From: [ag 541] at [yfn.ysu.edu] (Matthew High) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR SEPT 1993 Date: 9 Sep 1993 04:08:03 GMT TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER 1993 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for September 1993, as reported by Internal Correspondence and Capital City. Note that this includes only direct market sales, and is by quantity, not dollar value. Rank Item Publisher Index 1 (215) Floaters #1 Dark Horse 8.1 2 (281) Cerebus #174 Aardvark-Vanaheim 5.7 3 (287) Savage Sword of Conan #215 Marvel 5.4 4 (310) Dark Horse Presents #77 Dark Horse 4.2 5 (321) Ranma 1/2 II #9 Viz 3.5 6 (325) Tank Girl II #4 Dark Horse 3.4 7 (332) Battle Angel Alita II #6 Viz 3.1 8 (335) Conan Saga #80 Marvel 3.0 9 (347) Kiss: The Elder #1 Revolutionary 2.5 10 Robotech: Return to #7 Eternity 2.5 11 Maison Ikkoku #4 Viz 2.5 12 Ninja High School #41 Eternity 2.5 13 Robotech Sentinels III #3 Eternity 2.4 14 Robotech: Invid War #17 Eternity 2.4 15 Silent Mobius IV #3 Viz 2.4 16 Elvira #5 Eclipse 2.3 17 Crying Freeman V #11 Viz 2.3 18 Pixy Junket #3 Viz 2.3 19 Caravan Kidd II #5 Dark Horse 2.3 20 Genocyber #4 Viz 2.1 21 Negative Burn #3 Caliber 2.0 22 Sanctuary II #5 Viz 1.9 23 Hard Looks #10 Dark Horse 1.8 24 Nightvision Cold Sed. #4 Rebel Studios 1.7 25 A Distant Soil #7 Aria Press 1.7 26 Razor: Angel in Black #4 London Nights 1.6 27 Deathrow #1 Heroic Pub 1.6 28 Nightvision Taste the #4 Rebel Studios 1.6 29 Damien Darke: Trapped Kitchen Sink 1.6 30 XXX-Women #1 Fantagraphics 1.5 31 Spirit: Origin Years #9 Kitchen Sink 1.5 32 Miseroth: Amok Hell #1A Comico 1.4 33 Version 2.2 Dark Horse 1.4 34 H-Bomb #5 Antarctic Press 1.3 35 Hemp for Victory #1 Fantagraphics 1.3 36 Dirty Plotte #7 Drawn and Quart 1.3 37 Zenith-Phase 2 #1 Fleetway 1.2 38 Cheval Noir #46 Dark Horse 1.1 39 Wallace Wood's Horny #1 Fantagraphics 1.1 40 Whot Not #1 Fantagraphics 1.1 41 Mighty Bombshells #1 Antarctic Press 1.1 42 Buffalo Wings #1 Antarctic Press 1.1 43 Pirate Corp$ Stories #6 Slave Labor 1.0 44 Elvis Special: Secret #1 Revolutionary 1.0 45 Blonde: Bondage Palace #1 Fantagraphics 1.0 46 Tantalizing Stories #6 Kitchen Sink 1.0 47 Fire #1 Caliber .9 48 True Crime Comics #3 Eclipse .9 49 Fire #2 Caliber .9 50 Freak Brothers #2 Rip Off Press .9 51 On Your Knees #1 Comico .9 52 Freak Brothers #5 Rip Off Press .9 53 Gay Comics #20 Gay Comics .9 54 Diary of a Dominatrix #1 Fantagraphics .8 55 Sabrina: Mistress of #1 Fantagraphics .8 56 Real Stuff #15 Fantagraphics .8 57 Duplex Planet Illus. #4 Fantagraphics .8 58 Blood Reign: Winds of Chaos London Nights .8 59 Mangazine #27 Antarctic Press .8 60 Zen Intergalactic Ninja #1 Express Pubs .7 61 Realm #6 Caliber .7 62 Pighead #1 Williamson .7 63 Soulsearchers and Co. #3 Eclipse .7 64 Starchild #8 Taliesen .7 65 Space Giants Regular #1r Boneyard .7 66 Dragonrok Saga #1 Hanthercraft .7 67 Necropolis #1 Brainstorm .7 68 Blackwatch #2 Heroic Pub .7 69 Brunner's Beauties #1 Fantagraphics .7 70 Dojinshi #8 Antarctic Press .7 71 Demi the Demoness #2 Rip Off Press .6 72 Fat Freddy's Cat #3 Rip Off Press .6 73 Eightball #7 (2nd) Fantagraphics .6 74 Ironwood #4 (2nd) Fantagraphics .6 75 Razor: Angel in Black #4sp London Nights .6 76 Queen's Greatest Hits #1 Revolutionary .6 77 Web of Evil #1 Fantagraphics .6 78 Wild Kingdom #2 MU Press .6 79 Genus #2 Antarctic Press .6 80 Desert Peach: Fever Dream MU Press .6 81 Knight #0 Bear Claw Studios .6 82 Miseroth: Amok Hell #1B Comico .6 83 Realm of the Dead #2 Caliber .6 84 Lux and Alby #6 Dark Horse .6 85 Twilight-X v.2 #4 Antarctic Press .6 86 Dracula: Return of #2 Slave Labor Gr .6 87 Who Really Killed JFK? #1 Revolutionary .6 88 Furrlough #10 Antarctic Press .6 89 Love and Rockets #15 (2nd) Fantagraphics .6 90 Murcielaga She-Bat #5 Heroic Pubs .6 91 Donielle: Enslaved at #7 Raging Rhino .5 92 Original Black Cat #10 Recollections .5 93 Deepest Dimension #3 Revolutionary .5 94 Savage Henry #29 Rip Off Press .5 95 Nyght's Children: Vamp #4 Fantagraphics .5 96 Palestine #4 Fantagraphics .5 97 Bold Endeavors #1 Brainstorm .5 98 Gold Digger v.2 #3 Antarctic Press .5 99 Tijuana Bible #5 Fantagraphics .5 100 Naughty Bits #1 (2nd) Fantagraphics .5 101 Blood Hunter #1 Brainstorm .5 102 Original Street Fighter #1r Alpha Prod .5 103 Ripley's Comics: Death #2 Sun Publishing .5 104 Monster Love Kitchen Sink .5 105 Ripley's Comics: Cruelty #2 Sun Publishing .5 106 Skunk #1 Brainstorm .5 107 Ripley's Comics: Invent #1 Sun Publishing .4 108 Frontier #1 Slave Labor Gr .4 109 Ripley's Comics: Footb #1 Sun Publishing .4 110 Erotic Screams: Rhino #1 Raging Rhino .4 111 Red Dwarf v.2 #5 Titan .4 112 Wiindows #10 Cult Press .4 113 Deadbeats #3 Eclipse .4 114 Nightvision #2 Rebel Studios .4 115 Danger Funnies #2 Cry for Dawn .4 116 Elvis Presley Exper #1(2nd) Revolutionary .4 117 Popcorn Kitchen Sink .4 118 Rock and Roll: Sci-Fi #65 Revolutionary .4 119 Nightvision #1 Rebel Studios .4 120 Flare First Edition #12 Heroic Pubs .4 121 Sad Sack #290 Recollections .4 122 Zombie War: Earth Music #3 Fantagraphics .4 123 Spirit of the Dragon Double Edge .4 124 Space Wolf #4 Antarctic Press .4 125 Hep #1 Caliber .4 126 Dark Visions #2 Dark Visions .4 127 Bad Luck #1 Heroic Pubs .4 128 League of Champions #14 Heroic Pubs .4 129 Original Street Fighter #1d Alpha Pubs .4 130 Exit #7 Taxi .4 131 Icicle #7 Heroic Pubs .4 132 Zombie War: Earth Music #3l Fantagraphics .4 133 Kane #2 Dancing Elephant .4 134 Baseball Legends #20 Revolutionary .4 135 Hard Rock: All Star Sp #20 Revolutionary .4 136 Wandering Star #3 Pen and Ink .4 137 Science Fiction Heroes #1 Brainstorm .4 138 Alien Sex: Monster #1 (2nd) Fantagraphics .3 139 Joe Sinn #2 Caliber .3 140 Cosmic Commandoes #1 A Comic Company .3 141 Man Who Would Be King Caliber .3 142 Jane Doe #3 Raging Rhino .3 143 Parody Press Presents #1 Express Pubs .3 144 Women on Top #1 (3rd) Fantagraphics .3 145 Dragonfire: Early Years #8 Nyghtwind .3 146 Nightlinger #2 Caliber .3 147 Caliber Presents: Sepulcher Caliber .3 148 Elflord: Dragon's Eye #4 Nyghtwind .3 149 Wild Kingdom #1 MU Press .3 150 (567) 2000 AD #855 Titan Books .3 NOTE: The number in parenthesis is the rank of the comic among ALL comics, including color books. The index rates how well the comic sold in comparison to Uncanny X-Men #306. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #306, 5.7 copies of Cerebus #174 were sold. NOTE: Figures for August, July, and June are also available. -- -------- "Oh no! They're doing it clown-style!" Matthew High (Antarctic Press Office Manager) [ag 541] at [yfn.ysu.edu] [n--ts--y] at [delphi.com]