From: [ag 541] at [yfn.ysu.edu] (Matthew High)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: TOP PUBLISHERS FOR SEPT 1993
Date: 9 Sep 1993 04:00:17 GMT

Here's a quick list of the top publishers for September 1993,
by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by 
Capital City.

Publisher          Year 1992  June    July    August   Sept.

Marvel              45.76%   32.01%  30.70%   30.74%  32.50%
DC                  19.34%   16.19%  16.13%   24.75%  19.01%
Image                        20.10%  16.02%   15.22%  14.30%
Valiant              4.11%    8.69%  13.21%    7.46%   7.99%
Malibu               8.55%    2.16%   2.40%    3.20%   4.29%
Dark Horse           5.55%    2.97%   3.18%    2.77%   3.89% 
Wizard Press         1.51%    1.26%   2.33%    1.16%   1.29%
Defiant                                        1.66%   1.22%
Continuity            .26%    1.60%   2.20%    1.48%   1.00%
Topps Comics          .22%    1.58%   1.65%    1.13%   1.00%
Comic Images          .91%     .41%    .58%     .52%    .95%
Warrior Publishing            1.05%    .84%     .77%    .85%
Harris                .06%     .38%    .35%     .35%    .78%
Kitchen Sink          .18%     .11%    .91%     .64%    .65%
Mirage                .24%     .09%    .15%     .29%    .64%
Viz Comics            .53%     .32%    .34%     .37%    .58%
Innovation            .65%     .50%    .51%     .23%    .45%
Horizon Models        .11%                      .06%    .44%
Spawntastic Apparel   .02%                              .40%
Fantagraphics         .66%     .26%    .36%     .33%    .36%
Now Comics            .65%     .36%    .24%     .25%    .35%
Warp                  .16%     .16%    .38%     .09%    .29%
Gladstone             .26%     .17%    .24%     .24%    .28%
Comico                .50%    1.17%    .22%     .14%    .26%
Lightning Comics               .12%    .03%             .24%
Millenium             .30%             .11%     .05%    .23%
Graphitti             .17%     .21%    .33%     .13%    .21%
Personality           .66%     .14%    .18%     .11%    .21%
Eclipse               .47%     .14%    .26%     .11%    .20%
Archie                .30%     .23%    .18%     .10%    .19%
Fleetway/Quality      .29%     .13%    .18%     .16%    .19%
Caliber               .22%     .16%    .18%     .13%    .19%
Lee Tennant Ent.                                        .18%
Overstreet Pub        .34%     .15%    .22%     .16%    .18%
Planet Studios        .14%     .18%    .23%     .23%    .17%
Supercard                                               .17%
Revolutionary         .19%     .09%    .07%     .08%    .14%
Bantam                .06%                      .04%    .14%
Heartbreaker Hobbies                                    .14%
Attic Books           .25%     .14%    .11%     .11%    .13%
Abbeville                                               .13%
Antarctic Press       .09%     .06%    .14%     .14%    .12%
Editions Deese        .02%                              .12%
NBM                   .11%             .11%             .12%
Krause                .15%     .07%    .06%     .07%    .11%
Aardvark-Vanaheim     .19%     .19%    .07%     .10%    .11%
Russ Cochran          .16%     .08%    .26%     .09%    .10%
Homage Studios        .04%     .16%    .04%     .05%    .10%
Harvey                .15%     .13%    .12%     .06%    .10%
Brainstorm Comics              .03%    .03%             .09%
   ....plus a whole buncha others.


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"Oh no!  They're doing it clown-style!"
Matthew High (Antarctic Press Office Manager)
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