Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 08:22:20 -0500 From: Automatic digest processor <[L--TS--V] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: COMICS-L Digest - 23 Jun 1994 to 24 Jun 1994 - Special issue To: Recipients of COMICS-L digests <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> 4. Top 150 Color Comics for June 1994 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 08:22:11 CDT From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top 150 Color Comics for June 1994 TOP 150 COLOR COMICS FOR JUNE 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 color comics for June 1994, as reported by Internal Correspondence and Capital City. Note that this includes only direct market sales, not newsstand. Rank Item Company Index $Rank 1 X-Men #35 Marvel 111.9 6 2 Uncanny X-Men #315 Marvel 100.0 11 3 Wolverine #84 Marvel 81.7 8 4 Violator #2 Image 78.3 9 5 Pitt #5 Image 65.6 14 6 Cyberforce #6 Image 59.4 17 7 Batman #510 DC 59.3 26 8 Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire DC 58.8 1 9 X-Force #37 Marvel 57.6 28 10 Deadpool #1 Marvel 56.7 12 11 Batman: Legends of Dark #63 DC 56.0 22 12 Marvels #0 Marvel 55.1 7 13 Detective #677 DC 53.7 32 14 Superman #92 DC 53.5 35 15 Superman: Man of Steel #36 DC 53.3 36 16 X-Men 2099 #11 Marvel 53.1 37 17 Adventures of Superman #515 DC 52.8 39 18 X-Factor #105 Marvel 52.4 41 19 Action #702 DC 52.2 43 20 Adv. of Cyclops and Phoenix Marvel 51.3 10 21 Youngblood #6 Image 48.5 5 22 Amazing Spiderman #392 Marvel 47.7 52 23 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30 DC 47.4 24 24 Beavis and Butthead #6 Marvel 47.1 25 25 Kindred #4 Image 44.6 18 26 Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 Marvel 42.7 15 27 Robin #9 DC 42.6 64 28 Catwoman #13 DC 42.5 65 29 Spiderman #49 Marvel 39.5 47 30 Stormwatch #10 Image 39.4 48 31 Cable #14 Marvel 38.6 45 32 Superboy #7 DC 38.6 75 33 Fantastic Four #391 Marvel 38.4 76 34 Deathblow #6 Image 37.7 51 35 Adventures of Superman Ann #6 DC 37.1 19 36 Hulk #420 Marvel 36.7 82 37 Green Lantern #54 DC 36.5 83 38 Savage Dragon #11 Image 35.6 57 39 Force Works #2 Marvel 34.4 95 40 Spiderman 2099 #22 Marvel 34.2 96 41 Codename: Strykeforce #5 Image 33.9 59 42 Excalibur #80 Marvel 33.1 61 43 Sandman #63 DC 33.1 62 44 Steel #7 DC 32.5 45 Supreme #13 Image 32.3 31 46 Union #0 Image 32.2 33 47 Team Youngblood #10 Image 32.1 34 48 Ninjak #8 Valiant 31.4 54 49 Brigade #26 Image 31.3 70 50 Supreme #14 Image 31.1 44 51 Daredevil #331 Marvel 30.4 52 Spectacular Spiderman #215 Marvel 30.2 53 Web of Spiderman #115 Marvel 30.2 54 New Warriors #50 dlx Marvel 29.9 27 55 Brigade #10 Image 29.7 74 56 Bloodstrike #11 Image 28.9 79 57 Superboy Annual #1 DC 28.7 29 58 Marvel Swimsuit Special 1994 Marvel 28.7 13 59 Spiderman Web of Doom #1 Marvel 28.6 60 Ren and Stimpy #21 Marvel 28.6 80 61 Itchy and Scratchy #3 Bongo 28.5 63 62 Newmen #3 Image 28.2 81 63 Star Wars: Droids #3 Dark Horse 28.0 56 64 Blaze #1 Marvel 27.8 30 65 Ghost Rider 2099 #4 Marvel 27.5 66 Aquaman #1 DC 27.4 67 Radioactive Man #412 Bongo 27.3 68 68 Spiderman: Arachnis #1 Marvel 27.2 69 Chaos Effect: Omega Valiant 27.1 69 70 Vengeance of Vampirella #3 Harris 26.8 40 71 Punisher/Archie: When Worlds Marvel 26.6 20 72 X-O Manowar #33 Valiant 25.6 77 73 Robin Annual #3 DC 25.5 50 74 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #16 Valiant 24.8 67 75 Silver Surfer #95 Marvel 24.8 76 Lobo: In the Chair #1 DC 24.7 77 Avengers #377 Marvel 24.4 78 Judge Dredd #1 DC 24.3 79 Spiderman Unlimited #6 Marvel 24.2 23 80 Shaman's Tears #3 Axis 23.6 81 Bloodshot #20 Valiant 23.5 90 82 Black Flag Preview Edition Image 23.5 83 Captain America #430 Marvel 23.5 84 Starwatchers #3 Valiant 23.4 91 85 Lobo #8 DC 23.2 86 X-Men Adventures Season II #7 Marvel 23.2 87 Vamps #1 DC 23.1 88 Hulk Annual #20 Marvel 23.0 58 89 Archer and Armstrong #26 Valiant 22.6 66 90 Solar Man of Atom #38 Valiant 22.3 99 91 Magnus Robot Fighter #41 Valiant 22.3 100 92 Armorines #5 Valiant 22.0 93 Ghost Rider #52 Marvel 21.8 94 Shadowman #29 Valiant 21.8 85 95 Rai #26 Valiant 21.7 96 Black Cat #2 Marvel 21.6 97 Iron Man #307 Marvel 21.5 98 Pact #3 Image 21.4 99 War Machine #5 Marvel 21.3 100 Secrets: Valiant Universe #2 Valiant 21.1 101 Freak Force #7 Image 21.1 102 Second Life of Dr. Mirage #11 Valiant 21.0 92 103 X-O Manowar #32 Valiant 21.0 104 Harbinger #34 Valiant 20.9 93 105 H.A.R.D.Corps #23 Valiant 20.8 106 Vanguard #8 Image 20.8 107 Breed #6 Malibu 20.7 94 108 Secret Weapons #13 Valiant 20.6 109 Starwatchers #2 Valiant 20.4 110 Classic Star Wars #1 Dark Horse 20.1 38 111 Hardware #18 DC 19.9 112 Icon #16 DC 19.8 113 Blood Syndicate #17 DC 19.7 114 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #15 Valiant 19.7 115 Doom 2099 #20 Marvel 19.7 116 Static #14 DC 19.6 117 Star Trek Next Gen Series Fin DC 19.5 46 118 Punisher 2099 #19 Marvel 19.4 119 Thor #477 Marvel 19.4 120 Martha Washington Goes to #2 Dark Horse 19.2 78 121 Annex #1 Marvel 18.9 122 Star Trek DS 9: Hearts #1 Malibu 18.8 123 Thunderstrike #11 Marvel 18.7 124 Star Slammers #2 Malibu 18.7 125 Books of Magic #4 DC 18.6 126 Prime #13 Malibu 18.4 86 127 Rune #6 Malibu 18.3 128 Punisher #93 Marvel 18.2 129 Cosmic Powers #6 Marvel 18.2 130 What If #64 Marvel 17.6 131 Armorines #4 Valiant 17.4 132 Showcase '94 #9 DC 17.1 133 Magnus Robot Fighter #40 Valiant 17.0 134 Solar Man of Atom #37 Valiant 16.8 135 Marvel Masterpieces II #2 Marvel 16.6 136 Next Men: Power #4 Dark Horse 16.6 137 Galactic Guardians #2 Marvel 16.3 138 Rai #25 Valiant 16.2 139 Punisher War Zone #30 Marvel 16.2 140 X-Men: Early Years #4 Marvel 16.0 141 Punisher War Journal #69 Marvel 15.8 142 Blade: Vampire Hunter #2 Marvel 15.7 143 Guardians of the Galaxy #51 Marvel 15.6 144 Star Trek: Next Generation #62 DC 15.6 145 Aliens: Stronghold #2 Dark Horse 15.6 146 Strangers #13 Malibu 15.6 84 147 Justice League America #91 DC 15.4 148 Harbinger #33 Valiant 15.4 149 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #11 Malibu 15.4 150 Official Index/X-Men #5 Marvel 15.2 --- Marvels Deluxe Hardcover Graphitti 4.5 2 --- Wizard #35 Wizard 60.5 3 --- Spawn Figure Assortment TMP Toys 2.0 4 --- Gambit Figurine Marvel .9 16 --- Sandman: Brief Lives HB DC 3.5 21 --- Spiderman Figure Assortment Toy Biz .4 42 179 Ironman 2020 Marvel 12.7 49 --- Hero Illustrated #13 Warrior 18.1 53 --- Spawn Vehicle Assortment TMP Toys .4 55 --- Spiderman Figure Assortment II Toy Biz .3 60 188 Alice Cooper: Last Tempt #1 Marvel 12.1 71 --- Spiderman Figure Assortmnt III Toy Biz .3 72 --- X-Men Figure Assortment Toy Biz .3 73 --- Zen Intergalactic Ninja #3 S/N Express 2.7 87 --- X-Men Figure Assortment II Toy Biz .3 88 --- Punisher: Man Named Frank Marvel 7.8 89 --- Legends of Batman Figure Ast Kenner .2 97 --- Hulk vs. Venom #1 Marvel 10.1 98 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 #315. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #315 that were sold, 33.1 copies of Sandman #63 were sold. Out of the top 200 comics: 74 are from Marvel (even) 46 are from DC Comics (down 4) 25 are from Valiant (up 8) 20 are from Image (even) 14 are from Dark Horse (up 3) 13 are from Malibu (down 6) 2 are from Bongo 1 each from Axis, Harris, Sirius, and Viz Out of the top 200 comics: 2 are #0's (++), 24 are #1's (-), 15 are #2's (++++), 13 are #3's (++), 11 are #4's (--), 6 are #5's (---). NOTE: Any inconsistencies are the result of human error and laziness. ------------------------------ End of COMICS-L Digest - 23 Jun 1994 to 24 Jun 1994 - Special issue ******************************************************************* From ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!usenet Sat Jun 25 13:02:27 PDT 1994 Article: 66529 of rec.arts.comics.misc From: [a--r--c] at [delphi.com] Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top 150 Color Comics for June 1994 Date: Wed, 22 Jun 94 20:26:49 -0500 TOP 150 COLOR COMICS FOR JUNE 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 color comics for June 1994, as reported by Internal Correspondence and Capital City. Note that this includes only direct market sales, not newsstand. Rank Item Company Index $Rank 1 X-Men #35 Marvel 111.9 6 2 Uncanny X-Men #315 Marvel 100.0 11 3 Wolverine #84 Marvel 81.7 8 4 Violator #2 Image 78.3 9 5 Pitt #5 Image 65.6 14 6 Cyberforce #6 Image 59.4 17 7 Batman #510 DC 59.3 26 8 Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire DC 58.8 1 9 X-Force #37 Marvel 57.6 28 10 Deadpool #1 Marvel 56.7 12 11 Batman: Legends of Dark #63 DC 56.0 22 12 Marvels #0 Marvel 55.1 7 13 Detective #677 DC 53.7 32 14 Superman #92 DC 53.5 35 15 Superman: Man of Steel #36 DC 53.3 36 16 X-Men 2099 #11 Marvel 53.1 37 17 Adventures of Superman #515 DC 52.8 39 18 X-Factor #105 Marvel 52.4 41 19 Action #702 DC 52.2 43 20 Adv. of Cyclops and Phoenix Marvel 51.3 10 21 Youngblood #6 Image 48.5 5 22 Amazing Spiderman #392 Marvel 47.7 52 23 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #30 DC 47.4 24 24 Beavis and Butthead #6 Marvel 47.1 25 25 Kindred #4 Image 44.6 18 26 Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 Marvel 42.7 15 27 Robin #9 DC 42.6 64 28 Catwoman #13 DC 42.5 65 29 Spiderman #49 Marvel 39.5 47 30 Stormwatch #10 Image 39.4 48 31 Cable #14 Marvel 38.6 45 32 Superboy #7 DC 38.6 75 33 Fantastic Four #391 Marvel 38.4 76 34 Deathblow #6 Image 37.7 51 35 Adventures of Superman Ann #6 DC 37.1 19 36 Hulk #420 Marvel 36.7 82 37 Green Lantern #54 DC 36.5 83 38 Savage Dragon #11 Image 35.6 57 39 Force Works #2 Marvel 34.4 95 40 Spiderman 2099 #22 Marvel 34.2 96 41 Codename: Strykeforce #5 Image 33.9 59 42 Excalibur #80 Marvel 33.1 61 43 Sandman #63 DC 33.1 62 44 Steel #7 DC 32.5 45 Supreme #13 Image 32.3 31 46 Union #0 Image 32.2 33 47 Team Youngblood #10 Image 32.1 34 48 Ninjak #8 Valiant 31.4 54 49 Brigade #26 Image 31.3 70 50 Supreme #14 Image 31.1 44 51 Daredevil #331 Marvel 30.4 52 Spectacular Spiderman #215 Marvel 30.2 53 Web of Spiderman #115 Marvel 30.2 54 New Warriors #50 dlx Marvel 29.9 27 55 Brigade #10 Image 29.7 74 56 Bloodstrike #11 Image 28.9 79 57 Superboy Annual #1 DC 28.7 29 58 Marvel Swimsuit Special 1994 Marvel 28.7 13 59 Spiderman Web of Doom #1 Marvel 28.6 60 Ren and Stimpy #21 Marvel 28.6 80 61 Itchy and Scratchy #3 Bongo 28.5 63 62 Newmen #3 Image 28.2 81 63 Star Wars: Droids #3 Dark Horse 28.0 56 64 Blaze #1 Marvel 27.8 30 65 Ghost Rider 2099 #4 Marvel 27.5 66 Aquaman #1 DC 27.4 67 Radioactive Man #412 Bongo 27.3 68 68 Spiderman: Arachnis #1 Marvel 27.2 69 Chaos Effect: Omega Valiant 27.1 69 70 Vengeance of Vampirella #3 Harris 26.8 40 71 Punisher/Archie: When Worlds Marvel 26.6 20 72 X-O Manowar #33 Valiant 25.6 77 73 Robin Annual #3 DC 25.5 50 74 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #16 Valiant 24.8 67 75 Silver Surfer #95 Marvel 24.8 76 Lobo: In the Chair #1 DC 24.7 77 Avengers #377 Marvel 24.4 78 Judge Dredd #1 DC 24.3 79 Spiderman Unlimited #6 Marvel 24.2 23 80 Shaman's Tears #3 Axis 23.6 81 Bloodshot #20 Valiant 23.5 90 82 Black Flag Preview Edition Image 23.5 83 Captain America #430 Marvel 23.5 84 Starwatchers #3 Valiant 23.4 91 85 Lobo #8 DC 23.2 86 X-Men Adventures Season II #7 Marvel 23.2 87 Vamps #1 DC 23.1 88 Hulk Annual #20 Marvel 23.0 58 89 Archer and Armstrong #26 Valiant 22.6 66 90 Solar Man of Atom #38 Valiant 22.3 99 91 Magnus Robot Fighter #41 Valiant 22.3 100 92 Armorines #5 Valiant 22.0 93 Ghost Rider #52 Marvel 21.8 94 Shadowman #29 Valiant 21.8 85 95 Rai #26 Valiant 21.7 96 Black Cat #2 Marvel 21.6 97 Iron Man #307 Marvel 21.5 98 Pact #3 Image 21.4 99 War Machine #5 Marvel 21.3 100 Secrets: Valiant Universe #2 Valiant 21.1 101 Freak Force #7 Image 21.1 102 Second Life of Dr. Mirage #11 Valiant 21.0 92 103 X-O Manowar #32 Valiant 21.0 104 Harbinger #34 Valiant 20.9 93 105 H.A.R.D.Corps #23 Valiant 20.8 106 Vanguard #8 Image 20.8 107 Breed #6 Malibu 20.7 94 108 Secret Weapons #13 Valiant 20.6 109 Starwatchers #2 Valiant 20.4 110 Classic Star Wars #1 Dark Horse 20.1 38 111 Hardware #18 DC 19.9 112 Icon #16 DC 19.8 113 Blood Syndicate #17 DC 19.7 114 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #15 Valiant 19.7 115 Doom 2099 #20 Marvel 19.7 116 Static #14 DC 19.6 117 Star Trek Next Gen Series Fin DC 19.5 46 118 Punisher 2099 #19 Marvel 19.4 119 Thor #477 Marvel 19.4 120 Martha Washington Goes to #2 Dark Horse 19.2 78 121 Annex #1 Marvel 18.9 122 Star Trek DS 9: Hearts #1 Malibu 18.8 123 Thunderstrike #11 Marvel 18.7 124 Star Slammers #2 Malibu 18.7 125 Books of Magic #4 DC 18.6 126 Prime #13 Malibu 18.4 86 127 Rune #6 Malibu 18.3 128 Punisher #93 Marvel 18.2 129 Cosmic Powers #6 Marvel 18.2 130 What If #64 Marvel 17.6 131 Armorines #4 Valiant 17.4 132 Showcase '94 #9 DC 17.1 133 Magnus Robot Fighter #40 Valiant 17.0 134 Solar Man of Atom #37 Valiant 16.8 135 Marvel Masterpieces II #2 Marvel 16.6 136 Next Men: Power #4 Dark Horse 16.6 137 Galactic Guardians #2 Marvel 16.3 138 Rai #25 Valiant 16.2 139 Punisher War Zone #30 Marvel 16.2 140 X-Men: Early Years #4 Marvel 16.0 141 Punisher War Journal #69 Marvel 15.8 142 Blade: Vampire Hunter #2 Marvel 15.7 143 Guardians of the Galaxy #51 Marvel 15.6 144 Star Trek: Next Generation #62 DC 15.6 145 Aliens: Stronghold #2 Dark Horse 15.6 146 Strangers #13 Malibu 15.6 84 147 Justice League America #91 DC 15.4 148 Harbinger #33 Valiant 15.4 149 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #11 Malibu 15.4 150 Official Index/X-Men #5 Marvel 15.2 --- Marvels Deluxe Hardcover Graphitti 4.5 2 --- Wizard #35 Wizard 60.5 3 --- Spawn Figure Assortment TMP Toys 2.0 4 --- Gambit Figurine Marvel .9 16 --- Sandman: Brief Lives HB DC 3.5 21 --- Spiderman Figure Assortment Toy Biz .4 42 179 Ironman 2020 Marvel 12.7 49 --- Hero Illustrated #13 Warrior 18.1 53 --- Spawn Vehicle Assortment TMP Toys .4 55 --- Spiderman Figure Assortment II Toy Biz .3 60 188 Alice Cooper: Last Tempt #1 Marvel 12.1 71 --- Spiderman Figure Assortmnt III Toy Biz .3 72 --- X-Men Figure Assortment Toy Biz .3 73 --- Zen Intergalactic Ninja #3 S/N Express 2.7 87 --- X-Men Figure Assortment II Toy Biz .3 88 --- Punisher: Man Named Frank Marvel 7.8 89 --- Legends of Batman Figure Ast Kenner .2 97 --- Hulk vs. Venom #1 Marvel 10.1 98 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 #315. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #315 that were sold, 33.1 copies of Sandman #63 were sold. Out of the top 200 comics: 74 are from Marvel (even) 46 are from DC Comics (down 4) 25 are from Valiant (up 8) 20 are from Image (even) 14 are from Dark Horse (up 3) 13 are from Malibu (down 6) 2 are from Bongo 1 each from Axis, Harris, Sirius, and Viz Out of the top 200 comics: 2 are #0's (++), 24 are #1's (-), 15 are #2's (++++), 13 are #3's (++), 11 are #4's (--), 6 are #5's (---). NOTE: Any inconsistencies are the result of human error and laziness.