From: [A--R--C] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: INFO: Top 150 Comics April 1995 Date: 11 Apr 1995 22:44:13 -0400 TOP 150 COMICS FOR APRIL 1995 This is a listing of the top-selling comic books scheduled for release in APRIL 1995. 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 Astonishing X-Men #4. Rank Title Company Index $rank 1 X-Men: Omega Marvel 134.5 1 2 Mutants: Amazing X-Men #4 Marvel 101.6 5 3 Mutants: Astonishing X-Men #4 Marvel 100.0 6 4 Weapon X #4 Marvel 97.6 7 5 Mutants: Generation Next #4 Marvel 91.3 8 6 Gambit and the X-Ternals #4 Marvel 88.6 9 7 Factor X #4 Marvel 85.0 10 8 X-Man #4 Marvel 84.8 11 9 X-Calibre #4 Marvel 81.1 12 10 X-Men Chronicles #2 Marvel 78.0 2 11 Spawn #31 Image 73.2 13 12 X-Universe #2 Marvel 60.7 3 13 Wizard: Guide to Comics #45 Wizard 51.7 4 14 Ice Age #2 Acclaim 40.0 18 15 Superman #101 DC 38.9 24 16 Magic the Gathering: Shadow #2 Acclaim 38.5 19 17 Adventures of Superman #524 DC 38.1 25 18 Superman: Man of Steel #45 DC 38.0 26 19 Action #710 DC 37.6 27 20 Pitt #9 Image 37.2 29 21 WildC.A.T.s #19 Image 36.8 20 22 Amazing Spiderman #402 Marvel 36.6 46 23 Star Wars: Dark Empire II #5 Dark Horse 36.2 17 24 Batman #519 DC 34.3 35 25 Spiderman #59 Marvel 33.7 36 26 Spectacular Spiderman #225 (d) Marvel 33.2 14 27 Web of Spiderman #125 (dlx) Marvel 31.9 15 28 Detective #686 DC 30.9 42 29 Cyberforce #13 Image 28.3 38 30 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39 DC 27.7 48 31 Batman: Legends Dark Knight #72 DC 27.7 49 32 Ripclaw #2 Image 27.1 34 33 Azrael #5 DC 26.5 51 34 Hulk #430 Marvel 26.5 52 35 Shi Variant Cover #1 Crusade 26.0 54 36 Robin #17 DC 25.6 56 37 X-Men 2099 #21 Marvel 25.5 57 38 Green Lantern #63 DC 24.6 62 39 Glory #2 Image 24.3 40 40 X-Files #4 Topps 24.0 43 41 Amazing Spiderman Supersize #1 Marvel 23.2 21 42 Venom: Carnage Unleashed #3 Marvel 23.1 33 43 Backlash #7 Image 22.6 44 44 Catwoman #21 DC 22.5 60 45 Prophet #2 Image 22.4 45 46 Fantastic Four #401 Marvel 21.3 95 47 Vengeance of Vampirella #13 Harris 20.5 41 48 Warblade: Endangered Spec #4 Image 20.3 53 49 Stormwatch #21 Image 20.2 55 50 Flash #102 DC 19.6 85 51 Superboy #16 DC 19.0 71 52 Spiderman 2099 #32 Marvel 18.8 75 53 What If #74 Marvel 18.6 114 54 Elektra: Root of Evil #4 Marvel 18.4 47 55 Fantastic Four: Atlantis #1 Marvel 18.2 31 56 Savage Dragon #19 Image 18.1 58 57 Maxx #15 Image 17.9 80 58 Justice of America #100 (dlx) DC 17.8 32 59 Batman: Gotham Nights II #4 DC 17.7 84 60 Star Wars: Droids #1 Dark Horse 17.7 59 61 Beavis and Butthead #16 Marvel 17.4 88 62 Deathblow #15 Image 17.4 61 63 Teknophage #1 Tekno Comix 16.9 92 64 Batman: Jazz #3 DC 16.8 63 65 Aliens vs Predator: War #0 Dark Horse 16.6 64 66 Aliens vs Predator: Duel #2 Dark Horse 16.2 65 67 Captain America #440 Marvel 15.9 139 68 Ghost #1 Dark Horse 15.8 66 69 Silver Surfer #105 Marvel 15.8 140 70 Avengers #387 Marvel 15.7 141 71 Star Wars Galaxy Col Ed. #3 (d) Topps 15.6 39 72 Codename: Stryke Force #13 Image 15.5 82 73 Tales/Marvels: Blockbuster Marvel 15.4 22 74 Dragon: Blood and Guts #2 Image 15.2 70 75 Stormwatch Special #2 Image 15.2 50 76 Wonder Woman #98 DC 15.1 119 77 Aquaman #9 DC 14.8 121 78 Union #3 Image 14.8 73 79 Power of Shazam! #4 DC 14.6 122 80 Lobo #16 DC 14.2 94 81 Primortals #6 Tekno Comix 14.2 116 82 Others #1 Image 14.2 78 83 Lisa Comics #1 Bongo 14.1 97 84 Iron Man #317 Marvel 14.0 81 85 Knightmare #3 Image 13.7 87 86 Simpsons Comics #9 Bongo 13.4 103 87 Books of Magic #13 DC 13.3 90 88 Daredevil #341 Marvel 13.1 170 89 Badrock #2 Image 13.0 149 90 Mr. Hero #6 Tekno Comix 12.9 125 91 Lost Universe #5 Tekno Comix 12.8 128 92 Doom 2099 #30 Marvel 12.6 130 93 Punisher #103 Marvel 12.6 178 94 Goddess #1 DC 12.5 74 95 Force Works #12 Marvel 12.5 98 96 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #21 Malibu 12.5 99 97 Shaman's Tears #8 Image 12.4 135 98 Thor #487 Marvel 12.3 99 Brigade #19 Image 12.3 100 100 Turok/Shaman's Tears #1 Acclaim 12.3 101 101 Bloodstrike #21 Image 12.2 102 102 Rune/Silver Surfer #1 (dlx) Malibu 12.2 28 103 Razor Swimsuit Special London Night 12.1 77 104 Ghost Rider 2099 #14 Marvel 12.0 143 105 Ghost Rider #62 Marvel 11.9 146 106 Hyde-25 #0 Harris 11.9 79 107 Impulse #3 DC 11.8 164 108 Bone #19 Cartoon Books 11.8 83 109 Starman #8 DC 11.5 120 110 Steel #16 DC 11.5 153 111 Jonah Hex: Riders of Worm #4 DC 11.5 89 112 Aliens: Berzerker #4 Dark Horse 11.4 109 113 Supreme #27 Image 11.4 110 114 Bloodwulf #3 Image 11.3 111 115 Preacher #3 DC 11.2 112 116 Star Trek Next Generation #72 DC 11.2 113 117 Tank Girl: Odyssey #1 DC 11.1 126 118 New Warriors #60 Marvel 11.1 115 119 Vampirella Classic #2 Harris 10.9 93 120 Punisher War Journal #79 Marvel 10.9 159 121 Ren and Stimpy #31 Marvel 10.9 160 122 NewMen #13 Image 10.9 117 123 Batman Adventures #32 DC 10.8 176 124 Batman Adventures Annual #2 DC 10.6 72 125 Hellblazer #90 DC 10.4 142 126 Classic Star Wars: Early Adv #9 Dark Horse 10.2 123 127 Groo #5 Image 10.1 171 128 Punisher 2099 #29 Marvel 10.1 172 129 Showcase '95 #5 DC 10.1 105 130 Star Trek #72 DC 10.0 127 131 Fantastic Force #8 Marvel 10.0 198 132 Warrior Nun Areala #3 (reg) Antarctic 9.9 107 133 Hero Illustrated #23 Warrior 9.8 68 134 Spectre #30 DC 9.8 157 135 Mask #3 Dark Horse 9.8 131 136 War Machine #15 Marvel 9.8 132 137 X-O Manowar #46 Acclaim 9.8 133 138 Star Trek: DS9: Maquis #3 Malibu 9.7 134 139 Thunderstrike #21 Marvel 9.7 140 X-O Manowar #47 Acclaim 9.7 136 141 Dr Strange #78 Marvel 9.7 179 142 Hulk 2099 #7 Marvel 9.7 180 143 ClanDestine #9 Marvel 9.6 137 144 Triumph #1 DC 9.4 145 Guy Gardner: Warrior #31 DC 9.4 146 Punisher War Zone #40 Marvel 9.4 186 147 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #6 Hamilton 9.4 187 148 Legion of Superheroes #69 DC 9.3 163 149 Power of the Mark #3 Image 9.3 145 150 Legionnaires #26 DC 9.2 --- Flash Statue ($150) DC .7 16 --- Spawn Deluxe Action Fig Ast #10 Todd Toys .6 23 --- Spiderman Bonus Plan ($790) Marvel .1 30 --- Sandman World's End TPB DC 3.2 37 170 Kill Your Boyfriend DC 7.9 67 159 Heavy Metal July 1995 Heavy Metal 8.5 69 --- Batman: Knightsend TPB DC 2.4 76 157 Legion of Superheroes Annual #6 DC 8.7 86 --- Big Book of Death DC 2.6 91 168 New Titans Annual #11 DC 8.0 96 --- Spawn Action Fig Asst #101 Todd Toys 1.7 104 179 Ray Annual #1 DC 7.4 106 200 Best of Heavy Metal Spring 95 Heavy Metal 6.5 108 --- Domu: Child's Dreams #2 Dark Horse 4.5 118 158 Flash Gordon #1 Marvel 8.6 124 206 Ghost in the Shell #3 Dark Horse 6.3 129 --- Eleven or One: Angry Christ Sirius 8.1 138 --- Cerebus: Reads TPB Aardvark-Vana 1.4 144 175 Grendel Tales: Devil's Choic #2 Dark Horse 7.8 147 152 Freak Force #16 Image 9.1 148 176 Metaphysique #1 Malibu 7.7 150 Breakdown by company (by piece count, all books): Company name: Top 100 Top 200 Marvel 35 59 (X-Men: Omega / 1) DC 23 58 (Superman #101 / 15) Image 22 29 (Spawn #31 / 11) Acclaim 3 12 (Ice Age #2 / 14) Dark Horse 5 11 (Star Wars D II #5/ 23) Malibu 1 9 (Star Trek DS9 #21/ 96) Tekno Comix 4 4 (Teknophage #1 / 63) Harris 1 3 (Vengeance Vamp#13/ 47) Topps 2 2 (X-Files #4 / 40) Bongo 2 2 (Lisa Comics #1 / 83) London Night 2 (Razor Swimsuit #1/103) Wizard 1 1 (Wizard #45 / 13) Crusade 1 1 (Shi Variant #1 / 35) Cartoon Books 1 (Bone #19 /108) Antarctic Press 1 (Warrior Nun #3reg/132) Warrior 1 (Hero Illustr #23 /133) Hamilton 1 (Power Rangers #6 /147) Sirius 1 (Eleven or One /167) Immortelle 1 (Cynder #1 /173) Maximum Press 1 (Black Flag #4 /187) Breakdown by issue number: Issue #: Top 100 Top 200 0 1 3 1 12 26 2 11 16 3 5 13 4 13 17 5 3 7 6-10 7 18 11 and up 48 100 Breakdown by price: (Average price: $2.70, down .04) Price: Top 100 Top 200 $1.50 and under 9 15 $1.51 to $1.95 42 67 $1.96 to $2.50 32 68 $2.51 to $2.95 5 19 $2.96 to $3.95 10 17 $3.96 and up 2 4 Note: One index point equals roughly 1061 copies sold through Capital City. Capital City Distributors represents slightly less than 32% of the total direct market.