Image Comics’ Spawn #300, the landmark issue that matched the previous longest run for a creator-owned comic, Cerebus, was the #1 comic book in September, helped by a large number of variant covers and a lot of promotion, according to information released by Diamond Comic Distributors.  It beat Marvel’s Spider-Man #1 (penned by J.J. Abrams and Henry Abrams) and the X-Men titles (House of X and Powers of X).

Top 10 Comics by Units Shipped – September 2019
1.   Spawn #300 (Image Comics)
2.   Spider-Man #1 (Marvel Comics)
3.   House of X #5 (Marvel Comics)
4.   Powers of X #5 (Marvel Comics)
5.   Powers of X #4 (Marvel Comics)
6.   House of X #4 (Marvel Comics)
7.   Doomsday Clock #11 (DC Comics)
8.   Absolute Carnage #3 (Marvel Comics)
9.   DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1 (DC Comics)
10.   Harleen #1 (MR) (DC Comics)

The $7.99 retail price meant that Spawn #300 had the top dollar spot as well as the top units rank.

Top 10 Comics by Dollars Invoiced – September 2019
1.   Spawn #300 (Image Comics)
2.   Spider-Man #1 (Marvel Comics)
3.   House of X #5 (Marvel Comics)
4.   Harleen #1 (MR) (DC Comics)
5.   Powers of X #5 (Marvel Comics)
6.   Powers of X #4 (Marvel Comics)
7.   House of X #4 (Marvel Comics)
8.   Doomsday Clock #11 (DC Comics)
9.   Absolute Carnage #3 (Marvel Comics)
10.   DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1 (DC Comics)

The win for Image Comics (and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane) pushed Image’s market share to double digits for September.