Diamond's Top 25 Toys for October 2012

Media Release -- With his shield at the ready, Captain America leaps into action for Bowen Designs' Captain America Action Statue, the best-selling toy product to comic book specialty retailers in October. Also from Bowen Designs in the top ten was the PREVIEWS exclusive Classic Wasp Statue at #8.

Kotobukiya's The Dark Knight Returns: Batman Vs. The Joker ArtFX Statue ranked #2 for the month.

Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten — The Walking Dead Minimates Series 1 at #3 and the Back to the Future: Time Machine Mark I Car at #6.

Square Enix's Mass Effect 3 Play Arts ~Kai~: Kai Garrus Vakarian Action Figure ranked #4.

DC Collectibles had three products in the top ten — the Batman: Black & White: Batman Beyond Statue ranked #5, The Dark Knight Returns: Superman Vs. Batman Statue ranked #7, and Batman: Arkham Asylum: Deluxe Titan Joker Action Figure ranked #9.

Rounding out the top ten, Big Chief Studios' Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor 1/6-Scale Figure ranked #10 for the month.

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.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.