Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 23:30:12 CDT Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: Volume 4 Issue 8 Part 3 February 22, 1994 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 4 No. 8 Pt. 3 Marketing : Top of the racks - Top 150 B&W comics for Feb. 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 15:42:12 -0500 (EST) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics for Feb 94 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR FEBRUARY 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for February 1994, 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 (91) Sin City: A Dame to Kill #4 Dark Horse 22.8 2 (210) Cerebus #179 Aardvark-Vana 6.8 3 (219) Savage Sword of Conan #220 Marvel 6.1 4 (243) Ranma 1/2 Part 3 #3 Viz 4.4 5 (250) Dark Horse Presents #82 Dark Horse 4.0 6 (259) Hellhounds #1 Dark Horse 3.6 7 (263) Bone #8 Cartoon Books 3.6 8 (264) Bone #9 Cartoon Books 3.6 9 (266) Bone #7 Cartoon Books 3.5 10 Battle Angel Alita Pt 3 #4 Viz 3.5 11 Conan Saga #85 Marvel 3.5 12 Bone #10 Cartoon Books 3.4 13 Xxxenophile #9 Palliard Press 3.3 14 Tick: Karma Tornado #3 New England 3.2 15 Bio-Booster Armor Guyver #5 Viz 3.1 16 Michael Jordan Tribute #1 Revolutionary 3.1 17 Caravann Kidd Valentine #1 Dark Horse 2.9 18 Maison Ikkoku Part 2 #2 Viz 2.9 19 Silent Mobius Part 5 #3 Viz 2.9 20 Mermaid Forest #3 Viz 2.8 21 Night of the Living Dead #0 Fantagraphics 2.8 22 Dr. Weird Special #1 Caliber 2.6 23 Nightcry #1 Cry For Dawn 2.6 24 Robotech: Return to Mac #12 Eternity 2.5 25 Ultraman: Classic Battle #2 Viz 2.5 26 Promise #1 Viz 2.4 27 Robotech: Invid War Affair #4 Eternity 2.4 28 Venger Robo #4 Viz 2.0 29 Frank Zappa: Viva La #1 Revolutionary 2.0 30 Peepshow #6 Drawn and Quart 2.0 31 Elvira #10 Eclipse 1.9 32 Ramba #12 Fantagraphics 1.8 33 Klownshock: Freak Show #1 Comico 1.8 34 Sentai #1 Antarctic Press 1.8 35 Buck Godot #3 Palliard Press 1.7 36 Cherry #2 Kitchen Sink 1.7 37 Dirty Plotte #8 Drawn and Quart 1.7 38 Spirit: Origin Years #11 Kitchen Sink 1.7 39 Paul the Samurai #10 New England 1.7 40 Razor #6 London Nights 1.6 41 Snake Ltd Ashcan Ed #0 Anubis 1.6 42 Nina's New Improved #1 Dark Horse 1.5 43 Version 2.7 Dark Horse 1.5 44 Ocelot #1 Fantagraphics 1.3 45 Cry For Dawn #5 (2nd) Cry For Dawn 1.3 46 Beta Sexus #1 Fantagraphics 1.3 47 Shotgun #1 Brainstorm 1.3 48 Negative Burn #8 Caliber 1.3 49 Amazing Strip #1 Antarctic Press 1.3 50 Xxxenophile #1 Palliard Press 1.1 51 Iron Devil #3 Fantagraphics 1.1 52 Goldenrod #0 Brainstorm 1.1 53 Silbuster #2 Antarctic Press 1.1 54 Noir: Illustrated Crime #1 Alpha Comics 1.0 55 Scud: Disposable Assassin #1 Fire Man Press 1.0 56 Goku #5 Antarctic Press 1.0 57 Dark Tales of Daily Horror #1 Antarctic Press 1.0 58 Lorelei #2 Starwarp 1.0 59 Alex #1 Fantagraphics 1.0 60 Virtually Dead #1 ZuZuPetal Press 1.0 61 Soulsearchers and Co. #6 Eclipse .9 62 Madman #2 Kitchen Sink .9 63 Mangazine #32 Antarctic Press .9 64 My Terrible Romance #1 New England .9 65 Web of Evil #2 Fantagraphics .9 66 Madman #3 Kitchen Sink .9 67 Fat Freddy's Cat #1 Rip Off Press .8 68 Dawn #1 Brainstorm .8 69 Nau Headhunter #3 Neotek .8 70 Ironwood #6 Fantagraphics .8 71 Tijuana Bible: Hollywood #8 Fantagraphics .8 72 Slash #6 Comico .8 73 Springheel Jack: Reve #3 Rebel Studios .8 74 Peter Kock #6 Fantagraphics .8 75 Tigers of Terra v.2 #3 Antarctic Press .8 76 Hard Cuts #1 London Nights .8 77 Pressed Tongue #1 Fantagraphics .8 78 Spotlight/Genius That #1 Fantagraphics .7 79 Hitomi II: Geohammer #4 Antarctic Press .7 80 Razor Signed Edition #5 London Nights .7 81 Real Girl #6 Fantagraphics .7 82 Rough TPB Boneyard .7 83 Dream Wolves #3 London Nights .7 84 Betty in Bondage #8 Twilight .7 85 Gold Digger #8 Antarctic Press .7 86 Post Brothers #36 Rip Off Press .7 87 Xanadu: Across Diamond #2 MU Press .7 88 Deadworld #8 Caliber .7 89 Furrlough #14 Antarctic Press .7 90 Black Mist #2 Caliber .7 91 Cherry Blossom #8 Frank Strom .7 92 Donielle: Enslaved at #11 Raging Rhino .7 93 Fantastic Panic #4 Antarctic Press .7 94 Choke #4 Anubis .7 95 Flare #17 Heroic Pub .7 96 Metallic Bliss #1 Silhouette .6 97 Skip Williamson's Gag #1 Skip Williamson .6 98 Twilight-X #8 Antarctic Press .6 99 Sirens #1 Caliber .6 100 Champions Adventure #1 Heroic Pub .6 101 Humor/Cutting Edge #2 BRU (?) .6 102 Zetraman 2 #3 Antarctic Press .6 103 Offspring #1 ZuZuPetal Press .6 104 Original Black Cat #14 Recollections .6 105 Sexus #1 Brainstorm .6 106 Strangers in Paradise #3 Antarctic Press .6 107 Blood and Kisses #3 Fantagraphics .6 108 Animal Mystic #1 Cry For Dawn .6 109 Meat Cake #2 Fantagraphics .6 110 Bladesmen Undersea #1 Heroic Pub .5 111 Dracula: Return Impaler #3 Slave Labor .5 112 Nine Lives / Killer Pussy Frank Strom .5 113 Ramblin's Dawg #1 BRU (?) .5 114 A Distant Soil #6 Aria Press .5 115 Wild Life #5 Antarctic Press .5 116 Hard Rock: White Zombie #25 Revolutionary .5 117 Jab #5 Adhesive .5 118 Naughty Bits #2 (2nd) Fantagraphics .5 119 No Hope #4 Slave Labor Gr .5 120 Zombie Love #5 ZuZuPetal Press .5 121 Rock and Roll: Police #70 Revolutionary .5 122 Rock and Roll: Yes #61 Revolutionary .5 123 Stray Dogs #1 C/M Comics .5 124 Sad Sack #294 Recollections .5 125 Liberator #3 Images/Realities .5 126 Stiff Boneyard .4 127 Necropolis #2 Brainstorm .4 128 Seth Throb: Underground #1 Slave Labor Gr .4 129 People's Comics Kitchen Sink .4 130 Bru-Hed #2 Schism .4 131 Sparkplug #3 Heroic Pub .4 132 Zombie War: Earth Music #4 r Fantagraphics .4 133 Deadbeats #6 Eclipse .4 134 Manslaughter #1 Brainstorm .4 135 Verbatim #2 Fantagraphics .4 136 Cleopatra #1 Rip Off Press .4 137 Sweet Childe Deadly #1 Trinity Visuals .4 138 Starhead Monthly Mini #6 Fantagraphics .4 139 Arthur: King of Britian #3 Caliber .4 140 Dark Vision Publishing #4 Dark Vision .4 141 Canadian Rock: Rush #1 Revolutionary .4 142 Vixen Wars #12 Raging Rhino .4 143 Exit #9 Taxi .3 144 Blue Beard #3 Slave Labor Gr .3 145 Lionheart #1 C/M Comics .3 146 Lethargic Comics #2 Alpha Comics .3 147 Ard #3 Raging Rhino .3 148 Bealzelvis Slave Labor .3 149 Cord #1 Contender .3 150 Chillville #1 MAI (?) .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 #311. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #311, 6.8 copies of Cerebus #179 were sold. NOTE: Figures for June through January for black and white books, September through January for color books.