Popularity and print runs are the two big things that drive up prices on comics. That is why it is important to watch the estimated sales of comics.
Marvel carried 5 of the top 10 slots, DC had 4, and Image only had 1, Walking Dead 166.
Top 5
1 1 Secret Empire 0 Marvel 162,718
2 4 Batman 21 Lenticular Ed. DC 130,216
3 3 X-Men Gold 1 Marvel 114,332
4 2 X-Men Blue 1 Marvel 108,839
5 5 Flash 21 Lenticular Ed. DC 107,037
Bottom 10
374 Skull Island Birth of Kong 1 Legendary 2,280
375 Jungle Fantasy Ivory 8 Avatar 2,201
379 All Time Comics Bullwhip 1 Fantagraphics 2,172
380 Vampblade Season Two 2 $4.99 Action Lab 2,171
381 Solar Flare 1 Scout 2,160
383 Knights of the Dinner Table 242 Kenzer 2,145
384 Heathen 3Creative Mind Energy 2,125
385 Spencer and Locke 1 Action Lab 2,109
386 Hellchild The Unholy 5 Zenescope 2,055
390 Quantum Teens Are Go 3 Black Mask 1,943
Books of Interest
Heathen 3 Creative Mind Energy 2,125 – tiny print run on this, makes the 1:5 variant under 450 copies
Solar Flare 1 Scout 2,160 – This actually comes in more rare than the self published version which had a 3,000 copy print run
Clean Room 18 DC 4,608 – Last issue of an optioned DC/Vertigo book with less than 5,000 copies
Theres Nothing There 1 Black Mask 5,417 – I tried to like this book but didn’t. However, still a tiny print run on it.
World Reader 1 Aftershock 5,509 – there was a 1:10 Elizabeth Torque Variant on this one Mel spotlighted that would be about 550 copies.
Namwolf 1 Albatross 5,717 – A little over 2,500 copies per cover.
Z Nation 1 Dynamite 6,662 – there were 8 covers for this one, including the 1:20 virgin variant Mel Spotlighted, which breaks down to about 300 copies variants.
Godshaper 1 Boom 8,263 – 3 covers on this one. The David Aja cover was hot out of the gate.
You can see the full list at Comichron