Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 00:42:01 CDT Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> From: Bill Hayes <[IANR 012] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: Volume 4 Issue 17 Part 3 May 14, 1994 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 4 No. 17 Pt. 3 This Week: Marketing : Sales Report - Top 150 B&W for May 1994 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 20:51:38 -0400 (EDT) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics for May 1994 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR MAY 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for May 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 (105) Lady Death Swimsuit #1 Chaos 18.8 2 (121) Bone #14 Cartoon Books 16.7 3 (230) Power Rangers Activity #1 Die-Hard 7.8 4 (234) Midnight Sons Ashcan Marvel 7.2 5 (242) Power Rangers Activity #2 Die-Hard 7.0 6 (246) Cerebus #182 Aardvark-Vana 6.6 7 (261) Savage Sword of Conan #223 Marvel 5.8 8 (269) Ranma 1/2 III #6 Viz 5.1 9 (271) Bone #12 Cartoon Books 5.0 10 (275) Zen: Starquest #2 Express 4.4 11 (277) Razor: Suffering #1 London Night 4.3 12 (282) Zen: Mistress of #1 Express 4.1 13 (284) Battle Angel Alita III #7 Viz 4.0 14 (275) Dark Horse Presents #85 Dark Horse 4.0 15 (286) Razor/Dark Angel: Final #2 London Night 4.0 16 (290) Caravan Kidd III #1 Dark Horse 3.7 17 (292) White Like She #1 Dark Horse 3.5 18 (296) Razor/Dark Angel: Final Nail Boneyard 3.4 19 (297) Conan Saga #88 Marvel 3.4 20 (302) Bio-Booster Armor Guyver #8 Viz 3.2 21 (303) Mermaid's Scar #2 Viz 3.2 22 (306) Maison Ikkoku II #5 Viz 3.1 23 (308) Dark Horse Downunder #1 Dark Horse 3.1 24 (312) Lycanthrocope Leo #3 Viz 3.0 25 (315) Off. Authorized Zen Int 1994 Express 2.8 26 Golden Warrior Iczer One #3 Antarctic Press 2.7 27 Hellhounds #4 Dark Horse 2.7 28 Bondage Fairies #3 Antarctic Press 2.6 29 Don Simpson's Bizarre Her #1 Fiasco Comics 2.6 30 Emblem #1 Antarctic Press 2.5 31 Justice #1 Antarctic Press 2.4 32 Negative Burn #11 Caliber 2.2 33 Gunfighters in Hell #3 Rebel Studios 2.1 34 Heart of Darkness #1 Cry For Dawn 2.0 35 Carnal Comics #3 Revolutionary 1.9 36 Karate Girl: Tengu War #1 Fantagraphics 1.9 37 Andrew Vachss' Undergr #4 Dark Horse 1.8 38 Starchild #9 Taliesen 1.8 39 Joe R Lansdale's By Biz #3 Dark Horse 1.7 40 Venger Robo #7 Viz 1.7 41 Elvira #13 Claypool 1.7 42 Galactus #1 Rip Off Press 1.7 43 Femina Two: More Dreamgirl Caliber 1.7 44 Wolff and Byrd: Counselor #1 Exhibit A Press 1.6 45 Ultraman Classic Battles #5 Viz 1.6 46 A Distant Soil Sketchbook #2 Aria Press 1.5 47 Killroy #0 Caliber 1.5 48 Vigil: Vamporium Anima Millennium 1.4 49 Quagmire USA #2 Antarctic Press 1.4 50 Wandering Star #7 Pen and Ink 1.4 51 Amazon Woman #1 Fantaco 1.4 52 A Science Affair #2 Antarctic Press 1.3 53 Twisted Sister Comics #2 Kitchen Sink 1.3 54 Scud: Disposable Assassin #2 Fireman Press 1.3 55 Night of the Living Dead #2 Fantaco 1.3 56 Mangazine #33 Antarctic Press 1.3 57 Cheeta Pop, Scream Queen #1 Antarctic Press 1.2 58 Gay Comics #22 Gay Comics 1.2 59 Ramba #2 Fantagraphics 1.1 60 Amazing Strip #4 Antarctic Press 1.1 61 Rakehell #1 Drawn and Quart 1.1 62 Genus #6 Antarctic Press 1.1 63 Martini Bacon #1 Fantagraphics 1.1 64 Acme Novelty Library #2 Fantagraphics 1.0 65 Vietnam Journal: Valley #2 Apple Comics 1.0 66 Femina: Dream Girls Caliber 1.0 67 Gold Digger #11 Antarctic Press 1.0 68 Erotic Holiday #1 Fantagraphics 1.0 69 Hades #1 Fathom Press 1.0 70 Blazing Combat: WWI #3 Apple Comics 1.0 71 Lorelei #3 Starwarp .9 72 Elfquest: Siege at Blue #6 Apple Comics .9 73 Necrotica #1 Fathom Press .9 74 Splatter #10 Comico .9 75 Sixty-Nine #3 Fantagraphics .9 76 Gunfighters in Hell #2 Rebel Studios .9 77 Strippers/Sex Queens #3 Fantagraphics .8 78 Damselvis: Daughter of #1 Fantagraphics .8 79 Blonde: Double Cross #3 Fantagraphics .8 80 Urban Decay #4 Anubis Press .8 81 Xanadu: Across Diamond #5 MU Press .8 82 Slash #7 Comico .8 83 Betty in Bondage Anniv #2 Shunga .8 84 Project Sex #1 Fantagraphics .7 85 Mondo Snarfo Kitchen Sink .7 86 Confidential TV #1 Fantagraphics .7 87 Woron's World Trading Cd #1 Illustration .7 88 Days of Wrath #5 Apple Comcis .7 89 Furrlough #17 Antarctic Press .7 90 Buster the Amazing Bear #4 Ursus Studios .7 91 Dangle #3 Drawn and Quart .7 92 Wiindows #17 Cult Press .7 93 I Before E #1 Fantagraphics .7 94 Dragonrok Saga #3 Hanthercraft .7 95 Duplex Planet Illust #8 Fantagraphics .7 96 Deadworld #10 Caliber .7 97 Planet of Geeks #1 Fantagraphics .7 98 Poison Elves #15 Mulehide Graphics .6 99 Ratsbane: Dark Empire #1 Fathom Press .6 100 Damnation #1 Fantagraphics .6 101 Donielle: Enslaved at Sea #8 Raging Rhino .6 102 Gunfighters in Hell #1 Rebel Studios .6 103 Beatles Experience Anniv #1 Revolutionary .6 104 Cancerman #1 Edge .6 105 Sexecutioner #2 Fantagraphics .6 106 Antarctic Press Manga Sampl Antarctic Press .6 107 Guns and Roses on Tour 92-3 Revolutionary .6 108 Deadworld Chronicles Direct Caliber .6 109 Damage: Book Zero Damage .5 110 Realm #9 Caliber .5 111 Naughty Bits #4 Fantagraphics .5 112 Underground Classics #12 Rip Off Press .5 113 Black Enchantress #2 Heroic Pub .5 114 Guttersnipe #1 Fantagraphics .5 115 Beck and Caul #3 Caliber .5 116 Jane Doe #3 Raging Rhino .5 117 Ninja High School #1 Malibu .5 118 Miseroth: Amok Hell #3A Comico .5 119 Piggs and Stubb #1 Fathom Press .5 120 Rocky Marijuana Seed #2 Concept Comics .5 121 Post Brothers #19 Rip Off Press .5 122 Tales from the Heart #11 Slave Labor Gr .5 123 Way Out Strips #2 Fantagraphics .4 124 Vixen Wars #9 Raging Rhino .4 125 Vortex #4 Hall of Heroes .4 126 Bughouse #1 Cat-House .4 127 Zorann Star Warrior #0 Heroic Pub .4 128 Dredd Rules #12 Fleetway .4 129 Savage Love Fantagraphics .4 130 Black Mist #3 Caliber .4 131 Collier's #3 Fantagraphics .4 132 Roadways #2 Cult Press .4 133 101 Other Uses for a Condom Apple Comics .4 134 American Gothic #1 Starscreem .4 135 Deadbeats #7 Claypool .4 136 Hardwired #1 Bangtro Comics .4 137 Ninja High School #4 Malibu .4 138 Rock and Roll: Yes #61 Revolutionary .4 139 Silver Dragon #1 Starscreem .4 140 Guns and Robots #1 Fantaco .4 141 Nightmark: Blood and Ho #2 Alpha Comics .4 142 Ninja High School #9 Malibu .4 143 Scalp Hunter Ashcan #0 Anubis .3 144 Starhead Monthly Minicomic Fantagraphics .3 145 Ninja High School #7 Malibu .3 146 Rock and Roll: Allman Br #66 Revolutionary .3 147 Hard Rock: Suicidal Tend #21 Revolutionary .3 148 Sand Demon #1 Fantaco .3 149 Badge #1 Vanguard .3 150 True Swamp #2 Peristaltic .3 ...out of 237 black and white comics. (The fewest number of B&W books on the market in quite a while.) 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 #314. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #314, 6.6 copies of Cerebus #182 were sold. NOTE: Figures are available for June 1993 through April for black and white books, September through April for color books.