Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 07:02:08 -0500 From: Automatic digest processor <[L--TS--V] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: COMICS-L Digest - 24 Jun 1994 to 25 Jun 1994 To: Recipients of COMICS-L digests <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> 3. Top 150 B&W Comics for June 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 00:50:58 CDT From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics for June 1994 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR JUNE 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for June 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 (254) New Warriors Ashcan Marvel 6.8 2 (255) Cerebus #183 Aardvark-Vana 6.7 3 (267) Savage Sword of Conan #224 Marvel 6.0 4 (270) Zen Summer Special: V #1 Express 5.8 5 (274) Ranma 1/2 III #7 Viz 5.6 6 (282) Nausicaa IV #1 Viz 4.9 7 (285) Omaha Cat Dancer v2 #1 Fantagraphics 4.8 8 (287) From Hell #5 Kitchen Sink 4.5 9 (291) Battle Angel Alita III #8 Viz 4.3 10 (294) Omaha #20 Kitchen Sink 4.2 11 (299) Dark Horse Presents #86 Dark Horse 4.0 12 (307) Caravan Kidd III #2 Dark Horse 3.7 13 (308) Conan Saga #89 Marvel 3.6 14 (310) Ninja High School #40 Antarctic Press 3.5 15 (312) Animal Mystic #2 Sirius 3.5 16 (317) Bio-Booster Guyver #9 Viz 3.3 17 (319) Maison Ikkoku II #6 Viz 3.3 18 (320) Mermaid's Scar #3 Viz 3.3 19 (326) White Like She #2 Dark Horse 3.0 20 (328) Bondage Fairies #4 Antarctic Press 3.0 21 (336) Lycanthrocope Leo #4 Viz 2.8 22 (339) Hellhounds: Panzer #5 Dark Horse 2.7 23 (340) Golden Warrior Iczer One #3 Antarctic Press 2.7 24 (343) Horny Biker Sluts #8 Last Gasp 2.6 25 (346) Tick: Karma Tornado #5 New England 2.5 26 Ramba #14 Fantagraphics 2.4 27 Pantera #1 Malibu 2.4 28 Hepcats #12 Double Diamond 2.4 29 Cherry's Jubilee #2 Kitchen Sink 2.3 30 Emblem #2 Antarctic Press 2.1 31 He Said/She Said Tony #4 First Amendment 2.1 32 Starchild #10 Taliesen Press 2.1 33 Paradox #1 Dark Visions 2.0 34 Don Simpson's Bizarre #2 Fiasco Comics 1.9 35 A-Bomb #3 Antarctic Press 1.9 36 Paradox #2 Dark Visions 1.8 37 Elvira #14 Claypool 1.8 38 Buck Godot Zapgun for #4 Palliard Press 1.7 39 Negative Burn #12 Caliber 1.5 40 Oz Squad #4 Patchwork Press 1.5 41 Hot Nights in Rangoon #1 Fantagraphics 1.4 42 Amazing Strip #5 Antarctic Press 1.4 43 Razor: Angel in Black Boneyard 1.4 44 Condom Man Ultra Ltd. #1 Aaahhh! 1.3 45 Sally Forth #5 Fantagraphics 1.2 46 Dream Wolves #4 Boneyard 1.2 47 Safety-Belt Man #1 Sirius 1.2 48 Blonde: Bondage Palace #5 Fantagraphics 1.1 49 Gold Digger #12 Antarctic Press 1.1 50 Beta Sexus #2 Fantagraphics 1.1 51 Razor Signed Edition #6 Boneyard 1.1 52 Galaxias #2 Rip Off Press 1.0 53 Son of Kill Image Boneyard 1.0 54 Razor Signed Edition #7 Boneyard 1.0 55 Wendy Whitebread #1 Fantagraphics 1.0 56 Peter Kock #5 Fantagraphics .9 57 Star Jacks #1 Antarctic Press .9 58 Tales of the Dead #2 Cry For Dawn .9 59 Dr. Faustus #2 Anarchy Press .9 60 Tales of Shaundra #1 Rip Off Press .9 61 Ocelot #3 Fantagraphics .9 62 Ramba #4 (2nd) Fantagraphics .9 63 Blonde Avenger #5 Fantagraphics .9 64 Fantastic Panic #6 Antarctic Press .9 65 Last Gasp Comix and Stor #1 Last Gasp .8 66 Furrlough #18 Antarctic Press .8 67 Desert Peach #21 MU Press .8 68 Bizarre Heroes Kitchen Sink .8 69 Hard Rock: Jim Morris #22 Revolutionary .7 70 Neat Stuff #12 Fantagraphics .7 71 I Before E #2 Fantagraphics .7 72 Artistic Licentiousness #2 Fantagraphics .7 73 Cherry Blossom #9 Frank Strom .7 74 Jar of Fools #1 Penny Dreadful .7 75 2 Hot Girls on a Summer #1 Fantagraphics .7 76 NHS Yearbook 1993 Antarctic Press .7 77 Real Girl #7 Fantagraphics .7 78 Wild Life #7 Antarctic Press .6 79 Deadworld #11 Caliber .6 80 Woron's World (Tame) #2 Illustrated .6 81 Sexecutioner #1 Fantagraphics .6 82 Woron's World (Adult) #2 Illustrated .6 83 Naughty Bits #5 Fantagraphics .6 84 Wireless #1 Spoon Ink .6 85 Bimbos in Time #1 Drawn and Quart .6 86 Pressed Tongue #2 Fantagraphics .6 87 Baker Street Sketchbook Caliber .6 88 Imp #1 Slave Labor .6 89 Dark Visions Publishing #3 Dark Visions .6 90 Choke Annual #1 Anubis Press .5 91 Nightcry #1 Cry For Dawn .5 92 Cereal Killings #6 Fantagraphics .5 93 Alex #3 Fantagraphics .5 94 My Terrible Romance #2 New England .5 95 No Hope #5 Slave Labor .5 96 Dixie #1 MIK (?) .5 97 Hard Rock: Alice in Cha #23 Revolutionary .5 98 Oz Squad #3 (2nd) Patchwork .5 99 Superfly #1 MIK (?) .5 100 Oz Squad #1 (2nd) Patchwork .5 101 Antarctic Press Anthro Sampl Antarctic Press .5 102 Oz Squad #2 (2nd) Patchwork .5 103 Zombie Boy Rises Again #1 Timbuktu .5 104 Strange Attractors #5 Retrografix .4 105 Larry Bird Special Revolutionary .4 106 True Sin Boneyard .4 107 Mangazine #11 Antarctic Press .4 108 Zoot #6 Fantagraphics .4 109 Roadways #3 Cult Press .4 110 Biological Show #1 Fantagraphics .4 111 Human Remains Black Eye .4 112 Vortex #6 Hall of Heroes .4 113 Red Hot Chili Peppers Revolutionary .4 114 Marvelous Dragon Clan #1 Lunar Comics .4 115 Very Vicky #4 Meet Danny Ocean .4 116 Humor/Cutting Edge #3 BRU (?) .3 117 Medieval Tales Caliber .3 118 Caliber Presents: Something Caliber .3 119 Providence #1 BAN (?) .3 120 Rock and Roll: John Mell #67 Revolutionary .3 121 Aeon Focus: Yet Another #2 MU Press .3 122 Nightmark: Blood and Ho #3 Alpha .3 123 Dredd Rules #13 Fleetway .3 124 Kane #4 Dancing Elephant .3 125 Last Days of Hollywood #1 MAR (?) .3 126 Baseball Superstars #23 Revolutionary .3 127 Starhead Monthly Mini #9 Fantagraphics .3 128 Jane's Addiction Revolutionary .3 129 Pink Floyd Experience #1 Revolutionary .3 130 Billy Cole #3 Cult Press .3 131 Pink Floyd Experience #5 Revolutionary .3 132 Pink Floyd Experience #2 Revolutionary .3 133 Pink Floyd Experience #3 Revolutionary .3 134 Dental Hygiene Funnies #1 Slave Labor .2 135 Cyberfrog #1 Hall of Heroes .2 136 Detroit Murder City #4 Slave Labor .2 137 Pink Floyd Experience #4 Revolutionary .2 138 Tales From the Edge #4 Vanguard .2 139 Steve Woron's Comic Value Illustrated .2 140 Metallic Bliss #3 Silver Tongue .2 141 Respective Banter #1 Spoon Ink .2 142 Baseball Legends #22 Revolutionary .2 143 Julius Erving Special Revolutionary .2 144 Ehlissa #21 Highland Graph .2 145 Roger Fnord #1 Rip Off Press .2 146 Elfin Romance #4 Mt. Wilson .2 147 Ralfy Roach #4 Bugged Out .2 148 True Glitz #1 Rip Off Press .2 149 Samurai Jam #3 Slave Labor .2 150 Morbinjaw #1 Acid Rain .1 ...out of 178 black and white comics. (And out of 595 comics overall. T hat's quite a drop.) 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 #315. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #315, 6.7 copies of Cerebus #183 were sold. NOTE: Figures are available for June 1993 through May for black and white books, September through May for color books. ------------------------------ End of COMICS-L Digest - 24 Jun 1994 to 25 Jun 1994 ***************************************************