From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: TOP PUBLISHERS FOR OCTOBER Date: 3 Oct 1993 03:25:06 -0400 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for October 1993, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 6/93 7/93 8/93 9/93 10/93 Marvel 45.76% 32.01% 30.70% 30.74% 32.50% 31.12% DC 19.34% 16.19% 16.13% 24.75% 19.01% 20.28% Image 20.10% 16.02% 15.22% 14.30% 12.18% Valiant 4.11% 8.69% 13.21% 7.46% 7.99% 7.19% Malibu 8.55% 2.16% 2.40% 3.20% 4.29% 5.62% Dark Horse 5.55% 2.97% 3.18% 2.77% 3.89% 3.57% Defiant 1.66% 1.22% 1.66% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.26% 2.33% 1.16% 1.29% 1.38% Continuity .26% 1.60% 2.20% 1.48% 1.00% 1.19% Topps Comics .22% 1.58% 1.65% 1.13% 1.00% 1.17% Warrior Publishing 1.05% .84% .77% .85% .80% Comic Images .91% .41% .58% .52% .95% .78% Kitchen Sink .18% .11% .91% .64% .65% .74% Viz Comics .53% .32% .34% .37% .58% .57% Harris .06% .38% .35% .35% .78% .52% Innovation .65% .50% .51% .23% .45% .47% Axis Comics .47% Horizon Models .11% .06% .44% .38% Fantagraphics .66% .26% .36% .33% .36% .31% Lightning Comics .12% .03% .24% .30% Kenner .02% .18% .28% Palliard Press .02% .27% Antarctic Press .09% .06% .14% .14% .12% .26% Overstreet Pub .34% .15% .22% .16% .18% .25% Comico .50% 1.17% .22% .14% .26% .25% Triumphant Comics .06% .11% .24% Millenium .30% .11% .05% .23% .24% Mirage .24% .09% .15% .29% .64% .23% Now Comics .65% .36% .24% .25% .35% .23% Express Publ. .08% .23% Dynamic Forces .37% .39% .21% .23% Attic Books .25% .14% .11% .11% .13% .22% Catalyst Prod. .22% Graphitti .17% .21% .33% .13% .21% .22% Gladstone .26% .17% .24% .24% .28% .22% Warp .16% .16% .38% .09% .29% .21% Archie .30% .23% .18% .10% .19% .19% Caliber .22% .16% .18% .13% .19% .18% Catch-A-Star .13% .10% .18% New England Comics .19% .04% .08% .17% Fleetway/Quality .29% .13% .18% .16% .19% .16% Revolutionary .19% .09% .07% .08% .14% .15% Krause .15% .07% .06% .07% .11% .15% Hasbro Inc. .14% Books Nippan .07% .06% .14% Planet Studios .14% .18% .23% .23% .17% .14% Personality .66% .14% .18% .11% .21% .13% Russ Cochran .16% .08% .26% .09% .10% .11% Boneyard Press .06% .03% .11% Chaos Comics .10% .09% .09% .04% .10% Cartoon Books .01% .17% .10% Aardvark-Vanaheim .19% .19% .07% .10% .11% .10% Harvey .15% .13% .12% .06% .10% .10% Bantam .06% .04% .14% .09% Avon .01% .09% ....plus a whole buncha others.