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Top 500 Comics: 2012

Dropkick Murphys -- The Season's Upon UsImage Comics' The Walking Dead #100 was the bestselling comic book published in 2012. Published in July, The Walking Dead #100 from Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn saw a shocking turn of events in the long-running zombie apocalypse series and featured covers from all-star creators including Bryan Hitch, Todd McFarlane, Ryan Ottley, Sean Phillips, Frank Quitely, and Marc Silvestri.

Marvel Comics published nine of the year's top ten comic titles and seventeen of the top twenty. The publisher's top titles for 2012 included October's Uncanny Avengers #1 from Rick Remender and John Cassaday which debuted a combined team of Avengers and X-Men to combat the world's greatest threats, followed by March's Avengers Vs. X-Men #1 from Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita, Jr. which saw the two teams contend over the fate of Hope, the mutant messiah, with the fate of the Earth in the balance.

DC Comics' top books for the year were November's Batman #13, the prelude to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's "Death of the Family" storyline, at #17 and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #12 at #20.

Among the Premier Publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top-selling comic book for 2012 was Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #5 at #866 for the year. IDW Publishing's top book for 2012 was November's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #1 at #90.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in Calendar Year 2012

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
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ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 JUN128066-M WALKING DEAD #100 (MR) $3.99 IMA
2 3 AUG120550-M UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 $3.99 MAR
3 4 JAN120629-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 $3.99 MAR
4 1 OCT120626-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 $7.99 MAR
5 6 JAN128269-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 $3.99 MAR
6 9 APR120579-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6 $3.99 MAR
7 7 APR120572-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 $3.99 MAR
8 8 JAN128271-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 $3.99 MAR
9 10 JAN128273-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 $3.99 MAR
10 13 SEP120526-M AVENGERS #1 $3.99 MAR
11 14 SEP120542-M ALL NEW X-MEN #1 $3.99 MAR
12 11 MAY120637-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #7 $3.99 MAR
13 12 MAY120643-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #8 $3.99 MAR
14 16 JUN120592-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #9 $3.99 MAR
15 15 JUN120599-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #10 $3.99 MAR
16 5 JUL120535-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 $4.99 MAR
17 17 SEP128013-M BATMAN #13 $3.99 DC 
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19 18 JUL120528-M AVENGERS VS X-MEN #11 $3.99 MAR
20 19 JUL128164-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 $3.99 DC 
21 21 SEP120170-M BATMAN #14 $3.99 DC 
22 20 JUL120154-M BATMAN #0 $3.99 DC 
23 22 OCT120183-M BATMAN #15 $3.99 DC 
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26 24 FEB128248-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #6 $3.99 DC 
27 26 JUL128163-M BATMAN #8 $3.99 DC 
28 28 MAR120184-M BATMAN #9 $3.99 DC 
29 29 APR128235-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 $3.99 DC 
30 54 FEB128152-M BATMAN #6 $2.99 DC 
31 30 APR120193-M BATMAN #10 $3.99 DC 
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37 36 JUL120123-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #0 $3.99 DC 
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39 46 SEP120573-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 $3.99 MAR
40 38 JUN120177-M BATMAN #12 $3.99 DC 
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46 42 FEB128257-M AVX VS #1 $3.99 MAR
47 45 APR120137-M BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (MR) $3.99 DC 
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95 146 MAR120193-M BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9  $2.99 DC 
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118 93 AUG120184-M DETECTIVE COMICS #13 $3.99 DC 
119 207 AUG120472-M WALKING DEAD #103 (MR) $2.99 IMA
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123 215 NOV110145 BATMAN AND ROBIN #5 $2.99 DC 
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128 225 OCT120193 BATGIRL #15 $2.99 DC 
129 96 JUN120181-M DETECTIVE COMICS #12 $3.99 DC 
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132 231 OCT120199 NIGHTWING #15 $2.99 DC 
133 229 OCT120201-M GREEN LANTERN #15 $2.99 DC 
134 105 MAY120180-M BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #2 (MR) $3.99 DC 
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136 236 NOV110113-M FLASH #5 $2.99 DC 
137 235 APR120200-M BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #10 $2.99 DC 
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