From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR OCTOBER Date: 3 Oct 1993 03:36:33 -0400 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR OCTOBER 1993 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for October 1993, 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 (251) Cerebus #175 Aardvark-Vanaheim 4.9 2 (264) Bone #12 Cartoon Books 4.6 3 (269) Dead in the West #1 Dark Horse 4.4 4 (275) Bio-Booster Armor Guyver #1 Viz 4.1 5 (304) Dark Horse Presents #78 Dark Horse 3.5 6 (306) Floaters #2 Dark Horse 3.4 7 (308) New Tick #2 New England Comics 3.3 8 (319) Black Web #1 Inks 3.0 9 (322) Ranma 1/2 Part II #10 Viz 2.8 10 Battle Angel Alita II #7 Viz 2.5 11 Young Zen Intergalactic #1 Express Pubs 2.2 12 Maison Ikkoku #5 Viz 2.0 13 Robotech: Return to Mac #8 Eternity 2.0 14 Kiss: The Revenge #1 Revolutionary 2.0 15 Caravan Kidd II #6 Viz 2.0 16 Robotech Sentinels III #4 Eternity 1.9 17 Silent Mobius IV #4 Viz 1.9 18 Robotech: Invid War #18 Eternity 1.9 19 Ninja High School #42 Eternity 1.9 20 Nau Headhunter #1 Neotek Icon 1.9 21 Pixy Junket #4 Viz 1.9 22 Rush Limbaugh Must Die Boneyard 1.8 23 Gunfighters in Hell #1 Rebel Studios 1.8 24 Basil Wolverton's Fant #1 Dark Horse 1.7 25 Elvira #6 Eclipse 1.7 26 Ninja High School Ybook 93 Antarctic Press 1.7 27 Genocyber #5 Viz 1.7 28 Robotech Sentinels III #1 Eternity 1.7 29 Sanctuary II #6 Viz 1.5 30 Goku #1 Antarctic Press 1.5 31 Cherry #9 Kitchen Sink 1.5 32 Jam: Urban Adventures #6 Dark Horse 1.4 33 Oz #1 Arrow 1.4 34 Negative Burn #4 Caliber 1.3 35 Paul the Samurai #8 New England Comics 1.3 36 Superman/Batman #1 Welsh 1.3 37 Version 2.3 Dark Horse 1.2 38 Damien Darke #2 Kitchen Sink 1.2 39 Man-Eating Cow #8 New England Comics 1.2 40 Chainsaw Vigilante #2 New England Comics 1.2 41 Buck Godot #2 Palliard Press 1.2 42 Ammo Armageddon #1 Kitchen Sink 1.1 43 Ramba #10 Fantagraphics 1.0 44 Zillion #4 Eternity 1.0 45 Renegade: Night Slay #1 Rip Off Press 1.0 46 Sally Forth #2 Fantagraphics 1.0 47 Hunting #1 Comico 1.0 48 XXX-Women #2 Fantagraphics .9 49 Blanche Goes to Holly #1 Dark Horse .9 50 Cheval Noir #47 Dark Horse .9 51 Naked Fangs: Tales of... Acid Rain .9 52 Vampyre Wars: Blood #1 Acid Rain .9 53 Albedo #10 Antarctic Press .8 54 Cold Blooded #5A Comico .8 55 Tigers of Terra #1 Antarctic Press .8 56 Steven #6 Kitchen Sink .8 57 Choke #3 Anubis .8 58 Slash #7 Comico .8 59 Widow: Kill Me Again #1 Ground Zero .8 60 Big Mouth #3 Fantagraphics .8 61 Jinni #1 Heroic .8 62 Madman #1 (2nd pr) Kitchen Sink .8 63 Ratsbane #1 London Nights .8 64 Zenith-Phase #2 Fleetway/Quality .8 65 Buster the Amazing Bear #2 Ursus Studios .7 66 Starchild #9 Taliesen .7 67 Freak Brothers #0 Rip Off Press .7 68 More Fetish #1 Boneyard .7 69 Sabrina: Mistress of...#2 Fantagraphics .7 70 Rock and Roll: Women #1 Revolutionary .7 71 Hitomi II #2 Antarctic Press .7 72 War Monsters: King #1 Ground Zero .7 73 Mangazine #28 Antarctic Press .6 74 Crap #2 Fantagraphics .6 75 Rush Limbaugh Must...Signed Boneyard .6 76 He Said/She Said: Mia #2 First Amendment .6 77 Stinz: Family Values #1 Mu Press .6 78 Deadworld #6 Caliber .6 79 Mighty Bombshells #2 Antarctic Press .6 80 Zippy Quarterly #4 Fantagraphics .6 81 Bloodthirsty Pirate #1 Black Swan .6 82 Damselvis #1 Fantagraphics .6 83 Meat Cake Volume II #1 Fantagraphics .6 84 Erotic Screams: Sample #1 Raging Rhino .6 85 Peter Kock #4 Fantagraphics .6 86 Precious Metal #1 Artifact .6 87 Boorra-Skyfox #1 Woo .6 88 Betty in Bondage Ann #1 Twilight .6 89 Practice in Pain: Torture#1 London Nights .6 90 Zetraman 2: Revival #1 Antarctic Press .6 91 Warlock 5: Gathering #1 Nyghtwind .6 92 Necromancer #4 Anarchy .6 93 One Fisted Tales #9 Slave Labor Gr .6 94 Accidental Death Fantagraphics .6 95 Rank and Stinky Encore #1 Express Pubs .5 96 Freak Brothers #3 Rip Off Press .5 97 Post Brothers #34 Rip Off Press .5 98 Soulsearchers and Co. #4 Eclipse .5 99 Flesh Crawlers #2 Kitchen Sink .5 100 Freddie's Last Dance #1 MBS .5 101 Flare #15 Heroic Pubs .5 102 Tales Too Terrible to #11 New England Comics .5 103 Deadboys #2 London Nights .5 104 Flowers on the Razor #2 Boneyard Press .5 105 Hate #1 (4th pr) Fantagraphics .5 106 Cold Blooded #5B Comico .5 107 Phantom of Fear City #4 Eclipse .5 108 Darkseed #1 Boneyard .5 109 XXX-O Woman-o-Wow #1 Brainstorm .5 110 Amazing Adv/Ace Int #1 Fantagraphics .5 111 Torpedo #3 Fantagraphics .5 112 Darkstar II #2 Rebel Studios .5 113 Industrial Strength Pre #0 Silver Skull .5 114 Starhead Mini-Comic #1 Fantagraphics .5 115 Twilight-X #5 Antarctic Press .5 116 Gold Digger #4 Antarctic Press .4 117 Last Planet #1 MBS .4 118 Realm of the Dead #3 Caliber .4 119 Original Black Cat #11 Recollections .4 120 Shanda the Panda #3 Antarctic Press .4 121 Madman Adventures #3 Kitchen Sink .4 122 Mike Regan #1 Fantagraphics .4 123 Tigress #8 Heroic Pubs .4 124 T&A #1 Brainstorm .4 125 Donielle #8 Raging Rhino .4 126 Lux and Alby #7 Dark Horse .4 127 Sad Sack #291 Recollections .4 128 Hockey Masters #1 Revolutionary .4 129 Fantastic Panic #2 Antarctic Press .4 130 Jane Doe #4 Raging Rhino .4 131 Eightball #2 (4th) Fantagraphics .4 132 Styx #1 Dimension-X .4 133 Hard Rock: Suicidal Ten #21 Revolutionary .4 134 Strange Embrace #4 Kitchen Sink .4 135 Happy the Clown #1 Caliber .4 136 Mythfits #2 Heroic Pubs .4 137 Rock and Roll: Allman #66 Revolutionary .4 138 Well Endowed: Xena #1 Brainstorm .4 139 Hyena #4 Kitchen Sink .4 140 Love and Rockets #16 (2nd) Fantagraphics .4 141 Sperm Quest: Next Fet #1 Brainstorm .4 142 Peep Show #1 Drawn and Quart .3 143 Diebold #1 Dimension-X .3 144 Zombie Love #4 ZuZupetal .3 145 3-G #1 Arrow .3 146 Ramba #4 Fantagraphics .3 147 Rose #5 Heroic Pubs .3 148 Vixen Wars #9 Raging Rhino .3 149 Magical Nymphini #5 Rip Off Press .3 150 Vortex #2 Hall of Heroes .3 ...plus a whole buncha others. 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 #307. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #306, 4.9 copies of Cerebus #175 were sold. NOTE: Figures for September, August, July, and June are also available.