Diamond's Top 25 Toys for February 2012

Media Release -- Spider-Man's iconic villain the Green Goblin mounted his rocket sled and took a pumpkin bomb in hand for Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Green Goblin Action Figure, the best-selling Toy product sold to comics specialty retailers in February. Diamond Select Toys also had the number two Toy product in February with the Marvel Select: Colossus Action Figure, based on the fan-favorite X-Men character.

Also with two products in the top ten in February was Kotobukiya with two of their Bishoujo-styled comic book statues; the DC Bishoujo: Poison Ivy Statue ranked #3 and the Marvel Bishoujo: Mystique Statue ranked #4.

DC Direct also placed two products in the top ten — the Catwoman 1/4-Scale Museum Quality Statue ranked #4 and the Batman: Black & White Statue by Sergio Aragonés ranked #8.

Bowen Designs had two statues in the top ten as well; the Wolverine: Old Man Logan Statue, based on the best-selling Mark Millar and Steve McNiven storyline, ranked #7 for the month, and the Giant Man Statue, based on the Avengers stalwart, ranked #9.

Finishing off the month, Kenner and Mattel each had one product in the top ten.

Data for Diamond's sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.