Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 22:09:21 CDT From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Marketing - Top 150 Color Comics October 1994 TOP 150 COLOR COMICS FOR OCTOBER 1994 This is a listing of the top-selling color comic books scheduled for release in OCTOBER 1994. Sales figures are for direct market sales, as reported by Capital City Distributors. The rank on the left is by number of copies sold; the rank on the right is by dollar value. The index shows sales compared to Uncanny X-Men #319. Note: the "unit rank" is only for single issue comic books; the "dollar rank" includes comic-related items (such as TPB's, figures, toys, and posters). Rank Title Company Index $rank 1 X-Men #39 (dlx) Marvel 108.0 6 2 Spawn #19 Image 106.8 7 3 Spawn #20 Image 106.4 8 4 Generation X #2 (dlx) Marvel 104.6 9 5 Uncanny X-Men #319 (dlx) Marvel 100.0 10 6 Wolverine #88 (dlx) Marvel 86.9 12 7 Bishop #1 Image 86.7 3 8 Team 7 #1 Image 69.2 11 9 Batman vs. Predator II #1 DC/Dark Hor 64.9 14 10 X-Men Unlimited #7 Marvel 58.0 4 11 X-Force #41 (dlx) Marvel 56.9 19 12 Batman #513 DC 53.9 32 13 X-Factor #109 (dlx) Marvel 52.6 22 14 Black and White #1 Image 52.4 23 15 Backlash #1 Image 52.1 24 16 Superman #95 DC 51.6 38 17 Superman: Man of Steel #39 DC 50.8 40 18 Adventures of Superman #518 DC 50.3 41 19 Action #705 DC 50.2 42 20 Amazing Spiderman #396 Marvel 49.5 44 21 Detective #680 DC 49.4 45 22 X-Men 2099 #15 Marvel 48.3 48 23 Spiderman #53 Marvel 47.2 26 24 Hellshock #4 Image 45.8 28 25 Star Wars: Dark Lords #1 Dark Horse 44.8 18 26 Fantastic Four #395 Marvel 43.3 59 27 Hulk 2099 #1 Marvel 42.3 20 28 Cable #18 (dlx) Marvel 41.0 33 29 Batman: Legends of the Dark #66 DC 40.8 34 30 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #33 DC 40.1 37 31 Web of Spiderman #119 Marvel 40.0 68 32 Robin #12 DC 39.5 69 33 Spiderman Adventures #1 (dlx) Marvel 38.5 16 34 Spectacular Spiderman #219 Marvel 38.4 72 35 Excalibur #84 (dlx) Marvel 38.4 43 36 Venom: Separation Anxiety #1 Marvel 38.0 17 37 Stormwatch #16 Image 37.4 47 38 Catwoman #16 DC 36.6 78 39 WildC.A.T.s Sourcebook #2 Image 36.3 27 40 Superboy #10 DC 36.1 79 41 Evil Ernie: Revenge #1 Chaos 35.8 21 42 Hulk #424 Marvel 35.6 80 43 Youngblood #10 Image 35.4 29 44 Green Lantern #57 DC 35.3 81 45 Beavis and Butthead #10 Marvel 35.0 54 46 Sandman #65 DC 34.6 55 47 WildC.A.T.s Adventures #2 Image 34.3 56 48 Prophet Sourcebook #1 Image 32.3 25 49 Deathblow #10 Image 32.3 63 50 Fantastic Force #2 Marvel 31.9 76 51 Savage Dragon #14 Image 31.5 35 52 Doom's IV #4 Image 31.4 36 53 Spiderman 2099 #26 Marvel 30.7 94 54 Codename: Strykeforce #8 Image 29.2 73 55 Vengeance of Vampirella #7 Harris 28.3 31 56 Batman: Castle of the Bat DC 27.9 13 57 Team Youngblood #14 Image 27.9 50 58 Force Works #6 Marvel 27.5 101 59 Badrock and Company #2 Image 27.4 52 60 Brigade #13 Image 26.4 84 61 Star Trek Next Gen/DS9 #1 DC 26.4 57 62 Supreme: Glory Days #1 Image 26.0 39 63 Bloodstrike #15 Image 25.6 89 64 Youngblood: Strikefile #8 Image 24.9 46 65 Supreme #20 Image 24.8 64 66 Shadowhawk #14 Image 24.8 65 67 Ultra X-Men Collection #1 Marvel 24.4 49 68 Iron Man #311 Marvel 24.4 115 69 Daredevil #335 Marvel 24.1 118 70 Steel #10 DC 23.9 121 71 Silver Surfer #99 Marvel 23.8 122 72 Newmen #7 Image 23.1 71 73 Star Trek DS9/Next Gen #1 Malibu 22.4 75 74 Lobo #11 DC 22.3 96 75 Ren and Stimpy #25 (dlx) Marvel 22.2 58 76 Aquaman #4 DC 22.0 132 77 Aliens/Predator: Deadliest #8 Dark Horse 22.0 77 78 Captain America #434 Marvel 21.8 134 79 Radioactive Man #1000 Bongo 21.7 91 80 Troll Halloween Special #1 Image 21.7 62 81 Star Trek Next Gen: Shadow #1 DC 21.6 98 82 Flash #96 DC 21.4 136 83 War Machine #9 Marvel 21.1 140 84 Books of Magic #9 DC 20.6 104 85 ClanDestine #3 Marvel 20.5 86 86 Ghost Rider 2099 #8 Marvel 20.4 146 87 Punisher: Year One #1 Marvel 20.3 87 88 New Warriors #54 Marvel 20.0 151 89 Ninjak #12 Valiant 19.8 95 90 Avengers #381 Marvel 19.7 156 91 Vamps #5 DC 19.5 109 92 Ghost Rider #56 Marvel 19.4 111 93 Starman #2 DC 19.4 112 94 Thor #481 Marvel 18.8 164 95 Freak Force #10 Image 18.6 93 96 Classic Star Wars: Return #1 Dark Horse 18.6 60 97 Justice League America #94 DC 18.0 179 98 X-Men Adventures Season II #11 Marvel 17.6 185 99 New Titans #116 DC 17.3 128 100 Showcase '94 #12 DC 17.3 129 101 Doom 2099 #24 Marvel 17.0 192 102 X-O Manowar #36 Valiant 16.7 113 103 Next Men: Lies #3 Dark Horse 16.7 100 104 What If #68 Marvel 16.5 196 105 Classic Star Wars: Early #3 Dark Horse 16.1 103 106 Punisher #97 Marvel 16.1 200 107 Star Trek: Next Generation #66 DC 16.0 142 108 Primal Force #2 DC 16.0 141 109 Babe #4 Dark Horse 15.8 105 110 Invisibles #4 DC 15.8 144 111 Spiderman: Arachnis #5 Marvel 15.8 175 112 Batman Adventures #27 DC 15.8 113 R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #2 DC 15.7 147 114 Guardians of Metropolis #2 DC 15.7 115 Judge Dredd: Legends #1 DC 15.7 149 116 Fantastic Four Unlimited #8 Marvel 15.6 66 117 Punisher 2099 #23 Marvel 15.4 118 Unity: Lost Chapters #1 Valiant 15.3 67 119 Fate #2 DC 15.3 153 120 Hellblazer #84 DC 15.3 154 121 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #20 Valiant 15.1 110 122 Vision #2 Marvel 15.1 184 123 Prime Annual #1 Malibu 15.0 70 124 Spectre #24 DC 14.9 160 125 Dr. Strange #72 Marvel 14.9 159 126 Metropolis S.C.U. #2 DC 14.7 127 Ultraforce #2 Malibu 14.6 161 128 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #15 Malibu 14.5 117 129 Guardians of the Galaxy #55 Marvel 14.5 130 Mobfire #1 DC 14.5 116 131 Prime #17 Malibu 14.4 165 132 Punisher War Journal #73 Marvel 14.4 167 133 Timewalker #3 Valiant 14.4 120 134 Star Trek #66 DC 14.4 168 135 Legionnaires #20 DC 14.2 136 Mortal Kombat #4 Malibu 14.1 99 137 Guy Gardner: Warrior #26 DC 14.1 138 Manhunter #2 DC 14.1 177 139 Punisher War Zone #34 Marvel 14.0 178 140 Justice League Task Force #18 DC 13.9 141 Strikeback #1 Malibu 13.8 102 142 Legion of Superheroes #63 DC 13.8 180 143 Lord Pumpkin #0 Malibu 13.8 125 144 Thunderstrike #15 Marvel 13.8 145 Dreadstar #6 Malibu 13.8 126 146 Geomancer #4 Valiant 13.7 145 147 Bloodshot #24 Valiant 13.6 148 148 Brute and Babe: Infinity Ominous 13.6 183 149 Marvel Action Hour: Fan #2 Marvel 13.4 150 X-Men #39 (regular) Marvel 13.4 --- Wizard: Guide to Comics #39 Wizard 68.7 1 --- Tales to Astonish #1 Marvel 38.5 2 --- Wolverine Cold Cast Figurine Marvel 1.5 5 --- Mr. Punch TPB DC 6.3 15 --- Wolverine/Fury: Scorpio Rising Marvel 14.3 30 --- Hero Illustrated #17 Warrior 17.6 51 --- Star Wars Galaxy Col.Ed.#1 dlx Topps 17.3 53 --- Justice League Archives #3 DC 1.3 61 --- Sin City: A Dame to Kill TPB Dark Horse 3.8 74 --- Best of Heavy Metal Heavy Metal 10.5 82 98 Bone #16 (black and white) Cartoon Book 17.6 83 --- Amaz.Spiderman #150 milestone Marvel 8.0 85 --- Daredevil: Man without Fear TPB Marvel 3.1 88 163 Prince Valiant #1 Marvel 12.5 90 --- Heavy Metal Jan 1995 Heavy Metal 12.2 92 --- Vault Keeper Cold Cast Porcel Graphitti .2 97 152 Madman Comics #4 Dark Horse 13.4 106 155 Grendel Tales: Devils and #1 Dark Horse 13.2 107 156 Elven #0 Malibu 13.2 108 --- Elfquest: Bedtime Stories TPB Warrior 1.8 114 167 Ravage 2099 #25 (dlx) Marvel 12.2 119 --- Tales Astonish Dealer Loader Marvel .05 123 171 Mortal Kombat: Goro #2 Malibu 12.0 124 --- Vampirella 1995 Calendar Harris 3.1 127 --- Very Best of Spiderman TPB Marvel 2.1 130 185 Shadows Fall #2 DC 11.3 131 188 Aster #1 Express 11.1 133 190 Mary Shelley's Frankenst #1 (d) Topps 11.0 135 219 Justice League Quarterly #17 DC 9.2 137 160 Lone Ranger #3 Topps 12.8 138 198 Concrete: Killer Smile #4 Dark Horse 10.8 139 221 Sludge #12 Malibu 8.8 143 205 Bruce Lee #4 Malibu 10.3 150 Breakdown by company: Company name: Top 100 Top 200 Top 300 Marvel 39 70 101 DC 26 53 77 Image 26 27 28 Malibu 1 13 25 Valiant 1 19 21 Dark Horse 3 10 17 Topps 2 5 Warp 4 Viz 3 Ominous 1 2 London Night 2 Harris 1 1 1 Chaos 1 1 1 Bongo 1 1 1 Cartoon Books 1 1 1 Express 1 1 Mirage 1 Verotik 1 Aardvark-Vanaheim 1 Brainstorm 1 Fantagraphics 1 First Amendment 1 Sirius 1 Gladstone 1 Caliber 1 Boneyard 1 Breakdown by issue number: Issue #: Top 100 Top 200 Top 300 0 2 2 1 20 32 44 2 6 21 27 3 1 7 13 4 3 12 19 5 1 4 5 6-10 16 25 42 11 and up 53 97 148 Breakdown by price: (Average price: $2.48, up .08) Price: Top 100 Top 200 Top 300 $1.50 and under 32 54 77 $1.51 to $1.95 32 66 105 $1.96 to $2.50 21 49 71 $2.51 to $2.95 12 24 33 $2.96 to $3.95 2 6 11 $3.96 and up 1 1 3