From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: alt.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics July 1994 Date: 9 Jul 1994 22:57:55 -0000 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR JULY 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for July 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 (92) X-Men Ashcan Marvel 17.6 2 (118) Bone #15 Cartoon Books 14.4 3 (254) Cerebus #184 Aardvark-Vana 5.8 4 (274) Savage Sword of Conan #225 Marvel 5.0 5 (279) Ranma 1/2 III #8 Viz 4.7 6 (281) Xenya #2 Sanctuary 4.5 7 (284) Dark Horse Presents #87 Dark Horse 4.1 8 (286) Nausicaa IV #2 Viz 3.7 9 (288) Battle Angel Alita III #9 Viz 3.6 10 (290) Omaha Cat Dancer v2 #2 Fantagraphics 3.5 11 (294) Zen: Starquest #3 Express 3.3 12 (295) Nightcry #2 Cry For Dawn 3.3 13 (300) Love and Rockets #45 Fantagraphics 3.1 14 (301) Ninja High School #41 Antarctic Press 3.1 15 (304) Conan Saga #90 Marvel 3.0 16 (306) Assassinette #1 Pocket Change 3.0 17 (307) Maison Ikkoku III #1 Viz 3.0 18 (308) Negative Burn #13 Caliber 3.0 19 (309) Caravan Kidd III #3 Dark Horse 2.9 20 (311) Zen: Mercenary #2 Express 2.9 21 (313) Bondage Fairies #5 Antarctic Press 2.8 22 (316) Bio-Booster Guyver #10 Viz 2.7 23 (317) Mermaid's Scar #4 Viz 2.7 24 (323) Golden Warrior Iczer One #4 Antarctic Press 2.6 25 (329) Razor #9 London Night 2.5 26 (332) Sin City: A Dame #3 (2nd) Dark Horse 2.4 27 Sin City: A Dame #2 (2nd) Dark Horse 2.4 28 Sin City: A Dame #1 (2nd) Dark Horse 2.3 29 Roarin' Rick's Rare Bit #1 King Hell 2.3 30 Hellhounds #6 Dark Horse 2.3 31 White Like She #3 Dark Horse 2.2 32 Lycanthrocope Leo #5 Viz 2.2 33 A Distant Soil #9 Aria Press 2.1 34 Starchild #11 Taliesen 1.9 35 Emblem #3 Antarctic Press 1.9 36 Zap Comix #13 Last Gasp 1.7 37 Cerebus #0 (2nd) Aardvark-Vana 1.6 38 Stygmata #1 Express 1.6 39 Elvira #15 Claypool 1.6 40 Devil Chef Dark Horse 1.4 41 Don Simpson's Bizarre #3 Fiasco 1.3 42 A Distant Soil Sketchb #2 Aria Press 1.3 43 Amazing Strip #6 Antarctic Press 1.2 44 Quagmire USA #3 Antarctic Press 1.2 45 Raw City #1 London Night 1.2 46 Knightmare #1 Antarctic Press 1.2 47 Kill Barny Again #1 (2nd) Express 1.1 48 Wolf And Byrd #2 Exhibit A 1.1 49 King of the Dead #1 Fantaco 1.1 50 Gold Digger #13 Antarctic Press 1.1 51 Genus #7 Antarctic Press 1.1 52 Hit the Beach 1994 Antarctic Press 1.0 53 Night of the Living Dead #2 Fantaco 1.0 54 King of the Dead #1 Fantaco 1.0 55 Razor Signed Edition #8 London Night 1.0 56 Good Girl Art Quart #16 AC Comics 1.0 57 Mangazine #34 Antarctic Press 1.0 58 Naughty Bits #13 Fantagraphics 1.0 59 Model By Day GN Sirius 1.0 60 Razor Signed Edition #7 London Night 1.0 61 Betty By the Hour #1 Fantagraphics .9 62 Galaxias #3 Rip Off Press .9 63 Soulsearchers and Co. #8 Claypool .8 64 Sentai #3 Antarctic Press .8 65 Sixty-Nine #4 Fantagraphics .8 66 Bloodthirst: Nightfall #1 Alpha Prod. .8 67 Shadow Slasher #0 Pocket Change .8 68 Foodang #1 Continuum .8 69 Holy Knight #1 Pocket Change .8 70 Savage Henry #1 Caliber .8 71 Cud #7 Fantagraphics .8 72 Warcat #1 POL ? .8 73 Fab. Furry Freak Bros #12 Rip Off .8 74 Erotic Holiday #2 Fantagraphics .8 75 Twisted Sisters #3 Kitchen Sink .8 76 Peter Kock #6 Fantagraphics .7 77 Exhibitionist #2 Fantagraphics .7 78 Poison Elves #16 Mulehide Graphics .7 79 Black Cat: War Years #1 Lorne-Harvey .7 80 Real Stuff #19 Fantagraphics .7 81 Furrlough #19 Antarctic Press .7 82 Holy Knight #2 Pocket Change .7 83 Hitomi: Geohammer #6 Antarctic Press .7 84 Killjoy: Atlanta Dragoncon London Night .7 85 Tigers of Terra #5 Antarctic Press .7 86 Crap #5 Fantagraphics .6 87 Razor #2 (2nd) London Night .6 88 Nightshades #0 London Night .6 89 Amazon Woman #2 Fantaco .6 90 Cave Woman #3 Basement Comics .6 91 Tales from the Edge 1994 Vanguard .6 92 Eyebeam The Trilogy #1 Adhesive .6 93 Dominique #1 Caliber .6 94 Deadworld #12 Caliber .6 95 Sweet Lucy: Blonde #1 Brainstorm .6 96 Zippy Quarterly #7 Fantagraphics .6 97 Heat: Deadworld Chronicles Caliber .6 98 Eros Hawk III Fantagraphics .6 99 Three #1 Invincible .6 100 Mister Sixx #1 Imagine Nation .5 101 Realm #10 Caliber .5 102 Deadly Ringers #1 Fantagraphics .5 103 Duplex Planet Illust #9 Fantagraphics .5 104 Leather Boy #1 Fantagraphics .5 105 Dragon Rider #1 MBS .5 106 A Distant Soil #1 (3rd) Aria Press .5 107 Erotic Screams Catalog #2 Raging Rhino .5 108 Sherlock Holmes Tales #4 Comico .5 109 Hate #12 Fantagraphics .5 110 A Distant Soil #2 (2nd) Aria Press .5 111 Hate #13 Fantagraphics .5 112 Grit Bath #3 Fantagraphics .5 113 Son of Splatter #1A Comico .5 114 Seattle Rocks: Nirvana Revolutionary .5 115 Hate #11 Fantagraphics .5 116 Hate #14 Fantagraphics .5 117 Idiotland #6 Fantagraphics .5 118 Strangers in Para #1 (3rd) Antarctic Press .5 119 Blood and Kisses: Black #0 Fantaco .4 120 Phantom of Fear City #8 Claypool .4 121 Dyke's Delight #2 KNO ? .4 122 Tim Tyler's Doom Book #1 Fathom .4 123 Vile #1 Raging Rhino .4 124 Girlhero #3 High Drive .4 125 Weird West #2 Fantaco .4 126 Scott Saavedra's Java T #3 Slave Labor Gr .4 127 AP Series Sampler Antarctic Press .4 128 Roadways #4 Cult Press .4 129 Sad Sack Comics #291 Lorne-Harvey .4 130 El Gato Negro #1 Aztec Graphics .4 131 Palatine #1 Gryphon Rampant .4 132 Nurture the Devil #2 Fantaco .4 133 Meat Cake #3 Fantagraphics .4 134 Attitude Lad #2 Slave Labor Gr .3 135 Scud: Disposable Assa #1 Fireman Press .3 136 True Swamp #3 MU Press .3 137 Killer Ape #1 Village .3 138 Vamperotica/Vicious Coll Brainstorm .3 139 Frontier #1 Slave Labor Gr .3 140 Concussion #1 Fathom .3 141 Gotcha! Rip Off .3 142 Ramblin' Dawg #1 Edge Press .3 143 Starhead Monthly Mini #10 Fantagraphics .3 144 Fantaco Entertainment Year Fantaco .3 145 Fission Chicken: Plan 9 MU Press .3 146 Places That Are Gone #1 MU Press .3 147 Lethargic Comics #5 Alpha Prod. .2 148 Killing: Parts is Parts #1 Raging Rhino .2 149 Son of Splatter #1B Comico .2 150 Adventures of Aaron #1 Chiasmus .2 ...out of 216 black and white comics. (And out of 628 comics overall.) 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 #316. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #316, 5.8 copies of Cerebus #184 were sold. NOTE: Figures are available for June 1993 through June for black and white books, September through June for color books.