$2.99 |
DC |
3996 |
2009 |
3 |
257 |
IDW COMICS – Here are 10 comics with many licensed characters that had the smallest print runs for this company over the past 4 years.
|
297 |
Dreamland Chronicles Idw |
7 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
1714 |
2009 |
1 |
|
288 |
The Suicide Forest |
2 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
1748 |
2011 |
1 |
|
290 |
Speed Racer Next Generation Birthright |
3 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
1867 |
2009 |
1 |
|
287 |
Dreamer |
3 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
1910 |
2009 |
1 |
|
268 |
Edge of Doom |
3 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2266 |
2011 |
1 |
|
291 |
Zombies Vs Robots Aventure |
1 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2390 |
2010 |
2 |
|
265 |
George Rr Martins Doorways |
3 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2404 |
2011 |
1 |
|
285 |
Jon Sable Freelance Ashes of Eden |
5 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2474 |
2010 |
2 |
|
295 |
John Sable Freelance Ashes of Eden |
4 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2492 |
2010 |
1 |
|
293 |
Grimjack Manx Cat |
6 |
$3.99 |
IDW |
2529 |
2010 |
1 |
IMAGE COMICS – the worlds #3 publisher does not sell the numbers that they used to. They publish a lot of mini-series and one-shots and many titles have very low sales/orders.
This list ranks all 37 comics of the past 4 years that had sales of under 3,000 copies.
This list is in fact not the worst as I do not have sales data for the Image comics that did not even sell enough to rank on a monthly Top 300 chart.
This would include numerous issues of titles such as: PVP, Sweets, Elephantman etc.
This list is truly a list of rare and forgotten comics as the average comic store in North America did not even order a single copy of any of these !
|
1 |
I Hate Gallant Girl |
3 |
$3.50 |
Image |
1838 |
2009 |
1 |
294 |
|
2 |
Echoes |
2 |
$3.99 |
Image |
2082 |
2011 |
1 |
278 |
|
3 |
Savage |
4 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2150 |
2009 |
1 |
279 |
|
4 |
Tracker |
3 |
$3.99 |
Image |
2362 |
2010 |
2 |
295 |
|
5 |
Crazies Part 4 Ogden Marsh |
$2.99 |
Image |
2374 |
2010 |
2 |
293 |
|
|
6 |
Proof Endangered |
2 |
$3.99 |
Image |
2374 |
2011 |
1 |
266 |
|
7 |
Crazies Part 2 Dwyer Creek |
$2.99 |
Image |
2389 |
2010 |
2 |
292 |
|
|
8 |
Crazies Part 3 Black Pond |
$2.99 |
Image |
2400 |
2010 |
2 |
289 |
|
|
9 |
PVP |
44 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2413 |
2010 |
2 |
288 |
|
10 |
Crazies Part 1 Hopman Bog |
$2.99 |
Image |
2457 |
2010 |
2 |
287 |
|
|
11 |
Lillim |
3 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2516 |
2009 |
5 |
299 |
|
12 |
Phonogram 2 |
7 Singles Club |
$3.50 |
Image |
2573 |
2010 |
2 |
283 |
|
13 |
Proof |
16 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2600 |
2009 |
1 |
266 |
|
14 |
Sweets |
4 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2602 |
2011 |
1 |
259 |
|
15 |
Lady Robotika |
2 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2646 |
2010 |
8 |
300 |
|
16 |
Underground |
3 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2698 |
2009 |
11 |
300 |
|
17 |
Phonogram 2 |
5 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2706 |
2009 |
11 |
299 |
|
18 |
Godland |
26 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2714 |
2009 |
2 |
297 |
|
19 |
Godland |
26 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2714 |
2009 |
3 |
297 |
|
20 |
Shuddertown |
4 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2716 |
2010 |
8 |
299 |
|
21 |
Perhapanauts |
5 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2738 |
2009 |
1 |
259 |
|
22 |
Firebreather Series |
4 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2748 |
2009 |
2 |
295 |
|
23 |
Firebreather Series |
4 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2748 |
2009 |
3 |
295 |
|
24 |
Daomu |
3 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2767 |
2011 |
4 |
300 |
|
25 |
Lil Depressed Boy |
3 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2808 |
2011 |
4 |
296 |
|
26 |
PVP |
43 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2833 |
2010 |
1 |
287 |
|
27 |
Jersey Gods |
4 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2839 |
2009 |
5 |
292 |
|
28 |
Memoir |
3 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2844 |
2011 |
4 |
293 |
|
29 |
Elephantmen |
28 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2864 |
2010 |
11 |
297 |
|
30 |
Near Death |
5 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2864 |
2012 |
1 |
294 |
|
31 |
Memoir |
2 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2916 |
2011 |
2 |
298 |
|
32 |
Dead at 17 Witch Queen |
2 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2922 |
2010 |
4 |
299 |
|
33 |
Elephantmen |
37 |
$3.99 |
Image |
2938 |
2012 |
1 |
291 |
|
34 |
Underground |
2 |
$3.50 |
Image |
2945 |
2009 |
10 |
293 |
|
35 |
Mice Templar Vol. 3 |
7 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2949 |
2012 |
1 |
290 |
|
36 |
Orc Stain |
6 |
$2.99 |
Image |
2949 |
2011 |
4 |
287 |
|
37 |
Marineman |
3 |
$3.99 |
Image |
2982 |
2011 |
2 |
296 |
MOONSTONE COMICS – A company that specializes in licensed vintage TV show characters Some of these sales are ridiculously low and these books would be appealing to non-comic readers.
These Top 10 worst selling comics did not even have print runs of 2,000 copies.
|
375 |
Airboy Presents Air Vixens |
1 |
$3.50 |
Moonstone |
1246 |
2011 |
12 |
|
376 |
Honey West |
5 |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1383 |
2012 |
4 |
|
441 |
Phantom Generations |
13 |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1399 |
2010 |
6 |
|
370 |
That Man Flint |
0 |
$1.99 |
Moonstone |
1468 |
2011 |
9 |
|
432 |
Return of the Monsters Domino Lady Vs Mummy |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1560 |
2011 |
11 |
|
|
419 |
Phases of the Moon |
2 |
$2.50 |
Moonstone |
1677 |
2011 |
10 |
|
354 |
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders |
6 |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1766 |
2012 |
4 |
|
417 |
Kolchak Lovecraftian Damnation |
$4.99 |
Moonstone |
1796 |
2010 |
6 |
|
|
325 |
Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak |
2 Mavlian Cvr |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1813 |
2009 |
5 |
|
343 |
Zombies Vs Cheerleaders |
5 |
$3.99 |
Moonstone |
1964 |
2011 |
12 |
VALIANT COMICS – this company was restarted in 2012 renewing their early 1990’s titles. This companies sales are better than most but here are their top 10 lowest !
|
158 |
Bloodshot |
6 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
12508 |
2012 |
12 |
|
156 |
Harbinger |
7 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
12783 |
2012 |
12 |
|
163 |
Bloodshot |
5 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
13156 |
2012 |
11 |
|
162 |
Archer & Armstrong |
4 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
13478 |
2012 |
11 |
|
159 |
Harbinger |
6 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
13617 |
2012 |
11 |
|
166 |
Bloodshot |
4 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
14382 |
2012 |
10 |
|
144 |
X-O Manowar |
8 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
14462 |
2012 |
12 |
|
148 |
Bloodshot |
3 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
14517 |
2012 |
9 |
|
150 |
X-O Manowar |
7 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
14527 |
2012 |
11 |
|
147 |
Archer & Armstrong |
2 |
$3.99 |
Valiant |
14539 |
2012 |
9 |
ZENESCOPE COMICS – now one of the biggest comic publishers which their line includes some TV/movie licensed titles. Here are their worst sales under 3,000 copies each.
|
379 |
Jurassic Strike Force 5 |
2 |
$2.99 |
Zenescope |
1622 |
2012 |
2 |
|
335 |
Agon Merc Flipbook |
$2.99 |
Zenescope |
1798 |
2009 |
11 |
|
|
363 |
Brimstone |
7 |
$3.25 |
Zenescope |
1988 |
2012 |
2 |
|
362 |
Jurassic Strike Force 5 |
1 |
$2.99 |
Zenescope |
2007 |
2012 |
2 |
|
397 |
Brimstone |
6 |
$3.25 |
Zenescope |
2214 |
2011 |
10 |
|
330 |
Brimstone |
5 |
$3.25 |
Zenescope |
2308 |
2011 |
9 |
|
351 |
Basaldua & Debalfo Cover Gallery |
$5.99 |
Zenescope |
2332 |
2012 |
9 |
|
|
389 |
Mhsg Case Files Chupacabra |
$5.99 |
Zenescope |
2466 |
2012 |
8 |
|
|
370 |
Wake The F#Ck Up |
1 |
$2.99 |
Zenescope |
2766 |
2012 |
12 |
|
361 |
Charmed |
24 |
$3.50 |
Zenescope |
3161 |
2012 |
10 |
MARVEL COMICS – the worlds biggest publisher. They usually dominate the best selling comics but due to also publishing more monthly titles than any other company they also find some of their releases lost in the shuffle and ignored at the bottom of the scale. 71 comics made the monthly Top 300 chart that sales of under 4,000 copies. Many of these are expensive issues or unique one-shots. A few series made their way numerous times on the list proving to be Marvel’s worst selling titles before being cancelled.
|
1 |
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped |
3 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2143 |
2009 |
1 |
280 |
|
2 |
Avengers Thor Captain America Official Ind |
9 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2599 |
2011 |
1 |
260 |
|
3 |
Daffodil |
2 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
2650 |
2010 |
2 |
281 |
|
4 |
Spin Angels |
3 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
2772 |
2009 |
10 |
298 |
|
5 |
Kabuki Reflections |
12 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
2811 |
2009 |
2 |
292 |
|
6 |
Kabuki Reflections |
12 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
2811 |
2009 |
3 |
292 |
|
7 |
Emma |
2 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2869 |
2011 |
4 |
292 |
|
8 |
Incognito Must Have |
$4.99 |
Marvel |
2881 |
2009 |
5 |
291 |
|
|
9 |
Riftwar |
5 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2906 |
2009 |
10 |
295 |
|
10 |
Avengers Thor Captain America Off Index |
7 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2947 |
2010 |
11 |
293 |
|
11 |
Sense & Sensibility |
4 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
2972 |
2010 |
8 |
291 |
|
12 |
Supreme Power MGC |
1 |
$1.00 |
Marvel |
2983 |
2011 |
5 |
298 |
|
13 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
20 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3008 |
2010 |
2 |
274 |
|
14 |
Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness |
6 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3045 |
2009 |
5 |
284 |
|
15 |
Super Heroes |
22 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3052 |
2012 |
1 |
286 |
|
16 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
19 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3103 |
2010 |
1 |
281 |
|
17 |
Marvel Illustrated Odyssey |
6 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3113 |
2009 |
2 |
283 |
|
18 |
Marvel Illustrated Odyssey |
6 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3113 |
2009 |
3 |
283 |
|
19 |
Super Heroes |
11 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3134 |
2011 |
2 |
289 |
|
20 |
Official Index to the Marvel Universe |
14 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3161 |
2010 |
2 |
272 |
|
21 |
Strikeforce Morituri We Who Are About To Die |
1 |
$0.99 |
Marvel |
3167 |
2012 |
1 |
284 |
|
22 |
Marvel Illustrated Odyssey |
5 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3174 |
2009 |
1 |
246 |
|
23 |
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four |
45 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3194 |
2009 |
2 |
281 |
|
24 |
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four |
45 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3194 |
2009 |
3 |
281 |
|
25 |
Ythaq No Escape |
3 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3200 |
2009 |
6 |
292 |
|
26 |
Dream Logic |
2 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3202 |
2010 |
8 |
283 |
|
27 |
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four |
44 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3218 |
2009 |
1 |
243 |
|
28 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
16 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3248 |
2009 |
10 |
290 |
|
29 |
Official Index To Marvel Universe |
13 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3248 |
2010 |
1 |
276 |
|
30 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
17 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3306 |
2009 |
11 |
287 |
|
31 |
Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness |
4 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3328 |
2009 |
2 |
278 |
|
32 |
Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness |
4 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3328 |
2009 |
3 |
278 |
|
33 |
Super Heroes |
21 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3329 |
2011 |
12 |
292 |
|
34 |
Ythaq No Escape |
2 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3335 |
2009 |
5 |
275 |
|
35 |
Astonishing Spider-Man Wolverine Another |
1 |
$4.99 |
Marvel |
3352 |
2011 |
4 |
275 |
|
36 |
Super Heroes |
13 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3355 |
2011 |
4 |
274 |
|
37 |
Origins of (Bundle of 25) |
$10.00 |
Marvel |
3357 |
2010 |
1 |
272 |
|
|
38 |
Super Heroes |
10 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3386 |
2011 |
1 |
236 |
|
39 |
Avengers Thor Captain America Off Index |
4 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3448 |
2010 |
8 |
278 |
|
40 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
11 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3474 |
2009 |
5 |
270 |
|
41 |
Deadpool Poster Book |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3499 |
2009 |
10 |
285 |
|
|
42 |
Formic Wars Silent Strike |
2 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3507 |
2012 |
1 |
272 |
|
43 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
12 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3507 |
2009 |
6 |
288 |
|
44 |
Super Heroes |
8 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3541 |
2010 |
11 |
276 |
|
45 |
Tales of the Dragon Guard |
3 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3582 |
2010 |
5 |
285 |
|
46 |
Super Heroes |
14 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3610 |
2011 |
5 |
277 |
|
47 |
Scourge of Gods Fall |
2 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3612 |
2009 |
8 |
286 |
|
48 |
Defenders Tournament of Heroes |
1 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3633 |
2012 |
1 |
268 |
|
49 |
Lords Of Avalon Knights Of Darkness |
3 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3639 |
2009 |
1 |
236 |
|
50 |
Trojan War |
4 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3642 |
2009 |
8 |
283 |
|
51 |
official Index To Marvel Universe |
12 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3689 |
2009 |
12 |
295 |
|
52 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
10 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3699 |
2009 |
4 |
300 |
|
53 |
Official Index To Marvel Universe |
11 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3737 |
2009 |
11 |
281 |
|
54 |
Riftwar |
3 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3762 |
2009 |
8 |
279 |
|
55 |
Avengers Thor Captain America Off Index Mu |
3 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3776 |
2010 |
7 |
294 |
|
56 |
Ghost Rider Cycle of Vengeance |
1 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3776 |
2012 |
1 |
266 |
|
57 |
Super Heroes |
7 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3800 |
2010 |
10 |
289 |
|
58 |
Ultimate Fantastic Four MGC |
1 |
$1.00 |
Marvel |
3808 |
2011 |
4 |
264 |
|
59 |
Venom Flashpoint |
1 |
$4.99 |
Marvel |
3829 |
2011 |
7 |
290 |
|
60 |
Fantastic Four Giant-Size Adventures |
1 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3842 |
2009 |
6 |
280 |
|
61 |
Daffodil |
1 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3860 |
2010 |
1 |
260 |
|
62 |
Formic Wars Silent Strike |
1 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3888 |
2011 |
12 |
278 |
|
63 |
Marvel Adventures Avengers |
35 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3914 |
2009 |
4 |
293 |
|
64 |
Ythaq Forsaken World |
3 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3920 |
2009 |
2 |
262 |
|
65 |
Ythaq Forsaken World |
3 |
$5.99 |
Marvel |
3920 |
2009 |
3 |
262 |
|
66 |
Formic Wars Burning Earth |
5 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3945 |
2011 |
5 |
268 |
|
67 |
Official Index To Marvel Universe |
10 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3978 |
2009 |
10 |
275 |
|
68 |
Orson Scott Cards Speaker For Dead |
5 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3984 |
2011 |
5 |
267 |
|
69 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
8 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3992 |
2009 |
2 |
258 |
|
70 |
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes |
8 |
$2.99 |
Marvel |
3992 |
2009 |
3 |
258 |
|
71 |
Marvelman Familys Finest |
5 |
$3.99 |
Marvel |
3993 |
2010 |
11 |
266 |
Thanks to John Jackson Miller at www.comichron.com for the initial Diamond sales figures data – see complete monthly Diamond sales chart and more stats at this site !
I am always happy to hear your comments and thoughts/criticisms on any of my posts.
Terry Hoknes (author) of Hoknes Comics loves analyzing statistics and watching the growth and fall of comic titles over a period of time. He sells all of the latest hot back issue secondary market new comics at www.HoknesComics.com and also self-publishes a series of books called “Investing In Comic Books” that focus on the Golden, Silver and Bronze ages of comics. hoknes@hotmail.com
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