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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

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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.