Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 14:45:22 CDT Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> From: Bill Hayes <[IANR 012] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: Volume 3 Issue 49 Part 7 December 13, 1993 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 3 No. 49 Pt. 7 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 19:20:38 -0400 (EDT) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 Black and White Comics for December 1993 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR DECEMBER 1993 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for December 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 (95) Sin City: A Dame to Kill #2 Dark Horse 21.1 2 (220) Dark Horse Presents #80 Dark Horse 6.3 3 (230) Cerebus #177 Aardvark-Vana 6.0 4 (236) Savage Sword of Conan #218 Marvel 5.7 5 (265) Ranma 1/2 III #1 Viz 4.4 6 (298) Mermaid Forest #1 Viz 3.6 7 (303) Bio-Booster Armor Guyver #3 Viz 3.4 8 (306) Battle Angel Alita III #2 Viz 3.2 9 (307) Conan Saga #83 Marvel 3.2 10 From Hell #3 Kitchen Sink 3.2 11 Silent Mobius V #1 Viz 2.9 12 Vamperotica #1 Brainstorm 2.6 13 Maison Ikkoku #7 Viz 2.5 14 Caravan Kidd II #7 Dark Horse 2.5 15 Venger Robo #2 Viz 2.4 16 Ninja High School #43 Eternity (cncld) 2.4 17 Robotech: Return to Mac #10 Eternity 2.3 18 Pixy Junket #6 Viz 2.3 19 Robotech Sentinels III #5 Eternity 2.3 20 Robotech Invid War #2 Eternity 2.3 21 Razor Annual #1 London Nights 2.0 22 Elvira #8 Eclipse 1.9 23 Yummy Fur #32 Drawn and Quart 1.9 24 Sanctuary II #8 Viz 1.9 25 Horny Biker Sluts #6 Last Gasp (?) 1.8 26 Floaters #4 Dark Horse 1.8 27 Vicious #1 Brainstorm 1.7 28 Urban Decay Ashcan #0 Anubis 1.7 29 Hepcats #13 Double Diamond 1.7 30 Dr. Faustus #1 Anarchy 1.6 31 Basil Wolverton's Fant #2 Drawn and Quart 1.6 32 Gunfighters in Hell #2 Rebel Studios 1.6 33 Paul the Samurai #9 New England 1.5 34 Spirit: The Origin #10 Kitchen Sink 1.5 35 Version 2.5 Dark Horse 1.5 36 Ramba #11 Fantagraphics 1.4 37 Wally Wood's Pipsqueak #1 Fantagraphics 1.3 38 XXX-Women #4 Fantagraphics 1.3 39 Vincent L. Mielcarek #1 Cooper Union 1.2 40 Negative Burn #6 Caliber 1.2 41 A-Bomb #1 Antarctic Press 1.2 42 Splatter: Red Red Xmas #1 Comico 1.1 43 Stratosphere #1 Caliber 1.1 44 Zillion #6 Eternity 1.1 45 Future Course #1 Brainstorm 1.1 46 Cheval Noir #49 Dark Horse 1.1 47 Good Girl Art Quart #14 AC 1.1 48 Empires of the Night #1 Rebel Studios 1.1 49 Cutey Bunny Summer #1 Rip Off Press 1.1 50 Black Diamond Fantagraphics 1.0 51 Doorman #3 Cult Press 1.0 52 Parts Unknown II #2 Eclipse 1.0 53 Messozoic Kitchen Sink .9 54 Blood and Kisses #1 Fantagraphics .9 55 Goku #3 Antarctic Press .8 56 Ironwood #5 Fantagraphics .8 57 Mangazine #30 Antarctic Press .8 58 Vampire World #1 Acid Rain .8 59 Soulsearchers and Co. #5 Eclipse .8 60 Peter Kock #5 Fantagraphics .8 61 Tigers of Terra #2 Antarctic Press .8 62 Knight Wolf #1 Five Star .8 63 Palooka-ville #4 Drawn and Quart .8 64 Hate #5 (2nd) Fantagraphics .7 65 Elvis Special: Secret #2 Revolutionary .7 66 Flare #16 Heroic Pub .7 67 One Fisted Tales #10 Slave Labor Gr .7 68 Hitomi II #3 Antarctic Press .7 69 Shanda the Panda #4 Antarctic Press .7 70 Dreamwolves #2 London Nights .7 71 Fantastic Panic #3 Antarctic Press .7 72 Best of Watch #1 Vanguard .7 73 Post Brothers #35 Rip Off Press .7 74 Palestine #5 Fantagraphics .6 75 Gold Digger #6 Antarctic Press .6 76 Realm #7 Caliber .6 77 Cadaver II #1 London Nights .6 78 Zetraman II #2 Antarctic Press .6 79 Guttersnipe #1 Fantagraphics .6 80 Sin Comics #1 Black Eye .6 81 Tijuana Bible #6 Fantagraphics .6 82 Boulevard of Broken Dreams #1 Fantagraphics .6 83 Furrlough #12 Antarctic Press .6 84 Sex and Violence #1 Brainstorm .6 85 Donielle: Enslaved at #10 Raging Rhino .6 86 Femosaur World #1 Fantagraphics .5 87 Love and Rockets #17 (2nd) Fantagraphics .5 88 Goodies #92 Jabberwocky .5 89 Whot Not #2 Fantagraphics .5 90 Blue Beard #2 Slave Labor Gr .5 91 Original Black Cat #13 Recollections .5 92 Roxy: Space Hooker #1 Brainstorm .5 93 Cereal Killings #5 Fantagraphics .5 94 Twilight-X #7 Antarctic Press .5 95 Nyght School Special Ed #1 Peek-A-Boo .5 96 Sperm Quest Deep Thr #1 Brainstorm .5 97 A Distant Soil #5 Aria Press .5 98 Zoot! #5 Fantagraphics .5 99 Dragon's Star #1 Caliber .5 100 Mythfits #3 Revolutionary .5 101 Hard Rock: Alice in Ch #23 Revolutionary .5 102 A Distant Soil #4 Aria Press .5 103 Happy the Clown #2 Caliber .5 104 Jesus Christ: Private Eye Boneyard .5 105 Lux and Alby #9 Dark Horse .4 106 Strangers in Paradise #2 Antarctic Press .4 107 Deadbeats #5 Eclipse .4 108 Fu Manchu #1 Conquest .4 109 Baseball Superstars #23 Revolutionary .4 110 Sad Sack #293 Recollections .4 111 Butt Babe #2 Brainstorm .4 112 Bru-Het Test Market #1 Schism .4 113 Domes Rip Off Press .4 114 Expose #1 Cracked Pepper .4 115 Hideo Li Files #6 Raging Rhino .4 116 Spiderella #2 Brainstorm .4 117 Big Wheels Fantagraphics .4 118 Drifter #1 Brainstrom .4 119 Buzzard #10 Cat-Head .4 120 Magnesium Arc Caliber .4 121 Vixen Warrior Diaries #6 Raging Rhino .4 122 Krey Special #1 Caliber .4 123 Fu Manchu #2 Conquest .4 124 Raggedyman #6 Cult Press .4 125 Skunk #1 MU Press .4 126 Wiindows #13 Cult Press .4 127 Alleycat #2 C M Prod .3 128 Rock and Roll: Tom Petty 68 Revolutionary .3 129 Hazard! Volume II #1 Motion Comics .3 130 Operation: Kansas City #1 Motion Comics .3 131 Breakneck Boulevard #0 Motion Comics .3 132 Bulk Comix #1 Chiasmus .3 133 Caliber Three-Pack Caliber .3 134 Jane Doe #6 Raging Rhino .3 135 Wildcard #1 C M Prod .3 136 Doormand #1 Cult Press .3 137 Elflord: Shadow Spell #3 Nightwind .3 138 Elfhein: Shade Wars #2 Nightwind .3 139 Very Vicky #2 Meet Danny .3 140 Vixen Wars #11 Raging Rhino .3 141 Vortex #3 Hall of Heroes .3 142 Elflore: Fire Mountain #2 Nightwind .3 143 Ripley's Superstitions #2 Schanes .3 144 Starhead Monthly Mini #3 Fantagraphics .3 145 Best of Northstar #1 Comico .3 146 Bulk Comix #2 Chiasmus .3 147 Poison Elves #13 Mulehide .3 148 Deathsheart #1 C M Prod .3 149 Ripley's Religion #2 Schanes .3 150 Spermman #1 Fun (?) .3 ...plus a whole buncha others. 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 #309. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #309, 6.0 copies of Cerebus #177 were sold. NOTE: Figures for June through November for black and white books, September through November for color books. -------------------------------------------------------------------------