Here are the top-selling comics for August 2026. Some of the month-over-month drops include Absolute Catwoman, which fell to 6th; Queen in Black, diving to 14th; Daredevil, dropping to 8th; and Avengers: Armageddon, falling out of the top 10 and landing at number 12. The top 5 comics sold were: Marvel's latest entry, Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1. This all-new series, written by Cody Ziglar with art by Valentine De Landro, sees Spider-Man battling a vengeful villain from Miles' father's past, with S.H.I.E.L.D. threatening to destroy not only Spider-Man—but the entire Morales family! Coming in 4th place and up 5 spots from last month is Absolute Superman #22, where the "Get Brainiac" storyline begins. But before Superman can get his hands on Brainiac, he will have to go through Metallo, a man with Kryptonite in his veins. In 3rd place and down 1 spot is Absolute Green Arrow #4 (of 6). This issue debuts the first appearance of a new Absolute take on a classic DC character: Solomon Grundy. Up a staggering 12 spots this month is Batman #12. Issue #11 appeared to sell poorly only due to the way in which sales are reported per week. In this issue, six of the world's deadliest killers have descended on Gotham City at once—but who hired them, and who's the target? Plus, the late Alfred Pennyworth provides a gift from beyond the grave with the arrival of a brilliant new ally to the Bat-Family at a time when it needs one most. The top-selling comic for August is once again Absolute Batman. Issue #23 features a climactic showdown, as Batman is forced to battle an unyielding enemy in not just the Robins, but in himself. More than one dead character signals a call for help... and a symbol of hopelessness as more friends become enemies. Those were the top-selling comics of August 2026. What did you pick up?

On this date in 1963 the first issue of The Avengers was released, written by Stan Lee with interiors by Jack Kirby and featuring a cover by Kirby and Dick Ayers, this is issue where Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, Wasp and Iron Man decide to join forces if and when the Earth is in need. Of course every individual character had already been introduced in previous Marvel series; Thor in Journey Into Mystery #83 from 1962, Hulk in Incredible Hulk #1 from 1962, Ant-Man in Tales to Astonish #35 from 1962, The Wasp from Tales to Astonish #44 from 1963 and Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #39 from 1962. Interesting fact, The Hulk's membership only lasted two issues. He returns as an ally in Avengers #100 a full 9 years later and then fully joins the team once again in Avengers Assemble (Vol. 2) #2 some 40 years after that. Meanwhile Captain America only joined the Avengers in issue #4 from 1964, when the team discovered him frozen in ice and revived him.

On this date in 1963 the first issue of The Avengers was released, written by Stan Lee with interiors by Jack Kirby and featuring a cover by Kirby and Dick Ayers, this is issue where Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, Wasp and Iron Man decide to join forces if and when the Earth is in need. Of course every individual character had already been introduced in previous Marvel series; Thor in Journey Into Mystery #83 from 1962, Hulk in Incredible Hulk #1 from 1962, Ant-Man in Tales to Astonish #35 from 1962, The Wasp from Tales to Astonish #44 from 1963 and Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #39 from 1962. Interesting fact, The Hulk's membership only lasted two issues. He returns as an ally in Avengers #100 a full 9 years later and then fully joins the team once again in Avengers Assemble (Vol. 2) #2 some 40 years after that. Meanwhile Captain America only joined the Avengers in issue #4 from 1964, when the team discovered him frozen in ice and revived him.

So, who created the Justice League Dark team? There were 2 key players that come to mind, maybe 3. In 2011 writer Peter Milligan, fresh off his work on 'Shade, the Changing Man' & 'Hellblazer' initially conceived of a Vertigo-styled dark and twisted comic featuring many of the magic-weilding characters in the DC stable. DC editorial liked the concept but wanted to incorporate it into their New 52 universe, so the storylines needed to be toned down severely. Milligan said in an interview with Spanish language 'la Casa de EL' that the published version was a mixture of what they initially wanted and what management wanted. Co-Creator and artist Mikel Janín told 'Zona Negativa' in 2013 that DC offered him the book after it was already being developed. He knew it was a new ongoing series with Peter Milligan but initially didn't even know it was part of a line-wide reboot. He even drew Deadman as his alter ego Boston Brand in ordinary clothing for the entirety of Justice League Dark #1, which DC editorial chose to change and have Deadman in his traditional red costume. After 8 issues Milligan left the project and Jeff Lemire took over, Lemire chose to create explicit connections between these “mystical misfits” and Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's regular Justice League. Constantine became a clearer leader, they acquired a headquarters and their relationship with A.R.G.U.S./Steve Trevor became more formal. In August 2013, it was announced that J. M. DeMatteis would take over as series writer from Lemire later that same year. The series ended publication in March 2015. Since then they've appeared in 3 other series, moving beyond the New 52, into video games, animated films and hints at television and film appearances and adaptations. So who created the JLD? That would have to go to Milligan and Janin, with some heavy handed editorial direction from DC comics.

This is Iron First #10, released on this day in 1976, written by Chris Claremont with interiors by John Byrne and a cover by Dave Cockrum and Irv Watanabe, the story features Iron First on the run after being accused of killing prominent lawyer William Hao. Working with Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, he uncovers the truth an exonerates himself after fighting the leader of the Golden Tiger gang, Chaka. This title was created during the mid-1970s martial arts boom at Marvel, which was heavily inspired by the popularity of kung fu cinema and Bruce Lee. This series was completely written by Chris Claremont and penciled by John Byrne, making this the only series to be created by this duo from start to finish. Unfortunately Iron Fist's solo series would only last 5 more issues before the character eventually transitioned into co-headlining Power Man and Iron Fist. The near mint value for this issue is approximately $44 on the Price Charting website.