Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 14:51:58 CDT Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: Volume 3 Issue 49 Part 8 December 13, 1993 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 3 No. 49 Pt. 8 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 19:26:28 -0400 (EDT) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 Color Comics for Dec 1993 TOP 150 COLOR COMICS FOR DECEMBER 1993 Here is a listing of the top 150 color comics for December 1993, as reported by Internal Correspondence and Capital City. Note that this includes only direct market sales, not newsstand. Rank Item Company Index $Rank 1 Spawn #19 Image 107.6 3 2 X-Men #29 Marvel 107.1 12 3 Uncanny X-Men #309 Marvel 100.0 15 4 Superman: Man/Steel #30 dir DC 89.8 2 5 Superboy #1 DC 81.2 17 6 Superman #86 DC 75.6 23 7 Steel #1 DC 74.4 25 8 X-Men 2099 #5 Marvel 74.4 34 9 Batman #504 DC 70.7 27 10 Adventures Superman #509 DC 70.1 29 11 Action #696 DC 69.4 30 12 Supergirl #1 DC 68.2 31 13 Gambit #3 Marvel 67.5 11 14 Wolverine #78 Marvel 66.9 20 15 Detective #671 DC 66.7 33 16 X-Force #31 Marvel 65.1 42 17 WildC.A.T.S. #7 Image 63.3 16 18 Codename: Stykeforce #1 Image 60.3 19 19 Venom: Enemy Within #1 Marvel 60.0 5 20 Bloodshot #0 Valiant 58.9 4 21 Amazing Spiderman #386 Marvel 57.2 51 22 Daredevil #325 Marvel 56.5 9 23 X-Factor #99 Marvel 56.3 52 24 Spiderman 2099 #16 Marvel 51.9 58 25 Daredevil: Man without #5 Marvel 49.8 8 26 Batman: Shadow / Bat #24 Marvel 47.8 40 27 Savage Dragon #7 Image 47.5 35 28 Shadowhawk III #2 Image 46.2 21 29 Freak Force #1 Image 46.1 37 30 Catwoman #7 DC 45.6 55 31 Ninjak #2 Valiant 45.3 32 32 Spiderman #43 Marvel 45.2 43 33 Spiderman Unlimited #4 Marvel 44.8 6 34 Cable #8 Marvel 43.3 39 35 X-Men Adventure: Season II #1 Marvel 39.9 81 36 Prophet #4 Image 39.9 44 37 Team Youngblood #4 Image 39.6 46 38 Bartman #1 Bongo 38.6 22 39 Magnus / Nexus #1 Valiant 38.3 24 40 Stormwatch Yearbook #1 Image 37.7 13 41 Doom 2099 #14 Marvel 37.6 90 42 Punisher 2099 #13 Marvel 37.2 93 43 Star Wars: Tales of Jedi #3 Dark Horse 36.2 36 44 Radioactive Man #1 Bongo 35.8 28 45 Supreme #9 Image 35.6 54 46 Web of Spiderman #109 Marvel 33.6 99 47 Hulk #414 Marvel 33.4 48 Spectacular Spiderman #209 Marvel 33.4 49 Spiderman: Mutant Ag #0 Marvel 33.2 50 Robin #4 DC 33.0 83 51 Vanguard #3 Image 32.7 59 52 Green Lantern #48 DC 32.6 84 53 Ren and Stimpy #15 Marvel 32.3 68 54 Green Lantern #49 DC 32.3 86 55 Phantom Force #2 Image 30.9 45 56 Sandman #57 DC 30.9 65 57 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #9 Valiant 30.7 47 58 Batman: Legend / Dark #57 DC 30.6 74 59 Fantastic Four #385 Marvel 30.6 60 Superman: Man of Steel #30 new DC 30.4 94 61 Ravage 2099 #15 Marvel 30.2 62 Break-Thru #1 Malibu 30.0 50 63 X-O Manowar #26 Valiant 29.1 57 64 Silver Surfer #89 Marvel 28.5 65 Legends/Worlds Finest #1 DC 28.2 10 66 Excalibur #74 Marvel 27.6 87 67 Bloodshot #14 Valiant 27.5 62 68 Ghost Rider #46 Marvel 27.2 89 69 Marvels #2 Marvel 27.2 7 70 Batman: In Darkest Knight DC 25.8 14 71 Thunderstrike #5 Marvel 25.6 72 Avengers #371 Marvel 25.2 73 Warriors of Plasm #5 Defiant 24.9 61 74 Lobocop #1 DC 24.6 88 75 Punisher #87 Marvel 24.4 76 Second Life of Dr. Mirage #5 Valiant 24.4 64 77 Solar Man of Atom #31 Valiant 24.1 72 78 Magnus Robot Fighter #34 Valiant 24.0 73 79 Eternal Warrior #20 Valiant 23.3 78 80 Iron Man #301 Marvel 23.2 81 Lobo #3 DC 23.2 82 What If #58 Marvel 22.6 83 Shadowman #23 Valiant 22.5 69 84 Thor #471 Marvel 22.5 85 Good Guys #2 Defiant 22.5 70 86 Prime #7 Malibu 22.5 96 87 Marvel X-Men Collect. Jim #2 Marvel 22.2 56 88 New Warriors #44 Marvel 22.2 89 Secret Weapons #7 Valiant 22.1 82 90 Harbinger #27 Valiant 22.0 71 91 H.A.R.D.Corps #16 Valiant 21.6 85 92 Dark Dominion #3 Defiant 21.4 75 93 Predator: Bad Blood #1 Dark Horse 21.4 76 94 Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spir #19 Marvel 21.3 95 Strangers #7 Malibu 21.0 96 Rai Future Force #19 Valiant 20.8 92 97 Punisher War Zone #24 Marvel 20.7 98 Hardcase #7 Malibu 20.7 99 Nova #2 Marvel 20.6 100 Prototype #5 Malibu 20.5 101 Mantra #6 Malibu 20.4 102 Archer and Armstrong #20 Valiant 20.3 79 103 Solitaire #2 Malibu 19.8 104 Sludge #3 Malibu 19.7 105 Night Man #3 Malibu 19.5 106 Warlock/Infinity Watch #25 Marvel 19.3 67 107 Punisher War Journal #63 Marvel 19.1 108 Exiles #5 Malibu 18.9 109 Freex #6 Malibu 18.9 110 Firearm #4 Malibu 18.7 111 Blaze #3 Marvel 18.6 112 NFL Pro Action #1 Marvel 18.6 100 113 Solution #4 Malibu 18.6 114 Captain America #424 Marvel 18.1 115 Warlock Chronicles #8 Marvel 17.9 116 Zen Intergalactic Ninja #0 Express 17.6 63 117 Hawkeye #2 Marvel 17.6 118 Dr. Strange #62 Marvel 16.9 119 Spider-Woman #4 Marvel 16.8 120 Guardians of the Galaxy #45 Marvel 16.8 121 Avengers Log #1 Marvel 16.7 122 Showcase '94 #2 DC 16.7 123 Justice League America #85 DC 16.6 124 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #5 Malibu 16.6 125 Batman Adventures #17 DC 16.4 126 Secret Defenders #12 Marvel 16.4 127 Aliens: Colonial Marines #8 Dark Horse 16.3 128 Next Men: Faith #3 Dark Horse 16.2 129 Starblast #2 Marvel 16.0 130 Aquaman: Time and Tide #3 DC 15.7 131 Wolverine: Blood Hungry Marvel 15.6 26 132 Scarlet Witch #2 Marvel 15.2 133 Darkhawk #36 Marvel 15.1 134 Star Trek Next Generation #57 DC 15.1 135 Morbius #18 Marvel 15.1 136 Justice League Task Force #9 DC 14.8 137 Namor Sub Mariner #47 Marvel 14.5 138 Godzilla vs. Barkley #1 Dark Horse 14.4 98 139 Batman Animated Movie Dlx DC 14.2 53 140 Night Thrasher #7 Marvel 14.1 141 Grendel Tales: Four Devils #5 Dark Horse 14.0 142 Star Trek #57 DC 13.9 143 Flash #87 DC 13.7 144 Batman Advent: Mad Love DC 13.5 77 145 New Titans #108 DC 13.4 146 L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #63 DC 13.2 147 Hawkman #6 DC 13.1 148 Hellblazer #74 DC 13.0 149 Alpha Flight #129 Marvel 12.8 150 Moon Knight #59 Marvel 12.5 --- Wizard #29 Wizard ---- 1 --- Hero Illustrated #7 Warrior ---- 18 --- Valiant Era TPB #1 Valiant ---- 38 --- Hero Ill. Special Ed. 1993 Warrior ---- 41 --- Sandman: Fables/Reflections DC ---- 48 --- Vampirella Cold Cast Porcel Graphitti ---- 49 95 Sin City: A Dame #2 (b&w) Dark Horse 21.1 60 --- Legion Archives #4 DC ---- 66 --- Masterworks: Avengers #27 Marvel ---- 80 --- Crow Lmtd Card Collection Graphitti ---- 91 172 Marvel Year in Review 1993 Marvel 11.2 95 --- Secret Revealed/Shadowhawk Image ---- 97 NOTE: $RANK is the rank of comic products by their total dollar value. Only the top 100 of these are noted. NOTE: INDEX is the percentage sales as compared to Uncanny X-Men #309. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #309 that were sold, 38.6 copies of Bartman #1 were sold. Out of the top 200 comics: 85 are from Marvel 54 are from DC Comics 12 are from Image 15 are from Valiant 13 are from Malibu 8 are from Dark Horse 3 are from Defiant 2 are from Bongo 1 is from Topps 1 is from Majestic 1 is from Express (Entity) 1 is from Chaos 1 is from Kitchen Sink 1 is from Warp 1 is from Blackball Out of the top 200 comics: 5 are #0's, 33 are #1's, 12 are #2's, 10 are #3's, 10 are #4's, 9 are #5's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------