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Top Sellers: March 2018

Presenting March 2018's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.

TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 0.72 NOV170046 WORLD OF WARCRAFT CHRONICLE HC VOL 03 $39.99 DAR
2 4 0.67 DEC172080 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 127 SILENT DEATH & CHARG MONSTER $14.95 SAN
3 2 0.54 JUL178304 DC COMICS VAR CVRS COMP VISUAL HIST CHO $45.00 POC
4 23 0.49 JAN182151 SONIC & TALES OF DECEPTION SC $6.99 RAN
5 56 0.47 JAN182149 JUSTICE LEAGUE CLASSIC RACE TO SAVE THE DAY SC $3.99 HAR
6 47 0.43 JAN182150 MARVEL SUPERHERO ADV SAND TRAP SC $4.99 MAR
7 6 0.43 JUN170080 OVERWATCH ANTHOLOGY HC VOL 01 $19.99 DAR
8 9 0.41 JAN182154 UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL 2 FUZZY 2 FURIOUS HC $13.99 HAC
9 41 0.39 JAN182174 STAR WARS FORCES OF DESTINY REY CHRONICLES CHAPTERBOOK $5.99 DIS
10 11 0.39 DEC171780 NEW GAME GN VOL 01 $13.99 SEV

TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 SEP171677-M HEAVY METAL #289 (MR) $8.95 HEA
2 4 NOV172248-M STAR WARS INSIDER #179 $7.99 TTN
3 8 SEP178189-M BLACK PANTHER OFF MOVIE SPECIAL $9.99 TTN
4 3 DEC172094 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #522 $11.99 PAN
5 6 JAN182184 HORRORHOUND #70 $6.99 HOR
6 2 NOV171839 2000 AD PACK JAN 2018 $27.00 REB
7 5 JAN182185 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #181 $9.95 MAR
8 7 JAN182186 SCARY MONSTERS 2018 YEARBOOK MONSTER MEMORIES $10.95 MYM
9 11 FEB182122 CARTOONS MAGAZINE #14 $5.99 PIC
10 10 DEC172087 JUXTAPOZ SPRING 2018 $9.99 HIG

TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 JUL178568 TOPPS 2018 HERITAGE BASEBALL T/C BOX $59.12 TOP
2 4 AUG179042 TOPPS 2018 WACKY PACKAGES MOVIES T/C BOX $36.38 TOP
3 2 AUG178896 TOPPS 2018 OPENING DAY BASEBALL T/C BOX $21.86 TOP
4 9 JUN178366 GAME OF THRONES VALYRIAN STEEL T/C BOX $114.56 RIT
5 7 AUG178668 TOPPS 2017 STAR WARS BLACK & WHITE: A NEW HOPE T/C BOX $49.30 TOP
6 6 JUL178227 TOPPS 2018 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 1 T/C BOX $36.38 TOP
7 11 AUG172433 TOPPS 2017 UFC MUSEUM COLLECTION T/C BOX $75.80 TOP
8 3 NOV178530 BLACK PANTHER MOVIE PLAYING CARDS $5.99 NMR
9 14 MAY178910 TOPPS 2017 STAR WARS EPISODE 8 T/C BOX $72.77 TOP
10 15 JUN178738 TOPPS 2018 BASEBALL SERIES 1 T/C BOX $49.66 TOP

TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 FEB094925 BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA $24.99 DST
2 58 JUN178752 WWE CLASSIC SUPERSTAR DLX MACHO MAN ROBE $58.75 JAK
3 3 OCT171157 LAST MAJOR LEAGUE JEDI T/S LG $21.99 ANT
4 4 OCT171158 LAST MAJOR LEAGUE JEDI T/S XL $21.99 ANT
5 5 DEC171107 REBEL ALL STARS T/S LG $21.99 ANT
6 6 DEC171108 REBEL ALL STARS T/S XL $21.99 ANT
7 2 FEB152154 JAY & SILENT BOB BLUNTMAN HAT REPLICA $24.99 DST
8 24 JAN182311 MARVEL X TOKIDOKI SUPER POP T/S MED $36.00 TOK
9 9 OCT171159 LAST MAJOR LEAGUE JEDI T/S XXL $23.99 ANT
10 7 OCT171156 LAST MAJOR LEAGUE JEDI T/S MED $21.99 ANT

TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 JAN181081 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797 BY ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
2 9 NOV160993 CAPTAIN MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
3 2 JAN181082 VENOMIZED BY BRADSHAW POSTER $8.99 MAR
4 3 JAN181083 MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES POSTER $8.99 MAR
5 12 APR161107 DOCTOR STRANGE BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
6 10 APR171173 OLD MAN LOGAN #25 BY DEODATO JR POSTER $8.99 MAR
7 5 JAN181080 MIGHTY THOR #705 BY DAUTERMAN POSTER $8.99 MAR
8 16 DEC150904 SPIDER-MAN #1 BY PICHELLI POSTER $8.99 MAR
9 26 MAY160946 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
10 14 JUN160990 BLACK PANTHER 50TH ANNIVERSARY BY GREENE POSTER $8.99 MAR

TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 DEC131817 GODZILLA 1989 VINYL BUST BANK $23.00 DST
2 47 OCT178487 MARVEL LAPEL PIN 50PC BMB DISP $199.50 UCC
3 149 JAN182771 MARVEL COMICS 50 PIECE ENAMEL PIN ASST $248.63 ATA
4 2 OCT172918 ALIEN BURST 3D MOLDED MUG $17.99 SUR
5 4 OCT178062 RICK AND MORTY POCKET DOOFUS LAPEL PIN 2PC SET $16.99 ZEN
6 47 AUG178915 MONSTER HUNTER STANDARD MODEL PLUS 6PC BMB DIS VER 9 $76.99 GOO
7 54 SEP173006 RICK AND MORTY 1-1/4IN 144 PIECE BUTTON ASST $142.56 NMR
8 80 OCT178490 POKEMON 2PK DANGLER FIGURE SET 10PC ASST $149.90 UCC
9 16 JUL178466 FINDERS KEYPERS DISNEY BELLE & BEAST VINYL KEYCHAIN FIG $29.99 ELE
10 114 OCT178485 GUDETAMA FIGURE HANGERS 24PC BMB DS $191.76 UCC

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.