Flash on DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: Aug 2013

[Calazans]

I wonder if Barry appearing on Arrow will make the Flash comics sells more.

43 - FLASH
08/2003: Flash #201 -- 35,207 [37,568]
08/2008: Flash #243 -- 29,647
08/2009: Rebirth #4 of 5 -- 78,107
08/2010: --
08/2011: --
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08/2012: Flash #12 -- 51,779 (- 3.5%)
09/2012: Flash #0 -- 56,890 (+ 9.9%)
10/2012: Flash #13 -- 49,936 (- 12.2%)
11/2012: Flash #14 -- 48,012 (- 3.9%)
12/2012: Flash #15 -- 45,925 (- 4.4%)
01/2013: Flash #16 -- 44,093 (- 4.0%)
02/2013: Flash #17 -- 42,936 (- 2.6%)
03/2013: Flash #18 -- 41,659 (- 3.0%)
04/2013: Flash #19 -- 42,079 (+ 1.0%)
05/2013: Flash #20 -- 39,667 (- 5.7%)
06/2013: Flash #21 -- 38,848 (- 2.1%)
07/2013: Flash #22 -- 38,993 (+ 0.4%)
08/2013: Flash #23 -- 38,860 (- 0.3%)
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6 months: - 10.7%
1 year : - 25.0%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 31.1%
10 years: + 10.4%
Stabilized around 40K.

comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-august-2013-allocation-blues/

[jonqcitizen]

I hope an Arrow appearance will bring Flash's numbers up a little. It doesn't look promising though....Arrow's success hasn't translated into monthly sales for the Green Arrow title (It's numbers jumped a little a few months ago, but that was because of a creative-team change).

[speedster]

Unless something makes a huge splash in mainstream entertainment media (ie. Dark Knight/Avengers), there is rarely a bump up in comic sales. Not that DC or Marvel don't keep trying. Seems like anytime there is a new Avenger-related movie come out, there is a new #1 issue. For example, Marvel somewhat arbitrarily restarted the numbering on Ed Brubaker's Cap run right around the time "The First Avenger" came out.