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Top Sellers: January 2019

Presenting January 2019'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 January 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 6.68 FEB188267 LULU IS A RHINOCEROS $16.99 WIC
2 3 2.28 MAR172148 BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC $44.99 UDO
3 23 1.72 NOV181804 CAPTAIN MARVEL LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK $4.99 RAN
4 28 1.48 NOV181802 A FRIEND LIKE PIKACHU POKEMON LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK $4.99 RAN
5 5 1.30 APR181580-M OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 48 $29.95 GEM
6 10 1.29 NOV181857 FAST ENOUGH BESSIE STRINGFIELDS FIRST RIDE HC STORY BOOK $17.99 LIO
7 9 1.28 NOV182175 OVERLORD LIGHT NOVEL HC VOL 09 $20.00 HAC
8 35 1.20 NOV181801 I AM MR SPOCK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK $4.99 RAN
9 36 1.18 NOV181800 I AM CAPTAIN KIRK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK $4.99 RAN
10 47 1.07 DEC182051 DC SUPER VILLAINS ORIGINS YR TP JOKER $4.95 CAP

TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 46.01 MAR181686-M HEAVY METAL #292 (MR) $8.95 HEA
2 3 29.02 NOV181860 ROLLED AND TOLD #5 $7.99 LIO
3 4 21.24 OCT181971 BACK ISSUE #110 $8.95 TWO
4 2 17.12 NOV181692 FANGORIA VOL 2 #2 $19.79 CIN
5 12 15.46 NOV182089 CREEPS #17 (MR) $5.95 WAR
6 5 15.07 SEP182065 ALTER EGO #156 $9.95 TWO
7 10 12.36 OCT181607 G FAN #122 $6.95 DAI
8 6 11.71 OCT181833 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #533 $11.99 PAN
9 8 11.33 SEP182068 RETROFAN MAGAZINE #3 $8.95 TWO
10 7 7.17 AUG182025 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #62 $15.00 ILL

TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 8 JUN188296 BOWMAN 2018 DRAFT BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX $176.24 TOP
2 1 APR188870 TOPPS 2018 STAR WARS GALAXY T/C BOX $72.77 TOP
3 6 JUN188295 BOWMAN 2018 DRAFT BASEBALL T/C BOX $118.17 TOP
4 4 JUN188294 BOWMAN 2018 BEST BASEBALL T/C MASTER BOX $90.26 TOP
5 7 SEP181441 MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 TRADING CARDS SERIES 2 $95.00 AME
6 5 OCT181359 SHARKNADO TRADING CARDS SERIES ONE $85.00 AME
7 10 JUL189283 TOPPS 2019 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SER 1 COLL T/C BOX $72.77 TOP
8 3 JUL189284 TOPPS 2019 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 1 T/C BOX $36.38 TOP
9 13 MAR188004 TOPPS 2018 LEGENDS OF WWE T/C BOX $86.42 TOP
10 11 JUL189286 TOPPS 2019 WWE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA T/C BOX $45.48 TOP

TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 NOV182913 BATMAN DAMNED T/S XL $19.95 GRA
2 2 NOV182912 BATMAN DAMNED T/S LG $19.95 GRA
3 8 SEP182923 BATMAN PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP $28.00 NEW
4 3 NOV182948 GREEN LANTERN 2019 SYMBOL T/S XL $19.95 GRA
5 4 NOV182947 GREEN LANTERN 2019 SYMBOL T/S LG $19.95 GRA
6 6 NOV182914 BATMAN DAMNED T/S XXL $22.95 GRA
7 14 SEP182924 SUPERMAN PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP $28.00 NEW
8 15 SEP182921 DEADPOOL PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP $28.00 NEW
9 16 SEP182922 BLACK PANTHER PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP $28.00 NEW
10 9 OCT182940 BLACK ADAM METALIX SYMBOL T/S XL $22.95 GRA

TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 NOV181055 CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
2 3 NOV181056 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 BY SHAW POSTER $8.99 MAR
3 4 NOV181057 INVADERS #1 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MAR
4 5 NOV181058 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1 BY ARTHUR ADAMS POSTER $8.99 MAR
5 2 OCT180784 FANTASTIC FOUR OVERSIZED BY BYRNE VINYL POSTER $34.99 MAR
6 8 OCT181040 CONAN BARBARIAN #1 BY RIBIC POSTER $8.99 MAR
7 7 OCT181368 LAND THAT TIME FORGOT POSTCARD PORTFOLIO $19.99 AME
8 9 FEB188732 AVENGERS INFINITY WAR MOVIE 11 X 17 FRAMED POSTER PRINT $19.99 PYR
9 10 AUG181104 SPIDER-GEDDON #1 BY MOLINA POSTER $8.99 MAR
10 11 MAY181000 LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL BY ARTGERM POSTER $8.99 MAR

TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 29 JUN188867 MY HERO ACADEMIA 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS $143.76 MON
2 31 JUN188866 MARVEL VENOM 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS $143.76 MON
3 39 JUN182314 ALIEN XENOMORPH LETTER OPENER $89.99 DIA
4 50 SEP188717 DRAGON BALL Z 7 DRAGON BALL REPLICA SET $74.99 ABY
5 9 SEP180715 TRANSFORMERS PACKAGE ART PORTFOLIO $39.99 IDW
6 135 JUN188865 MARVEL AVENGERS 3 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC SER2 BMB DIS $143.76 MON
7 132 DEC183177 MARVEL COMICS 144PC BUTTON ASST (NET) $84.24 ATA
8 146 JUL189065 MICKEY THRU THE YEARS 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS $143.76 MON
9 40 JUL188235 DRAGON BALL Z 4 STAR DRAGON BALL PORTABLE LAMP $44.99 ABY
10 11 AUG189014 HELLBOY ABE SAPIEN & HELLBOY ENAMEL PIN SET $20.00 SKE

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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.