List of best-selling comic series


This page provides lists of best-selling comic book series to date. It includes Japanese manga, American comic books, and European comics.
This list includes comic books that have sold at least 100million copies.
There are three separate lists, for three different comic book publication formats: collected comic book volumes, periodical single-issue floppy comics, and comic magazines. They are separated because the sales figures of these publication formats are not directly comparable.

Collected comic book volumes

This list is for comics printed in a traditional book format, typically with a similar number of pages as novels. The list includes graphic novels printed exclusively in this format, and trade paperback/hardcover books which compile periodical comic chapters/issues into larger collected volumes. Japanese manga tankōbon volumes and European comic albums account for the vast majority of collected comic book volume sales. American trade paperbacks and graphic novels are also included in the list.
These comic series were originally serialized either as chapters in comic publications or as single-page comic strips in non-comic publications, before being collected into a larger comic book volume. For comic series originally serialized as chapters in comic magazines or manga magazines, their estimated circulation figures in those magazines are given in footnotes.
Denotes comic series currently running

Comic seriesCreatorPublisherNo. of collected
volumes		SerializedApproximate sales
One PieceEiichiro OdaShueisha113Weekly Shōnen Jump
1997 – present
AsterixRené Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Dargaud
Les Éditions Albert René		411959 – present393million
Golgo 13Takao SaitoShogakukan219Big Comic
1968 – present		300 million
PeanutsCharles M. Schulz1950 – 2000300million
Oriental HeroesWong Yuk-Long, Tony24271969–present280 million
Case ClosedGosho AoyamaShogakukan107Weekly Shōnen Sunday
1994 – present		270million
Dragon BallAkira ToriyamaShueisha42Weekly Shōnen Jump
1984–1995		260 million
NarutoMasashi KishimotoShueisha72Weekly Shōnen Jump
1999 – 2014		250million
The Adventures of TintinHergéCasterman
Le Lombard
Egmont Group		241929 – 1976250million
Spike and SuzyWilly VandersteenStandaard Uitgeverij3651945 – present230million
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKoyoharu GotougeShueisha232016–2020220 million
Slam DunkTakehiko InoueShueisha31Weekly Shōnen Jump
1990 – 1996		185 million
KochiKame: Tokyo Beat CopsOsamu AkimotoShueisha201Weekly Shōnen Jump
1976 – 2016		157.2million
DiabolikAngela Giussani
Luciana Giussani		Astorina8621962 – present150million
Jujutsu KaisenGege AkutamiShueisha30Weekly Shōnen Jump
2018 – 2024		150 million
Crayon Shin-chanYoshito UsuiFutabasha65Manga Action
1990 – present		148 million
Attack on TitanHajime IsayamaKodansha34Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
2009 – 2021		140 million
GarfieldJim Davis1978 – present135 million
OishinboTetsu Kariya
Akira Hanasaki		Shogakukan111Big Comic Spirits
1983 – 2014		135 million
BleachTite KuboShueisha74Weekly Shōnen Jump
2001 – 2016		130 million
JoJo's Bizarre AdventureHirohiko ArakiShueisha1381987 – present120 million
KingdomYasuhisa HaraShueisha78Weekly Young Jump
2006 – present		120 million
Amar Chitra KathaAmar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.4491967 – present100 million
Astro BoyOsamu TezukaKobunsha23Shōnen
1952 – 1968		100 million
Casper the Friendly GhostSeymour Reit and Joe OrioloHarvey Comics1949 – present100 million
Baki the GrapplerKeisuke ItagakiAkita Shoten155Weekly Shōnen Champion
1991 – present		100 million
Fist of the North StarBuronson and Tetsuo HaraShueisha27Weekly Shōnen Jump
1983 – 1988		100 million
Hajime no IppoGeorge MorikawaKodansha145Weekly Shōnen Magazine
1989 – present		100 million
The Kindaichi Case FilesYōzaburō Kanari, Seimaru Amagi, Fumiya SatōKodansha901992 – present100 million
My Hero AcademiaKōhei HorikoshiShueisha42Weekly Shōnen Jump
2014 – 2024		100 million
TouchMitsuru AdachiShogakukan26Weekly Shōnen Sunday
1981 – 1986		100 million

Periodical single-issue floppy comics

This list is for single-issue floppy comics, also known as the American comic book format. Unlike the paperback book format, floppy comics are thinner periodicals and stapled together. Each floppy comic issue is typically 20–40 pages, and usually consists of a single chapter. A floppy comic is comparable to a comic magazine, but is thinner in size and is dedicated to a single character or group of characters.
Single-issue floppy comics are the most common publication format for American comics, and account for the vast majority of American superhero comic sales. This list also contains periodical publications from other countries that are similarly dedicated to a single character or group of characters. Some of the numbers reported here may also include sales of trade paperback volumes, which account for a small portion of American comic sales.
According to the most recently available data, the best-selling American single-issue comic of all time was X-Men #1, which was published in 1991 and has since sold almost 8.2 million copies.
Comic seriesCreatorPublisherNo. of issuesSerializedApproximate sales
SupermanJerry Siegel
Joe Shuster		DC Comics18,7321938 – 2016
BatmanBob Kane
Bill Finger		DC Comics23,1931939 – 2016484million
Spider-ManStan Lee
Steve Ditko		Marvel13,5001963 – 2016
X-MenStan Lee
Jack Kirby		Marvel12,0001963 – 2016
Captain AmericaJoe Simon
Jack Kirby		Marvel9,0001941 – 2016210million
Fantastic FourStan Lee
Jack Kirby		Marvel5,8991961 – 2005
DiabolikAngela Giussani
Luciana Giussani		Astorina8621962 – 2016150million
SpawnTodd McFarlaneImage Comics6001992 – 2016150million
The PhantomLee FalkFrew Publications3,0001936 – 2016150million

Comic magazines

This list is for comic magazines, which are anthology magazines that serialize multiple different unrelated comic series. This list includes Japanese manga magazines, European comic magazines, and English-language comic magazines.
In Japan, manga magazines account for the vast majority of manga sales. Most manga series first appear in manga magazines, before later being sold separately as collected tankobon volumes.
Comic magazinePublisherCountryNo. of issuesSerializedApproximate sales
Weekly Shōnen JumpShueishaJapan2,4061968 – present7.6billion
Weekly Shōnen MagazineKodanshaJapan2,9421959 – present5.2billion
Weekly Young JumpShueishaJapan1,7651979 – present2.2billion
The BeanoDC ThomsonUnited Kingdom4,200+1938 – present2 billion
Weekly Shōnen SundayShogakukanJapan2,8051959 – present1.9billion
Weekly Young MagazineKodanshaJapan1980 – present1.8billion
Micky MausEgmont EhapaGermany3,1691951 – present1billion
Classics IllustratedElliot Publishing Co.
Gilberton Company, Inc.
Frawley Corporation		United States1691941 – 19711 billion
RibonShueishaJapan6941955 – present594million
MAD MagazineEC Comics, DC ComicsUnited States5571952 – present430 million
CoroCoro ComicShogakukanJapan4801977 – present407million
NakayoshiKodanshaJapan1954 – present400million
Monthly Shōnen JumpShueishaJapan3171970 – 2007215million
Action ComicsDC ComicsUnited States1,0001938 – present188million
PiloteDargaudFrance4201959 – 1989117million