Top Sellers: October 2018
Presenting October 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 October 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 3.72 | AUG182411 | MEGA MAN OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS TP | $39.99 | UDO |
2 | 6 | 1.90 | FEB188260 | YEARS BEST DARK FANTASY & HORROR 2018 ED | $19.95 | PRI |
3 | 4 | 1.43 | JUN180310 | SUPER MARIO ENCYCLOPEDIA HC | $39.99 | DAR |
4 | 3 | 1.21 | AUG151751 | DARK SOULS II DESIGN WORKS HC | $49.99 | UDO |
5 | 5 | 1.05 | MAY073783 | OKAMI OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS SC | $39.99 | UDO |
6 | 2 | 0.80 | APR180447 | BILL SIENKIEWICZ MUTANTS & MOON KNIGHTS ARTIFACT ED HC | $90.00 | IDW |
7 | 9 | 0.77 | JUL182219 | KILLING JOKE NOVEL HC | $24.95 | RAN |
8 | 18 | 0.71 | FEB188267 | LULU IS A RHINOCEROS | $16.99 | WIC |
9 | 10 | 0.59 | JUL181247 | ART OF TROMA HC (MR) | $34.99 | DYN |
10 | 25 | 0.56 | AUG182175 | SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 135 GHOST MURDERS SHIPS OF DOOM | $14.95 | SAN |
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 2 | 2.84 | AUG182065 | ROLLED AND TOLD #2 | $7.99 | LIO |
2 | 5 | 2.35 | AUG180544 | MAD MAGAZINE #4 | $5.99 | DC |
3 | 3 | 1.87 | JUN182060 | BACK ISSUE #108 | $8.95 | TWO |
4 | 13 | 1.43 | AUG182340 | CREEPS #16 (MR) | $5.95 | WAR |
5 | 1 | 1.17 | AUG181770 | FANGORIA VOL 2 #1 | $19.79 | CIN |
6 | 12 | 1.08 | AUG182282-M | STAR WARS INSIDER #184 | $7.99 | TTN |
7 | 10 | 1.03 | JUN182061 | RETROFAN MAGAZINE #2 | $8.95 | TWO |
8 | 4 | 0.95 | JUN181914 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #529 | $11.99 | PAN |
9 | 11 | 0.90 | MAY182066 | COMIC BOOK CREATOR #18 | $9.95 | TWO |
10 | 7 | 0.90 | JUL182071 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #530 | $11.99 | PAN |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | AUG188344 | FALLOUT TRADING CARDS 3 FOIL PACK BOX WITH SPECIAL ITEM | $6.50 | DYN |
2 | 3 | AUG181197 | FALLOUT TRADING CARD BOX | $95.76 | DYN |
3 | 8 | APR188105 | TOPPS 2018 FIVE STAR BASEBALL T/C BOX | $119.39 | TOP |
4 | 4 | MAR188537 | BOWMAN 2018 CHROME BASEBALL T/C AUTOGRAPH BOX | $64.43 | TOP |
5 | 2 | APR188795 | TOPPS 2018 HERITAGE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL T/C BOX | $34.12 | TOP |
6 | 7 | MAR188216 | DC BOMBSHELLS SERIES 2 T/C BOX | $71.03 | CRY |
7 | 9 | MAR188538 | BOWMAN 2018 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX | $59.70 | TOP |
8 | 6 | FEB188813 | TOPPS 2018 GOLD LABEL BASEBALL T/C BOX | $50.03 | TOP |
9 | 11 | MAY188637 | STAR TREK TOS CAPTAINS COLLECTION T/C BOX | $68.74 | RIT |
10 | 10 | MAR188690 | TOPPS 2018 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 2 T/C BOX | $36.38 | TOP |
TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | FEB094925 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
2 | 3 | MAR188634 | OVERWATCH D.VA BI-FOLD WALLET | $19.99 | JIN |
3 | 4 | JUL181877 | VINTAGE MONSTER SOCKS | $19.99 | MON |
4 | 5 | MAR188637 | OVERWATCH LUCIO BI-FOLD WALLET | $19.99 | JIN |
5 | 2 | FEB152154 | JAY & SILENT BOB BLUNTMAN HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
6 | 37 | MAR182408 | DEADPOOL THINKING ABOUT TACOS 5950 FITTED CAP 7 3/8 | $55.00 | NEW |
7 | 40 | MAR182409 | DEADPOOL THINKING ABOUT TACOS 5950 FITTED CAP 7 1/2 | $55.00 | NEW |
8 | 7 | AUG183311 | OVERWATCH DV.A TARGET HAT | $19.99 | JIN |
9 | 6 | AUG183219 | MISTER MIRACLE ESCAPE GOD WORLD TOUR T/S XL | $19.95 | GRA |
10 | 17 | MAR182405 | DEADPOOL CHUMP 9FIFTY SNAP BACK CAP | $26.99 | NEW |
TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | AUG181105 | X-MEN BLACK EMMA FROST BY J SCOTT CAMPBELL POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
2 | 2 | AUG181107 | X-MEN BLACK MYSTIQUE BY J SCOTT CAMPBELL POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
3 | 3 | AUG181104 | SPIDER-GEDDON #1 BY MOLINA POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
4 | 4 | AUG181106 | X-MEN BLACK MAGNETO BY J SCOTT CAMPBELL POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
5 | 5 | AUG181103 | SHURI #1 BY SPRATT POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
6 | 6 | AUG181108 | UNCANNY X-MEN BY YU POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
7 | 7 | JUL181207 | RETURN OF WOLVERINE #1 BY MCNIVEN POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
8 | 11 | DEC160749 | WALKING DEAD WHISPERER WAR POSTER | $14.99 | IMA |
9 | 8 | MAY181000 | LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL BY ARTGERM POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
10 | 9 | MAY180997 | FANTASTIC FOUR BY JOHN BYRNE CLASSIC POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | APR188302 | AVENGERS 3 INFINITY GAUNTLET PVC BANK | $29.99 | MON |
2 | 99 | MAY188167 | LOZ 4 SWORDS LINK FIGURE 24PC BMB DS SER 2 | $191.76 | UCC |
3 | 9 | MAR182333 | KINGDOM HEARTS SORAS KEYBLADE REPLICA | $29.99 | DIS |
4 | 16 | APR188349 | MARVEL HEROES INFINITY GAUNTLET PX COOKIE JAR | $39.99 | SUR |
5 | 10 | APR188350 | MARVEL HEROES SHIELD VENOM CONTAINMENT UNIT PX LAVA LITE | $29.99 | SUR |
6 | 107 | JUL188710 | NBX 25TH ANNIVERSARY 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS | $143.76 | MON |
7 | 14 | MAR182334 | KINGDOM HEARTS KAIRIS KEYBLADE REPLICA | $29.99 | DIS |
8 | 7 | JUN180385 | GOT 1000 PC DLX PUZZLE IRON THRONE | $19.99 | DAR |
9 | 2 | MAY180394 | MST3K MUG | $12.99 | DAR |
10 | 3 | DEC178759 | BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES GOTHAM SIRENS PINT GLASS | $10.99 | POP |
This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors.
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.