Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 23:18:55 CST From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: State of the Industry - Top 150 B&W Comics October 1994 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR OCTOBER 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for OCTOBER 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 (98) Bone #16 Cartoon Books 17.6 2 (256) Cerebus #187 Aardvark-Vanaheim 7.3 3 (260) Dark Horse Presents #90 Dark Horse 6.9 4 (264) Vamperotica Swimsuit #1 Brainstorm 6.7 5 (273) Ranma 1/2 III #11 Viz 6.3 6 (277) Savage Sword of Conan #228 Marvel 5.9 7 (281) Oh My Goddess #3 Dark Horse 5.8 8 (282) OJ Simpson Story #5 First Amendment 5.8 9 (284) Punisher Ashcan Marvel 5.5 10 (285) Prime Month Ashcan Malibu 5.5 11 (286) Animal Mystic #3 Sirius 5.3 12 (289) Razor Annual #2 London Night 5.2 13 (291) Oz #1 Caliber 5.1 14 (293) Rebel Sword Part One #1 Dark Horse 5.0 15 (294) Razor #11 London Night 5.0 16 (297) Flaming Carrot #31 Dark Horse 4.8 17 (302) Battle Angel Alita III #12 Viz 4.7 18 (303) Razor: Suffering #3 London Night 4.6 19 (309) Nausicaa IV #5 Viz 4.3 20 (311) Eightball #14 Fantagraphics 4.2 21 (316) Bio-Booster Armor Guyver #1 Viz 4.0 22 (317) A Distant Soil #12 Aria Press 3.8 23 (319) Caravan Kidd III #6 Dark Horse 3.8 24 (324) Mermaid's Promise #3 Viz 3.6 25 (326) Conan Saga #93 Marvel 3.5 26 (327) Maison Ikkoku III #4 Viz 3.5 27 (329) Shadow Slasher #1 Pocket Change 3.5 28 (330) Johnny Dynamite #2 Dark Horse 3.4 29 (332) Razor: Angel Black Sign #1 London Night 3.4 30 (335) Vanity Angel #2 Antarctic Press 3.2 31 Ninja High School 1994 Antarctic Press 3.0 32 Demonique #1 London Night 2.9 33 Assassinette #2 Pocket Change 2.8 34 Flame Twisters #1 Brown Study 2.7 35 Aardwolf #1 Aardwolf 2.7 36 Robotech Optera: Invid #1 Academy 2.7 37 Roarin' Rick's Rarebit #4 King Hell 2.6 38 Tick: Karma Tornado #7 New England 2.6 39 Emblem #5 Antarctic Press 2.4 40 Outlaw Nation #1 Cry For Dawn 2.4 41 Gunfighters in Hell #4 Rebel Studios 2.4 42 Robotech Sentinels III #10 Academy 2.4 43 Starchild #14 Taliesen 2.3 44 War Party #1 Lightning 2.3 45 Robotech: Return to Mac #14 Academy 2.3 46 Alexis #1 Fantagraphics 2.2 47 Robotech: Aftermath #8 Academy 2.2 48 Wandering Star #9 Pen and Ink 2.1 49 Scud: Disposable Assass #4 Fireman Press 2.1 50 Carnal Comics: Aja #1 Revolutionary 1.8 51 Bondage Fairies #2 (2nd) Antarctic Press 1.8 52 Mongrel #1-A Comico 1.8 53 Elvira #18 Claypool 1.8 54 Carnal Comics: Alicia #1 Revolutionary 1.7 55 Lowlife #6 MU Press 1.7 56 Don Simpson's Bizarre H #6 Fiasco 1.6 57 Renfield #2 Caliber 1.6 58 Action Girl Comics #1 Slave Labor 1.6 59 Urban Decay: Fork #0 Anubis 1.5 60 Naughty Bits #14 Fantagraphics 1.5 61 Negative Burn #16 Caliber 1.5 62 Omaha v1 #12 Fantagraphics 1.5 63 Perg #10 Lightning 1.4 64 Futuretech #1 Blackline Studios 1.4 65 Palookaville #6 Drawn and Quart 1.4 66 Gold Digger #16 Antarctic Press 1.4 67 Baby, You're Really Someth Fantagraphics 1.4 68 Perg #9 Lightning 1.4 69 Harem Nights #1 Fantagraphics 1.4 70 Poison Elves #18 Mulehide Graphics 1.3 71 Silbuster #5 Antarctic Press 1.2 72 Don't Look: Erotic Flip #1 Fantagraphics 1.2 73 Bound and Gagged: Alazar #2 Fantagraphics 1.2 74 Buster the Amazing Bear #5 Ursus Studios 1.2 75 Milk and Cheese Special #1 Slave Labor 1.1 76 Flowers on the Razorwire #4 Boneyard 1.1 77 Buttfuque U. Too Fantagraphics 1.1 78 Good Girl Art Quarterly #17 AC Comics 1.1 79 Heavy Metal Monsters #3 Scott Jackson 1.1 80 Sherlock Holmes: Advent #1 Caliber 1.1 81 Sherlock Holmes: Advent #2 Caliber 1.0 82 Komah #0 Anubis 1.0 83 Carnal Comics: Tyffany #1 Revolutionary 1.0 84 Fantastic Panic #8 Antarctic Press 1.0 85 Night's Children: Liaisons Millennium 1.0 86 Dr. Weird #1 Caliber .9 87 Woron's Worlds (Adult) #3 Illustrated .9 88 Helga Twist #2 Fantagraphics .9 89 Soulsearchers #9 Claypool .9 90 Woron's Worlds (Tame) #3 Illustrated .9 91 Ironwood #7 (2nd) Fantagraphics .9 92 Jacquelyn The Ripper #2 Fantagraphics .9 93 Dark Destiny #1 Alpha Prod. .9 94 Strange Attractors #7 Retrografix .9 95 Furrlough #22 Antarctic Press .9 96 Sherlock Holmes: Tales #5 Comico .8 97 Strippers/Sex Queens #4 Fantagraphics .8 98 Xiola #1 Xero Comics .8 99 Deathsnake #2 Fantagraphics .8 100 Adventures of Olivia #4 Jabberwocky Graph .8 101 Tomorrow Man/Knight Hunt #2 Antarctic Press .8 102 Destroy All Comics #1 Slave Labor .8 103 Doofus #1 Fantagraphics .8 104 A Distant Soil #5 Aria Press .8 105 True Swamp #4 MU Press .8 106 Wild Life #9 Antarctic Press .8 107 Cray Baby Adventures #1 Electric Milk .8 108 A Distant Soil #7 Aria Press .8 109 A Distant Soil #6 Aria Press .8 110 Devlin Demon: Not For #1 Devlin Studios .8 111 Sixty-Nine #5 Fantagraphics .8 112 Manosaurs: Armageddon #2 Express Pub .8 113 Zippy Quarterly #8 Fantagraphics .7 114 Karate Girl #3 (2nd) Fantagraphics .7 115 Post Brothers #40 MU Press .7 116 Stinz: Old Man Out MU Press .7 117 Wiindows #20 Cult Press .7 118 Choke Halloween Special #1 Anubis .7 119 Cray Baby Adventures #2 Electric Milk .7 120 Vammpire's Promise #1 Acid Rain .6 121 Alex #5 Fantagraphics .6 122 Enchanted Worlds #1 Blackmore Pub .6 123 Sex Machine #2 (2nd) Fantagraphics .6 124 THB #2 Horse Press .6 125 Vampire's Prank #1 Acid Rain .6 126 Modesty Blaise #3 Comics Revue .6 127 Capital Capers: Social #1 BLT Studios .6 128 Deadworld #14 Caliber .5 129 Demon Dreams: Dr. Drew #1 AC Comics .5 130 Kane #6 Dancing Elephant .5 131 King of the Dead #4 Fantaco .5 132 Major Power/Spunky Super Fantagraphics .5 133 Dennis Worden's Cruel #2 Fantagraphics .5 134 Purple Claw Mysteries #1 AC Comics .5 135 Visions of Night: David Caliber .4 136 Knight Wolf #4 Five Star .4 137 Zombie Love #5 Zuzupetal .4 138 Roarin' Rick's Rarebit #1 King Hell .4 139 Dracula: Return of Impal #4 Slave Labor .4 140 Shades of Grey Comics #4 Lady Luck .4 141 From Hell #5 Kitchen Sink .4 142 Buster Amazing Bear #2 (2d) Ursus Studios .4 143 Mongrel #1-B Comico .4 144 Deadbeats #9 Claypool .4 145 Plan 9 from Outer Space Malibu .4 146 Matchsticks #3 Neo-tek .4 147 Aeon Focus: Filthy Habit #3 MU Press .4 148 Palatine #2 Gryphon Rampant .3 149 Starhead Monthly Mini #12 Fantagraphics .3 150 Beck and Caul #5 Caliber .3 ...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 #319. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #319, 7.3 copies of Cerebus #187 were sold. NOTE: Figures are available for June 1993 through September 1994 for black and white books, September 1993 through September 1994 for color books.