Green Lantern Sales Numbers

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I think that instead of a reboot, their next way to boost sales will be to start printing floppies on newsprint. That, on top of Rebirth and the twice-monthly printing, will put DC's comics in very good shape. I think eventually DC's only ongoings will be those that can sustain twice-monthly publication. All their other properties will be printed as recurring minis, which will sell pretty well if they're kept short.

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So when are the new numbers up?

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So when are the new numbers up?

They're not posted yet. I've been checking once or twice a day all week and just double checked now. I don't know why some months are like that.

In the mean time, to tide you over, Comichron did post their 2016 year-end estimates (how they get this is a bit complicated, so click here for details or to find your favorite books of the year).

Top Books in 2016

1 Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York 1† $3.99 Boom 421,625
2 Civil War II 1 $5.99 Marvel 391,526
3 Harley Quinn 1* $2.99 DC 366,110
4 Champions 1 $4.99 Marvel 334,937
5 DC Universe Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 305,735
6 Batman 1* $2.99 DC 304,245
7 All Star Batman 1* $4.99 DC 289,348
8 Black Panther 1 $4.99 Marvel 286,755
9 Suicide Squad 1* $2.99 DC 217,672
10 Batman Rebirth 1* $2.99 DC 209,286
11 Justice League 1* $2.99 DC 209,187
12 Civil War II 0 $4.99 Marvel 190,028
13 Civil War II 3 $4.99 Marvel 185,949
14 Amazing Spider-Man 16 $3.99 Marvel 185,342
15 Justice League Rebirth 1* $2.99 DC 183,849
16 Spider-Man Deadpool 1 $3.99 Marvel 181,091
17 Justice League Suicide Squad 1 $3.99 DC 179,643
18 Suicide Squad Rebirth 1* $2.99 DC 177,806
19 Batman 2* $2.99 DC 177,105
20 Star Wars Poe Dameron 1 $4.99 Marvel 175,322


The first time a Green Lantern book (not just a book with a GL in it, which you see above) makes this list is at a pretty respectable (IMHO, looking at the competition) 63rd spot with what you'd expect, HJR #1


63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Rebirth 1* $2.99 DC 113,965
71 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 1* $2.99 DC 108,708
95 Green Lanterns Rebirth 1* $2.99 DC 99,504
97 Green Lanterns 1* $2.99 DC 99,276
162 Green Lanterns 2* $2.99 DC 82,062
178 Green Lanterns 3* $2.99 DC 78,708
183 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 2* $2.99 DC 77,972
239 Green Lanterns 4* $2.99 DC 71,140

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The numbers won't be posted until Monday.

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Ahh...

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And here they are. The first sales of the new year.

January Comic Sales

1 2 U.S.Avengers 1 $3.99 Marvel 110,729
2 4 Batman 14 $2.99 DC 106,816
3 6 Batman 15 $2.99 DC 102,802
4 3 Justice League Power Rangers 1 $3.99 DC 86,589
5 13 Walking Dead 162 $2.99 Image 85,395
6 1 All Star Batman 6 $4.99 DC 84,296
7 7 Justice League Suicide Squad 3 $3.99 DC 74,299
8 5 Monsters Unleashed 1 $4.99 Marvel 74,107
9 11 Amazing Spider-Man 23 $3.99 Marvel 73,773
10 18 Justice League 12 $2.99 DC 72,598
11 8 Star Wars 27 $3.99 Marvel 72,331
12 9 Justice League Suicide Squad 4 $3.99 DC 71,450
13 10 Justice League Suicide Squad 6 $3.99 DC 71,213
14 12 Justice League Suicide Squad 5 $3.99 DC 70,489
15 20 Justice League 13 $2.99 DC 70,437
16 23 Detective Comics 948 $2.99 DC 64,090
17 14 IVX 2 $3.99 Marvel 62,723
18 16 IVX 3 $3.99 Marvel 61,638
19 26 Detective Comics 949 $2.99 DC 61,543
20 27 Flash 14 $2.99 DC 60,732
21 28 Superman 14 $2.99 DC 60,409
22 30 Flash 15 $2.99 DC 58,402
23 31 Superman 15 $2.99 DC 57,412
24 17 Venom 3 $3.99 Marvel 55,255
25 22 Clone Conspiracy 4 $3.99 Marvel 54,947
26 36 Suicide Squad 9 $2.99 DC 54,010
27 38 Suicide Squad 10 $2.99 DC 53,649
28 25 Unworthy Thor 3 $3.99 Marvel 52,938
29 40 Wonder Woman 14 $2.99 DC 52,784
30 43 Wonder Woman 15 $2.99 DC 50,978
31 24 Star Wars Doctor Aphra 3 $3.99 Marvel 48,592
32 29 Mighty Captain Marvel 1 $3.99 Marvel 48,519
33 32 Spider-Man 12 $3.99 Marvel 47,517
34 48 Harley Quinn 11 $2.99 DC 47,308
35 33 Mighty Thor 15 $3.99 Marvel 47,038
36 51 Titans 7 $2.99 DC 46,998
37 34 Spider-Man Deadpool 13 $3.99 Marvel 46,934
38 53 Trinity 5 $2.99 DC 46,204
39 54 Nightwing 12 $2.99 DC 46,057
40 37 Old Man Logan 16 $3.99 Marvel 45,807
41 55 Harley Quinn 12 $2.99 DC 45,599
42 19 Spider-Man Deadpool 1.MU $4.99 Marvel 45,566
43 57 Action Comics 971 $2.99 DC 44,894
44 59 Nightwing 13 $2.99 DC 44,462
45 41 Avengers 3 $3.99 Marvel 44,321
46 42 Invincible Iron Man 3 $3.99 Marvel 44,181
47 548 Saga 41 $2.99 Image 43,837
48 62 Action Comics 972 $2.99 DC 43,110
49 44 Captain America Steve Rogers 9 $3.99 Marvel 42,637
50 63 Saga 42 $2.99 Image 42,567
51 15 Deadpool 25 $5.99 Marvel 42,476
52 45 Doctor Strange 16 $3.99 Marvel 41,426
53 69 Teen Titans 4 $2.99 DC 41,304
54 47 Uncanny X-Men 17 $3.99 Marvel 41,231
55 46 Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows 3 $3.99 Marvel 41,167
56 39 Star Wars Poe Dameron 10 $3.99 Marvel 40,091
57 50 Deadpool 24 $3.99 Marvel 40,064
58 52 Captain America Steve Rogers 10 $3.99 Marvel 40,051
59 73 Green Lanterns 14 $2.99 DC 39,854
60 77 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 12 $2.99 DC 39,148
61 49 Black Panther 10 $3.99 Marvel 38,741
62 80 Green Lanterns 15 $2.99 DC 38,571
63 84 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 13 $2.99 DC 38,053
64 60 Extraordinary X-Men 18 $3.99 Marvel 38,052
65 58 Unstoppable Wasp 1 $3.99 Marvel 37,415
66 35 Civil War II Oath 1 $4.99 Marvel 37,024
67 64 Thanos 3 $3.99 Marvel 36,643
68 65 Infamous Iron Man 4 $3.99 Marvel 36,373
69 66 Daredevil 15 $3.99 Marvel 36,014
70 87 Green Arrow 14 $2.99 DC 35,733
71 70 All New Wolverine 16 $3.99 Marvel 35,128
72 71 Champions 4 $3.99 Marvel 34,969
73 68 Deadpool The Duck 1 $3.99 Marvel 34,830
74 72 Spider-Gwen 16 $3.99 Marvel 34,768
75 90 Green Arrow 15 $2.99 DC 34,590
76 74 All New X-Men 17 $3.99 Marvel 34,143
77 75 Uncanny Avengers 19 $3.99 Marvel 33,957
78 79 Moon Knight 10 $3.99 Marvel 33,395
79 92 Aquaman 14 $2.99 DC 33,377
80 81 Daredevil 16 $3.99 Marvel 33,152
81 83 Punisher 8 $3.99 Marvel 32,937
82 82 Guardians of Galaxy 16 $3.99 Marvel 32,890
83 85 Hulk 2 $3.99 Marvel 32,585
84 94 Aquaman 15 $2.99 DC 32,424
85 86 Jessica Jones 4 $3.99 Marvel 32,252
86 97 Red Hood and the Outlaws 6 $2.99 DC 31,321
87 67 Reborn 4 $3.99 Image 31,102
88 61 Avengers 1.MU $4.99 Marvel 30,431
89 101 Justice League of America Killer Frost Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 29,932
90 102 Deathstroke 10 $2.99 DC 29,864
91 89 Avengers 3.1 $3.99 Marvel 29,833
92 103 Batman Beyond 4 $2.99 DC 29,767
93 104 Justice League of America The Atom Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 29,639
94 91 US Avengers 2 $3.99 Marvel 29,523
95 105 Justice League of America Vixen Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 29,435
96 107 Supergirl 5 $2.99 DC 29,030
97 109 Batgirl 7 $2.99 DC 28,712
98 110 Deathstroke 11 $2.99 DC 28,625
99 56 Batman TMNT Adventures 3* $3.99 IDW 27,921
100 116 Justice League of America The Ray Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 27,749
. . .
156 127 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 2* $3.99 IDW 15,595
165 188 Earth 2 Society 20 $2.99 DC 14,073
174 201 Injustice Ground Zero 3 $2.99 DC 11,980
175 202 Injustice Ground Zero 4 $2.99 DC 11,927
276 300 Justice League Suicide Squad 1 $3.99 DC 4,876
284 297 Justice League Suicide Squad 2 $3.99 DC 4,625

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Those sales for the GL titles aren't bad, but they're not that great either. They're being outsold by Teen Titans and are almost matched by Green Arrow and Aquaman.

The question is, where will the numbers stabilize? DC usually does something gimmicky when they drop to the low 30ks.

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wow is it always the case that book lose numbers every month? I have paid a little closer attention since rebirth. It just seems that none of the books seem to reach a level. I mean I would expect books to fluctuate depending on the arc/artist whatever not just drop every single month minus some gimmicky crossover. Is this the way it always goes? It's not just GL either every single book drops with every subsequent issue. It is just easier to see with the bi-weekly issues.

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wow is it always the case that book lose numbers every month? I have paid a little closer attention since rebirth. It just seems that none of the books seem to reach a level. I mean I would expect books to fluctuate depending on the arc/artist whatever not just drop every single month minus some gimmicky crossover. Is this the way it always goes? It's not just GL either every single book drops with every subsequent issue. It is just easier to see with the bi-weekly issues.

Every time there's a big event, the sales jump, and then they slowly drop again. Yes, this always happens.

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19 Doom Patrol 1* $3.99 DC 76,225
79 Doom Patrol 2* $3.99 DC 37,856
96 Doom Patrol 3* $3.99 DC 30,140
105 Doom Patrol 4* $3.99 DC 26,261

Just putting this here for myself to remember to keep track of.

That's not so bad. Hoping the delay doesn't do too much damage, but that will take a while to see.

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Which titles have benefited the most from Rebirth?

Some of these numbers might surprise you.


BATMAN #52 102,197

JUSTICE LEAGUE #50 92,423

SUPERMAN #52 54,317

DETECTIVE COMICS #52 43,961

HARLEY QUINN #28 43,858

ACTION COMICS #52 40,623

FLASH #51 33,878

BATMAN SUPERMAN #52 32,991

GREEN LANTERN #52 32,936

FLASH #52 32,831

WONDER WOMAN #52 29,673

SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #29 28,569

BATGIRL #52 26,492

GRAYSON #20 23,762

NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #20 23,425

AQUAMAN #52 22,246

DEATHSTROKE #18 21,087

GREEN ARROW #52 20,559

TEEN TITANS #20 18,593

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Batman 14 $2.99 DC 106,816
Batman 15 $2.99 DC 102,802
All Star Batman 6 $4.99 DC 84,296
Justice League Suicide Squad 3 $3.99 DC 74,299
Justice League 12 $2.99 DC 72,598
Justice League Suicide Squad 4 $3.99 DC 71,450
Justice League Suicide Squad 6 $3.99 DC 71,213
Justice League Suicide Squad 5 $3.99 DC 70,489
Justice League 13 $2.99 DC 70,437
Detective Comics 948 $2.99 DC 64,090
Detective Comics 949 $2.99 DC 61,543
Flash 14 $2.99 DC 60,732
Superman 14 $2.99 DC 60,409
Flash 15 $2.99 DC 58,402
Superman 15 $2.99 DC 57,412
Suicide Squad 9 $2.99 DC 54,010
Suicide Squad 10 $2.99 DC 53,649
Wonder Woman 14 $2.99 DC 52,784
Wonder Woman 15 $2.99 DC 50,978
Harley Quinn 11 $2.99 DC 47,308
Titans 7 $2.99 DC 46,998
Trinity 5 $2.99 DC 46,204
Nightwing 12 $2.99 DC 46,057
Harley Quinn 12 $2.99 DC 45,599
Action Comics 971 $2.99 DC 44,894
Nightwing 13 $2.99 DC 44,462
Action Comics 972 $2.99 DC 43,110
Teen Titans 4 $2.99 DC 41,304
Green Lanterns 14 $2.99 DC 39,854
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 12 $2.99 DC 39,148
Green Lanterns 15 $2.99 DC 38,571
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 13 $2.99 DC 38,053
Green Arrow 14 $2.99 DC 35,733
Green Arrow 15 $2.99 DC 34,590
Aquaman 14 $2.99 DC 33,377
Aquaman 15 $2.99 DC 32,424
Red Hood and the Outlaws 6 $2.99 DC 31,321
Deathstroke 10 $2.99 DC 29,864
Batman Beyond 4 $2.99 DC 29,767
Supergirl 5 $2.99 DC 29,030
Batgirl 7 $2.99 DC 28,712
Deathstroke 11 $2.99 DC 28,625

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BTW, the numbers on the top are from May 2016, and the ones on the bottom are from January 2017.

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I still can't get over the vast distance between The Flash and both Green Lantern titles. The newest reboot has helped Flash immensely, while GL (both of them) are already almost where GL was before the reboot. Only 5-6k separates them now from where it was at #52. And that's within a mere 7 months.

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I still can't get over the vast distance between The Flash and both Green Lantern titles. The newest reboot has helped Flash immensely, while GL (both of them) are already almost where GL was before the reboot. Only 5-6k separates them now from where it was at #52. And that's within a mere 7 months.

The return of Wally was the centerpiece of Rebirth, so the boost to The Flash's sales is understandable.

The other big winners are Titans, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Green Arrow and Detective Comics.

Superman has actually LOST GROUND! And it's hard to tell because of the Suicide Squad crossover, but JLA may have lost ground too.

For the other Bat books, it's a wash. I think they may have maxxed out in terms of popularity, but they seem to be in no danger of declining.

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Well it's only been 7 months and a lot of those books are getting close to where they were before Rebirth, so the bump has been short lived. Even the 52 bump lasted much longer.