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Cover to One Piece Vol. 1, One Piece is the highest selling comic by a single author and the highest selling manga of all time.[1][2]

This page provides lists of best-selling comics series to date. This list is not limited to Japanese manga and American comics. The series are listed according to the highest sales estimate of their collected series as reported in reliable sources.

At least 100 million copies

Comic series Creator(s) Publisher No. of collected
volumes		 Serialized Approximate sales
Micky Maus (German Disney comics magazine) Egmont Ehapa 1951 – Present 1 billion (1998)[3]
The Beano DC Thomson 1938 – Present 1 billion[4]
Classics Illustrated Elliot Publishing Co.
Gilberton Company, Inc.
Frawley Corporation		 169 1941 – 1971 1 billion[5]
Superman Jerry Siegel

Joe Shuster

DC 1938 – Present > 600 million[6]
Batman Bob Kane
Bill Finger 		DC 1939 – Present 460 million[7]
One Piece Eiichiro Oda Shueisha 87 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1997 – present		 430 million[8]
Spider-Man Marvel 1963 – Present 360 million[7]
Asterix René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Jean-Yves Ferri		 Dargaud 36 Franco-Belgian comics
1959 – 2010		 352 million[9]
Peanuts Charles M. Schulz 1950 – 2000 300 million[10]
Lucky Luke Morris, René Goscinny 1946 – Present 300 million[11]
X-Men Marvel 1963 – Present 270 million[7]
Dragon Ball Akira Toriyama Shueisha 42 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1984 – 1995		 240 million[12]
Naruto Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha 72 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1999 – 2014		 220 million[13]
Captain America Marvel 1941 – Present 210 million [7]
Golgo 13 Takao Saito Shogakukan 182 Big Comic
1968 – present		 200 million[14]
The Adventures of Tintin Hergé Casterman
Le Lombard
Egmont Group		 24 1929 – 1976 200 million [7]
Spike and Suzy Standaard Uitgeverij 340 (2017) 1945 – present 200 million [15]
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Osamu Akimoto Shueisha 200 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1976 – 2016		 156.5 million[16]
Spawn Todd McFarlane Image Comics 1992 – present 150 million[17]
Pokémon Adventures Hidenori Kusaka, Mato and Satoshi Yamamoto Shogakukan 52 CoroCoro Comic
1997 – present		 150 million
Case Closed Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan 91 Weekly Shōnen Sunday
1994 – present		 150 million[18][19]
The Phantom Lee Falk Frew Publications 1936 – present 150 million [7]
Garfield Jim Davis 1978 – present 135 million[20]
Oishinbo Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki Shogakukan 111 Big Comic Spirits
1983 – present		 130 million[21]
Avengers Marvel 1963 – present 125–135 million[22]
Slam Dunk Takehiko Inoue Shueisha 31 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1990 – 1996		 120 million[23]
Amar Chitra Katha Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd. 449 1967 – present 100 million[24]
Astro Boy Osamu Tezuka Kobunsha 23 Shōnen
1952 – 1968		 100 million[25]
Casper the Friendly Ghost Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo Harvey Comics 1949 – present 100 million[26]
Doraemon Fujiko Fujio Shogakukan 45 1969 – 1996 100 million[27]
Fist of the North Star Buronson and Tetsuo Hara Shueisha 27 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1983 – 1988		 100 million[28]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Hirohiko Araki Shueisha 117 Weekly Shōnen Jump
1987 – present		 100 million[29]
Touch Mitsuru Adachi Shogakukan 26 Weekly Shōnen Sunday
1981 – 1986		 100 million[30]

References

  1. ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/6/japanese-manga-%E2%80%9Cone-piece%E2%80%9D-is-most-printed-comic-series-by-one-author-ever-385868
  2. ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/118397-most-copies-published-by-a-single-author-for-the-same-comic-book-series
  3. ^ "Meilensteine". www.ehapa.de. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Beano Annual 2017. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2016. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-84535-603-3.
  5. ^ "Once the Bane of English Teachers,Classics Illustrated Comics Are Back". Education Week. January 10, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Best Selling Comic Books of All Time". Insider Monkey. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Lists: Best Selling Comic Books of All Time". Insider Monkey. 26 February 2015.
  8. ^ "One Piece Manga Has 430 Million Copies in Print Worldwide". Anime News Network. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017. Hiroyuki Nakano, editor-in-chief of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, announced at a press event for Shueisha's new 2017 publications on Monday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga has more than 430 million copies in print worldwide. The series has 360 million copies in print in Japan and 70 million copies in print outside of Japan.
  9. ^ "Asterix and Obelix return in a new adventure, Asterix and the Picts". news.com.au. October 24, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Good Grief! Peanuts Ends". CBS News. January 2, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Lucky Luke creator dies". BBC News. July 20, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Shueisha Establishes New Department Focused on Dragon Ball". Anime News Network. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  13. ^ "Part II - An Evening with Masashi Kishimoto". Anime News Network. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  14. ^ 人気マンガ「ゴルゴ13」とのコラボを開始！デューク東郷が愛用したライフル「M16」がゲーム内に登場! (in Japanese). Game On. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  15. ^ "Suske en Wiske blijft best verkochte stripreeks" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  16. ^ 歴代発行部数ランキング (in Japanese). Manga Zenkan. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  17. ^ "Todd McFarlane: The Devil You Know". newvideo.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  18. ^ 2015年4月11日（土）～キデイランド原宿店で『名探偵コナン フェア』開催！！. PRTIMES (in Japanese). 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  19. ^ 名探偵コナン ： 謎の「黒ずくめ」に迫る新章開幕　豪華オールスターで. PR Times (in Japanese). 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  20. ^ "Garfield Passes 5 Million 'Likes' on Facebook". Animation World Network. August 29, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  21. ^ 美味しんぼ：来春フジでドラマ化　原作者・雁屋哲構成で初の完全オリジナル　主演・松岡は続投. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  22. ^ "Avengers Annual Sales Figures". comichron.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  23. ^ "Shueisha Media Guide 2014: Boy's & Men's Comic Magazines" (PDF) (in Japanese). Shueisha. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-04-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "In India, New Life for Comic Books as TV Cartoons". The New York Times. July 19, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  25. ^ Fujishima, Sorasaku (1990). 戦後マンガ民俗史 (in Japanese). Kawai Publishing. pp. 328, 360. ISBN 978-4879990242.
  26. ^ "Even at 60, Casper still has his favorite TV and comic haunts". San Antonio Express-News. October 26, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  27. ^ "ドラえもん（TVアニメ）" (in Japanese). Shogakukan Production. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "武論尊 ： 「北斗の拳」実は綱渡りだった　26年ぶり伏線回収に「出しきった」 (1/2)". Mainichi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  29. ^ ""Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" Manga Has Printed 100 Million Copies". Crunchyroll. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  30. ^ 傑作純愛ラブストーリー「タッチ」が、長澤まさみさん主演で実写化! (in Japanese). Toho. 2004-12-13. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

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