With Batman missing, the Justice League battles his evil doppelgangers from the Dark Multiverse in DC Entertainment's Dark Nights: Metal #3 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, the best-selling comic book of October. DC Entertainment had seven titles in the top ten. In addition to Dark Nights: Metal #3, Batman #32, the finale of "The War of Jokes and Riddles," ranked #4 and Batman #33 ranked #5. Titles #7 though #9 respectively were Metal tie-in one-shots spotlighting evil versions of Batman from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, and Batman: The Merciless #1. Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight #1, a tale of a seemingly reformed version of The Joker with Batman as Gotham City's criminal, came in at #10. Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten, all Marvel Legacy titles: Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's The Mighty Thor #700 at #2, Amazing Spider-Man #789 at #3, and The Despicable Deadpool #287 at #6. Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #172 ranked #22 for the month, IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures #3 ranked #104, and Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #8 ranked #122. TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2017 QTY RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR 1 DARK NIGHTS METAL #3 $3.99 JUL170304 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 2 MIGHTY THOR #700 $5.99 AUG170848 -M MARVEL COMICS 3 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #789 $3.99 AUG170779 -M MARVEL COMICS 4 BATMAN #32 $2.99 AUG170197 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 5 BATMAN #33 $2.99 AUG170199 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 6 DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #287 $3.99 AUG170830 -M MARVEL COMICS 7 BATMAN THE DROWNED #1 $3.99 JUL170311 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 8 BATMAN THE DAWNBREAKER #1 $3.99 JUL170310 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 9 BATMAN THE MERCILESS #1 $3.99 JUL170312 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 10 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #1 $3.99 AUG170269 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 11 X-MEN GOLD #13 $3.99 AUG170857 -M MARVEL COMICS 12 VENOM #155 $3.99 AUG170887 -M MARVEL COMICS 13 SPIDER-GWEN #25 $3.99 AUG170877 -M MARVEL COMICS 14 CABLE #150 $3.99 AUG170826 -M MARVEL COMICS 15 X-MEN BLUE #13 $3.99 AUG170863 -M MARVEL COMICS 16 AVENGERS #672 $3.99 AUG170838 -M MARVEL COMICS 17 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #593 $3.99 AUG170792 -M MARVEL COMICS 18 FLASH #33 $2.99 AUG170180 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 19 INCREDIBLE HULK #709 $3.99 AUG170804 -M MARVEL COMICS 20 STAR WARS #37 $4.99 AUG170986 -M MARVEL COMICS 21 ACTION COMICS #989 LENTICULAR ED $3.99 AUG170182 DC ENTERTAINMENT 22 WALKING DEAD #172 (MR) $2.99 AUG170744 IMAGE COMICS 23 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #25 $3.99 AUG170910 -M MARVEL COMICS 24 ACTION COMICS #990 LENTICULAR ED $3.99 AUG170185 DC ENTERTAINMENT 25 SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1 $3.99 AUG170798 -M MARVEL COMICS 26 DETECTIVE COMICS #966 $2.99 AUG170211 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 27 DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN #1 $3.99 AUG170926 -M MARVEL COMICS 28 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #6 $3.99 AUG170997 MARVEL COMICS 29 ALL STAR BATMAN #14 $4.99 JUL170331 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 30 DETECTIVE COMICS #967 $2.99 AUG170213 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 31 BLACK PANTHER #166 $3.99 AUG170808 -M MARVEL COMICS 32 FALCON #1 $3.99 AUG170785 -M MARVEL COMICS 33 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #790 $3.99 AUG170784 MARVEL COMICS 34 HARLEY & IVY MEET BETTY & VERONICA #1 $3.99 AUG170278 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 35 FLASH #32 $2.99 AUG170178 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 36 UNCANNY AVENGERS #28 $3.99 AUG170870 -M MARVEL COMICS 37 DEFENDERS #6 $3.99 AUG170899 -M MARVEL COMICS 38 VENOMVERSE #5 $3.99 AUG170947 -M MARVEL COMICS 39 GREEN ARROW #32 $2.99 AUG170174 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 40 JUSTICE LEAGUE #30 $2.99 AUG170229 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 41 IRON FIST #73 $3.99 AUG170818 -M MARVEL COMICS 42 JUSTICE LEAGUE #31 $2.99 AUG170231 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 43 CHAMPIONS #13 $3.99 AUG170843 -M MARVEL COMICS 44 SUPERMAN #32 $2.99 AUG170251 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 45 SUPERMAN #33 $2.99 AUG170253 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 46 JESSICA JONES #13 $3.99 AUG170894 -M MARVEL COMICS 47 X-MEN GOLD #14 $3.99 AUG170868 MARVEL COMICS 48 CAPTAIN MARVEL #125 $3.99 AUG170814 -M MARVEL COMICS 49 JOURNEY SW LAST JEDI CAPT PHASMA #3 $3.99 AUG170989 -M MARVEL COMICS 50 ASTONISHING X-MEN #4 $3.99 AUG170982 -M MARVEL COMICS 51 MISTER MIRACLE #3 (MR) $3.99 AUG170293 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 52 LUKE CAGE #166 $3.99 AUG170821 -M MARVEL COMICS 53 WONDER WOMAN #33 $2.99 AUG170267 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 54 SAGA #48 (MR) $2.99 AUG170725 IMAGE COMICS 55 OLD MAN LOGAN #29 $3.99 AUG170980 MARVEL COMICS 56 WONDER WOMAN #32 $2.99 AUG170265 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 57 GWENPOOL #21 $3.99 AUG170906 -M MARVEL COMICS 58 SHADOW BATMAN #1 $3.99 AUG171470 -M D.E./DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 59 HARLEY QUINN #30 $2.99 AUG170225 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 60 JEAN GREY #8 $3.99 AUG170919 -M MARVEL COMICS 61 X-MEN BLUE #14 $3.99 AUG170869 MARVEL COMICS 62 JOURNEY SW LAST JEDI CAPT PHASMA #4 $3.99 AUG170993 -M MARVEL COMICS 63 HARLEY QUINN #29 $2.99 AUG170223 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 64 ROYALS #9 $3.99 AUG170882 -M MARVEL COMICS 65 TITANS #16 $3.99 AUG170261 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 66 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #13 $3.99 AUG171003 -M MARVEL COMICS 67 ICEMAN #6 $3.99 AUG170916 -M MARVEL COMICS 68 DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #288 $3.99 AUG170836 -M MARVEL COMICS 69 PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 AUG170943 MARVEL COMICS 70 WEAPON X #9 $3.99 AUG170984 MARVEL COMICS 71 STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #3 $3.99 AUG171000 -M MARVEL COMICS 72 WEAPON X #10 $3.99 AUG170985 MARVEL COMICS 73 PUNISHER PLATOON #1 $3.99 AUG170930 -M MARVEL COMICS 74 TEEN TITANS #13 $3.99 AUG170259 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 75 NIGHTWING #30 $2.99 AUG170240 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 76 NIGHTWING #31 $2.99 AUG170241 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 77 SUICIDE SQUAD #27 $2.99 AUG170245 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 78 SUPERGIRL #14 $3.99 AUG170249 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 79 SUPER SONS #9 $3.99 AUG170255 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 80 SUICIDE SQUAD #28 $2.99 AUG170247 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 81 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30 $2.99 AUG170219 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 82 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #20 $3.99 AUG170998 -M MARVEL COMICS 83 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #31 $2.99 AUG170221 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 84 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16 $2.99 AUG170233 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 85 US AVENGERS #11 $3.99 AUG170874 -M MARVEL COMICS 86 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #17 $2.99 AUG170235 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 87 GREEN LANTERNS #32 $2.99 AUG170215 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 88 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #26 $3.99 AUG170915 MARVEL COMICS 89 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #22 $3.99 AUG170951 MARVEL COMICS 90 GREEN LANTERNS #33 $2.99 AUG170217 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 91 TRINITY #14 $3.99 AUG170263 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 92 AQUAMAN #29 $3.99 AUG170191 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 93 SPIDER-MAN #21 $3.99 AUG170944 MARVEL COMICS 94 DAREDEVIL #27 $3.99 AUG170959 -M MARVEL COMICS 95 AMERICA #8 $3.99 AUG170922 -M MARVEL COMICS 96 VENOM #156 $3.99 AUG170893 MARVEL COMICS 97 GREEN ARROW #33 $2.99 AUG170176 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 98 GOTHAM CITY GARAGE #1 $2.99 AUG170275 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 99 MONSTERS UNLEASHED #7 $3.99 AUG170903 -M MARVEL COMICS 100 PUNISHER PLATOON #2 $3.99 AUG170934 -M MARVEL COMICS This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors. How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop. Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well. Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect. About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable. This month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.