From: [A--R--C] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: alt.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics December 1994 Date: 12 Dec 1994 04:32:38 -0500 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR DECEMBER 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for DECEMBER 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 (59) Sin City: Big Fat Kill #2 Dark Horse 23.6 2 (109) Bone #17 Cartoon Books 15.4 3 (270) Cerebus #189 Aardvark-Vana 6.2 4 (279) Oh My Goddess #5 Dark Horse 5.8 5 (282) Ranma 1/2 III #13 Viz 5.7 6 (289) Vamperotica #3 Brainstorm 5.4 7 (294) Savage Sword of Conan #230 Marvel 5.1 8 (298) Xenozoic Tales #13 Kitchen Sink 5.0 9 (299) XXX #1 Dark Horse 5.0 10 (303) Return of Lum: Urusei #1 Viz 4.7 11 (308) Battle Angel Alita IV #1 Viz 4.5 12 (310) Dark Horse Presents #92 Dark Horse 4.4 13 (312) X-Men Ashcan Marvel 4.4 14 (325) Xxxenophile #10 Palliard Press 3.9 15 (326) Dark Fantasies #2 Dark Fantasies 3.9 16 (329) Oz #3 Caliber 3.8 17 (336) Macross II: Micron #2 Viz 3.6 18 (337) Caravan Kidd III #8 Dark Horse 3.5 19 (338) Mermaid's Dream #1 Viz 3.5 20 (343) Rebel Sword: Part One #3 Dark Horse 3.3 21 (345) Maison Ikkoku III #6 Viz 3.2 22 (346) Vanity Angel #4 Antarctic Press 3.2 23 (350) Bio-Booster Armor G II #3 Viz 3.1 24 (353) Conan Saga #95 Marvel 3.0 25 (355) Instant Piano #2 Dark Horse 2.9 26 (357) Sanctuary III #1 Viz 2.9 27 (362) Johnny Dynamite #4 Dark Horse 2.6 28 (364) Battle Binder Plus #2 Antarctic Press 2.5 29 (365) Assassinette #3 Pocket Change 2.5 30 (371) Hepcats #14 Double Diamond 2.3 31 Appleseed Databook #2 Dark Horse 2.3 32 Robotech Clone #0 Acid Rain 2.2 33 Dream Wolves #2 Dramenon 2.1 34 Appleseed Databook #1 Dark Horse 2.1 35 Emblem #7 Antarctic Press 2.1 36 Shadow Slasher #2 Pocket Change 2.1 37 Starchild #16 Taliesen Press 2.1 38 Starchild #15 Taliesen Press 2.1 39 Roarin' Rick's Rarebit #6 King Hell 2.0 40 Visions of Curves II Fantagraphics 2.0 41 Underwater #2 Drawn and Quart 2.0 42 Robotech Amazon Women #1 Acid Rain 2.0 43 Robotech Sentinels III #12 Acid Rain 1.9 44 Tick #1 New England 1.9 45 Robotech Return to Mac #16 Acid Rain 1.9 46 Scud Disposable Assassin #5 Fireman Press 1.9 47 Hermes vs. Eyeball Kid #1 Dark Horse 1.9 48 Alexis #3 Fantagraphics 1.7 49 Negative Burn #18 Caliber Press 1.6 50 Vamperotica #1 (2nd) Brainstorm 1.6 51 A-Bomb #5 Antarctic Press 1.6 52 Amazing Strip #10 Antarctic Press 1.5 53 Tick #2 New England 1.5 54 Elvira #20 Claypool 1.5 55 Oz Squad Special Millennium 1.5 56 Tick #4 New England 1.5 57 Bondage Fairies #3 (2nd) Antarctic Press 1.4 58 Poison Elves #19 Mulehide Graphics 1.4 59 Tick #3 New England 1.4 60 Tick #5 New England 1.4 61 Tick #12 New England 1.4 62 Dodekain #2 Antarctic Press 1.4 63 Tick #11 New England 1.4 64 Tick #6 New England 1.4 65 Tick #10 New England 1.4 66 Lowlife #6 MU Press 1.4 67 Don Simpson's Bizarre #8 Fiasco 1.4 68 Tick #9 New England 1.4 69 Blonde: Phoebus III #1 Fantagraphics 1.3 70 Peepin' Tom's Cowgirl Blues Fantagraphics 1.3 71 Billy Joe Van Helsing #1 Alpha Graphics 1.3 72 Gold Digger #18 Antarctic Press 1.3 73 Tick #8 New England 1.3 74 Tick #7 New England 1.3 75 Nightingale #1 Revisionary 1.3 76 Black Raven #2 Mad Monkey 1.3 77 Silbuster #7 Antarctic Press 1.3 78 Ippongi Bang's Canvas Diary Antarctic Press 1.3 79 City of Dreams #3 Fantagraphics 1.3 80 Renfield #3 Caliber 1.3 81 Flame Twisters #3 Brown Study 1.2 82 Sordid Stories #1 Revisionary 1.2 83 Don Simpson's Bizarre #0 Fiasco 1.2 84 Young Lady Alicia Beast of Fantagraphics 1.1 85 Sabra Blade #1 Draculina 1.1 ?1;0c 86 Hands Off Ward Sutton 1.1 87 Weird Business: Preview Mojo Press 1.0 88 Aardwolf #2 Aardwolf 1.0 89 Harem Nights #3 Fantagraphics 1.0 90 Karate Girl Special #1 (2d) Fantagraphics 1.0 91 Brutal Kisses: Alazar's #4 Fantagraphics 1.0 92 Creed #1 Hall of Heroes .9 93 Boneheads #1 Fantagraphics .9 94 Caravan Kidd Holiday Spec Dark Horse .9 95 THB #4 Horse Press .9 96 Draculina's Cozy Coffin #2 Draculina .9 97 Naked Eye #1 Antarctic Press .9 98 Raw Media Mags #5 Rebel Studios .9 99 Vigil: Rebirth #2 Millennium .9 100 Saint #1 Kick Ass .9 101 Raw Media Mags #4 Rebel Studios .9 102 Jacquelyn the Ripper #3 Fantagraphics .9 103 No Hope #7 Slave Labor .9 104 Ramba #3 (2nd) Fantagraphics .9 105 Bloodshed #2 Damage .8 106 Optic Nerve #7 Optic Nerve .8 107 Diary of a Dominatrix #2 Fantagraphics .8 108 Mongrel #2-A Comico .8 109 Freak Brothers #7 Rip Off Press .8 110 Cannibal Porn #1 Fantagraphics .8 111 Freak Brothers #6 Rip Off Press .8 112 Biologic Show #1 Fantagraphics .8 113 Deathmark #1 Lightning .8 114 Furrlough #24 Antarctic Press .8 115 Stygmata Yearbook #1 Express Pub .8 116 Xenozoic Tales #9 Kitchen Sink .7 117 Xenozoic Tales #12 Kitchen Sink .7 118 Tigers of Terra #7 Antarctic Press .7 119 Blonde X-Posure Blonde Avenger .7 120 Splatter Annual #2 Comico .7 121 Holy Knight #4 Pocket Change .7 122 Xenozoic Tales #11 Kitchen Sink .7 123 Xenozoic Tales #10 Kitchen Sink .7 124 Star Blecch: Generation #1 Express Pub .7 125 Nick Ryan, The Skull #1 Antarctic Press .7 126 Xenozoic Tales #8 Kitchen Sink .7 127 Wild Life #10 Antarctic Press .7 128 Schizo #1 Antarctic Press .7 129 Very Vicky #6 Meet Danny Ocean .7 130 Pickle #6 Black Eye .6 131 Post Brothers #41 MU Press .6 132 Duplex Planet Illust #11 Fantagraphics .6 133 Cutey Bunny's Pearl Harbor Rip Off .6 134 House of Frankenstein #1 AC Comics .6 135 Sparkplug Special Heroic Publ .6 136 Kilroy is Here: Revelat #1 Caliber .6 137 Even Hitler Had a Girlfr Draculina .6 138 Pressed Tongue #3 Fantagraphics .6 139 Crash: Quarterly Comic #2 Drawn and Quart .5 140 Tomorrow Man/Knight Hunt #3 Antarctic Press .5 141 Vile #2 Raging Rhino .5 142 Magician's Village #3 Mad Monkey .5 143 Submissive Suzanne #2 (3rd) Fantagraphics .5 144 Blackened #1 Enigmatic .5 145 Red Trails West #1 Millennium .5 146 Alex #6 Fantagraphics .5 147 Realm #9 Caliber .5 148 Deadworld #13 Caliber .5 149 Deadworld #12 Caliber .5 150 Bloody Wymmin Comix #1 Bloody Wymmin .5 ...out of over 200 black and white comics. (And out of over 600 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 #321. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #321, 6.2 copies of Cerebus #189 were sold. One index point is equal to approximately 936 copies sold through Capital City Distributors. Since Cap City is approximately a third of the total direct market, an index point (1.0) is roughly equal to 2800 copies sold. The index changes from month to month - this index is valid for December only. NOTE: If the columns do not line up, then convert the text in this document to a space-filling font such as Courier.