From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top 200 Comics for 1993 (Aiee! Another List!) Date: 8 Jan 1994 18:44:57 -0500 TOP COMIC PRODUCTS FOR 1993 This is a listing of the top 200 comic book products in 1993, as reported by Capital City to the direct market. "Rank" is the rank of the item by quantity sold. "$rank" is the rank by total dollar value. "MO/rank" is the month it was scheduled to be released, as well as the rank of the item for that month only. For example, Spawn #14 was the 30th top-selling item for 1993 by quanity, 70th by dollar value, and 2nd by quantity in the month of June. Rank Item Publisher $rank MO/rank 1 Adventures of Superman #500 (d) DC 1 Apr 1 2 Action #687 (d) DC 8 Apr 2 3 Adventures of Superman #501 (d) DC 9 Apr 3 4 Superman #78 (d) DC 11 Apr 4 5 Superman: Man of Steel #22 (d) DC 13 Apr 5 6 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #1 Valiant 2 Apr 6 7 Batman #500 (d) DC 3 Aug 1 8 Deathblow #1 Image 15 Apr 7 9 Maxx #1 Image 25 Mar 1 10 Darker Image #1 Image 20 Jan 1 11 Cable #1 Image 5 Mar 2 12 Spawn #11 Image 43 Mar 3 13 Youngblood: Strike File #1 Image 44 Mar 4 14 Bloodstrike #1 Image 46 Apr 8 15 X-Men 2099 #1 Marvel 65 Aug 2 16 Deathmate Prologue Valiant 19 Jun 1 17 Spawn #12 Image 47 Apr 9 18 Superman #82 (d) DC 10 Aug 3 19 Stormwatch #1 Malibu 49 Feb 1 20 Tribe #1 Image 26 Mar 5 21 Uncanny X-Men #300 Marvel 4 Mar 6 22 Spawn #10 Malibu 54 Feb 2 23 Amazing Spiderman #375 Marvel 6 Jan 2 24 Spawn #13 Image 28 May 1 25 Brigade #1 Image 62 Apr 10 26 Spawn #9 Malibu 63 Jan 3 27 Spiderman Unlimited #1 Marvel 7 Mar 7 28 Phantom Force #1 Image 31 Apr 11 29 Youngblood Strike File #2 Image 32 Apr 12 30 Spawn #14 Image 70 Jun 2 31 Magnus Robot Fighter #25 Valiant 24 Mar 8 32 Stormwatch #0 Image 35 Apr 13 33 Cyberforce #0 Image 75 Jun 3 34 Shadowhawk II #2 Image 79 Jun 4 35 WildC.A.T.S. Trilogy #1 Image 42 May 2 36 Shadowhawk II #1 Image 45 May 3 37 Adventures of Superman #505 (d) DC 48 Aug 4 38 Stormwatch #2 Image 87 Mar 9 39 Venom #2 Marvel 30 Jan 4 40 X-O Manowar #0 Valiant 21 May 4 41 Stormwatch #3 Image 90 May 5 42 Rai Future Force #9 Valiant 51 Feb 3 43 Savage Dragon #1 Image 91 Jun 5 44 Uncanny X-Men #304 Marvel 18 Jul 1 45 Maxx #2 Image 92 Apr 14 46 X-Men #25 Marvel 22 Aug 5 47 Darker Image #3 Image 52 Mar 10 48 Deathblow #2 Image 53 May 6 49 Spawn #15 Image 93 Jul 2 50 Union #1 Image 56 Jun 6 51 Darker Image #4 Image 96 Apr 15 52 Sabretooth #1 Marvel 36 Jun 7 53 Darker Image #2 Image 57 Feb 4 54 Doom's IV #1 Image 58 Jun 8 55 Secret Defenders #1 Marvel 60 Jan 5 56 Adventures of Superman #500 (n) DC 61 Apr 16 57 Venom #3 Marvel 37 Feb 5 58 Spectacular Spiderman #200 Marvel 39 Mar 11 59 Venom #4 Marvel 40 Mar 12 60 Deathmate Yellow Valiant 12 Jul 3 61 Wildstar #1 Image 67 Jan 6 62 Deathmate Blue Valiant 14 Jul 4 63 Web of Spiderman #100 Marvel 41 Mar 13 64 Pitt #4 Malibu 103 Feb 6 65 X-Men #26 Marvel Sep 1 66 Shaman's Tears #1 Image 74 May 7 67 Deathmate Red Image 16 Jul 5 68 1963: Mystery Inc. #1 Image 108 Apr 17 69 Deathmate Black Image 17 Jul 6 70 X-Factor #92 Marvel 29 May 8 71 X-Men Unlimited #1 Marvel 23 Apr 18 72 Amazing Spiderman #378 Marvel Apr 19 73 WildC.A.T.S. Sourcebook #1 Image 77 Jun 9 74 Superman #77 DC Jan 7 75 Youngblood Strike File #3 Image 78 May 9 76 Codename: Stryke Force #1 Image 80 Aug 6 77 Tribe #2 Axis 113 Apr 20 78 Youngblood Yearbook #1 Image 82 May 10 79 Wildstar #3 Image 114 Mar 14 80 Secret Weapons #1 Valiant 95 Jun 10 81 Infinity Crusade #1 Marvel 33 Apr 21 82 Spawn #16 Image 119 Sep 2 83 Pitt #3 Image Jan 8 84 Venom: Funeral Pyre #1 Marvel 55 Jun 11 85 Deathblow #3 Image 83 Jun 12 86 X-Force #25 Marvel 34 Jun 13 87 Superman: Man of Steel #21 DC Jan 9 88 Bloodstrike #2 Image 122 May 11 89 Brigade #2 Image 85 May 12 90 Gambit #1 Marvel 86 Oct 2 91 Wolverine #75 Marvel 27 Sep 3 92 Plasm #1 Defiant 64 Aug 7 93 Deathmate Epilogue Image 66 Aug 8 94 X-Men #24 Marvel Jul 7 95 Batman #498 DC Jun 14 96 Venom #5 Marvel 68 Apr 22 97 Hellstorm #1 Marvel 71 Feb 7 98 Spawn #17 Image 133 Oct 3 99 X-Men #19 Marvel Feb 8 100 Maxx #3 Image 136 May 13 101 X-Men #23 Marvel Jun 15 102 X-Men #28 Marvel Nov 1 103 X-Men #18 Marvel Jan 10 104 Spiderman #35 Marvel 165 Apr 23 105 X-Men #27 Marvel Oct 4 106 X-Men #21 Marvel Apr 24 107 Cable #2 Marvel 134 Apr 25 108 Youngblood Strike File #4 Image 73 Jun 16 109 X-Men #20 Marvel Mar 15 110 Uncanny X-Men #303 Marvel Jun 17 111 X-Men 2099 #2 Marvel Sep 4 112 Uncanny X-Men #308 Marvel Nov 2 113 Detective #665 DC Jun 18 114 Uncanny X-Men #299 Marvel Feb 9 115 Web of Spiderman #101 Marvel Apr 26 116 Amazing Spiderman #379 Marvel May 14 117 X-Men #22 Marvel Mar 16 118 Spectacular Spiderman #201 Marvel Apr 27 119 Superman #79 DC May 15 120 Superman Man of Steel #23 DC May 16 121 Wildstar #4 Image 147 Apr 28 122 Venom #6 Marvel 81 May 17 123 Adventures of Superman #502 DC May 18 124 Batman #499 DC Jul 8 125 Spawn #18 Image 152 Nov 3 126 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #2 Valiant 101 May 19 127 Action #689 DC May 20 128 Detective #667 DC Aug 9 129 Action #688 DC May 21 130 Amazing Spiderman #380 Marvel Jun 19 131 Bloodstrike #3 Image 155 Jun 20 132 Spiderman Unlimited #2 Marvel 38 Jun 21 133 WildC.A.T.S. Trilogy #2 Image 158 Jul 9 134 Deadpool #1 Marvel 106 Jun 22 135 Tribe #3 Axis 107 May 22 136 Brigade #3 Image 159 Jun 23 137 Spawn #19 Image 161 Dec 1 138 Maxx #4 Image 162 Jun 24 139 Uncanny X-Men #305 Marvel Aug 10 140 X-Men #29 Marvel Dec 2 141 Uncanny X-Men #306 Marvel Sep 5 142 Uncanny X-Men #298 Marvel Jan 11 143 Spiderman #36 Marvel May 23 144 Uncanny X-Men #301 Marvel Apr 29 145 Brigade #0 Image 171 Jul 10 146 Detective #666 DC Jul 11 147 Uncanny X-Men #302 Marvel May 24 148 Spiderman #37 Marvel Jun 25 149 Adventures of Superman #501 (n) DC Apr 30 150 Action #687 (n) DC Apr 31 151 Gen-X #1 Image 116 Aug 11 152 Batman #497 DC May 25 153 Superman #78 (n) DC Apr 32 154 Superman #80 DC Jun 26 155 Thunderstrike #1 Marvel 94 Apr 33 156 Web of Spiderman #102 Marvel May 26 157 Adventures of Superman #503 DC Jun 27 158 Phantom Force #2 Image 179 May 27 159 Superman: Man of Steel #22 (n) DC Apr 34 160 Superman: Man of Steel #24 DC Jun 28 161 2099 Unlimited #1 Marvel 50 May 28 162 Action #690 DC Jun 29 163 Web of Spiderman #103 Marvel Jun 30 164 X-Men 2099 #3 Marvel Oct 4 165 Uncanny X-Men #309 Marvel Dec 3 166 Wildstar #2 Malibu 181 Feb 10 167 Spectacular Spiderman #203 Marvel Jun 31 168 Spectacular Spiderman #202 Marvel May 29 169 Shaman's Tears #2 Image 121 Jun 32 170 Supreme #7 Image 183 May 30 171 Prophet #1 Image 123 Sep 6 172 Cyberforce #1 Image 184 May 31 173 Trencher #1 Image 186 May 32 174 Savage Dragon #2 Image 97 Jul 12 175 Ninjak #1 Valiant 76 Nov 4 176 Supreme #6 Image 190 Feb 11 177 Superman: Man of Steel #26 DC Aug 12 178 Avengers #368 Marvel Sep 7 179 Shadowhawk II #3 Image 100 Aug 13 180 Wizard Guide To Comics #21 Wizard 59 Apr 35 181 Showcase '93 #7 DC Jun 33 182 Showcase '93 #8 DC Jun 34 183 1963: The Fury #2 Image May 33 184 Action #695 (d) DC 132 Nov 5 185 Venom: The Madness #1 Marvel 102 Sep 8 186 X-Force #20 Marvel Jan 12 187 X-Force #21 Marvel Feb 12 188 Batman #501 DC Sep 9 189 WildC.A.T.S. #5 Image Sep 10 190 Cable #3 Marvel 198 May 34 191 X-Force #26 Marvel Jul 13 192 Team Youngblood #1 Image Sep 11 193 WildC.A.T.S. #5 Image May 35 194 Punisher 2099 #2 Marvel Jan 13 195 Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 Marvel 104 Apr 36 196 Second Life of Dr. Mirage #1 Valiant 139 Aug 14 197 Tribe #4 Image Jun 35 198 Supreme #5 Image Jan 14 199 Supreme #8 Image Jun 36 200 Amazing Spiderman #382 Marvel Aug 15 WildC.A.T.S. Collection Image 69 X-Men Unlimited #2 Marvel 72 X-Men Unlimited #3 Marvel 84 Wizard Guide To Comics #23 Wizard 88 Wizard Guide To Comics #22 Wizard 89 Wizard Special Superman's Wizard 98 WildC.A.T.S. Yearbook Image 99 Wizard Guide To Comics #24 Wizard 105 Wizard Guide To Comics #29 Wizard 109 Wizard Guide To Comics #30 Wizard 110 X-O Manowar TPB Valiant 111 Hero Illustrated #1 Warrior 112 Extreme #1 Image 115 Wizard Guide To Comics #25 Wizard 117 Wizard X-Men Special Edition Wizard 120 Fantastic Four #375 Marvel 124 Sabretooth #2 Marvel 125 Wizard Guide To Comics #27 Wizard 126 Avengers #369 Marvel 127 Wizard Guide To Comics #26 Wizard 128 Avengers #363 Marvel 129 Robin #1 (d) DC 130 Batman/Grendel #1 DC 131 Superman Statue DC 135 Venom: Funeral Pyre #2 Marvel 137 Wizard Guide To Comics #28 Wizard 138 Newstime: Life and Death of DC 140 Plasm #2 Defiant 141 Iron Man #290 Marvel 142 Excalibur #71 Marvel 143 Wizard Guide To Comics #18 Wizard 144 Superman Man of Steel #30 (d) DC 145 Avengers #366 Marvel 146 Thunderstrike #1 Marvel 148 X-Men Annual #2 Marvel 149 Batman #500 (n) DC 150 Silver Surfer/Warlock: Res #1 Marvel 151 Wizard Guide To Comics #19 Wizard 153 Wild Thing #1 Marvel 154 Batman/Grendel #2 DC 156 Turok Dinosaur Hunter #3 Valiant 157 Sabretooth #3 Marvel 160 Batman: Dark Jokes/The Wild DC 163 Sabretooth #4 Marvel 164 Marvel Swimsuit Special 1993 Marvel 166 Darker Image #4 Image 167 Venom Funeral Pyre #3 Marvel 168 X-Factor Annual #8 Marvel 169 Bloodshot #0 Valiant 170 Darkhawk #25 Marvel 172 X-O Manowar Armorines #0 Valiant 173 Image Plus #1 Image 174 2099 Unlimited #2 Marvel 175 Batman Legends of Dark Knight #50 DC 176 Shadowhawk: Out Shadows TPB Image 177 Warlock Chronicles #1 Marvel 178 Venom: The Madness #2 Marvel 180 Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 Marvel 182 Spiderman Unlimited #3 Marvel 185 Wizard Special Superman's Birthd Wizard 187 Marvels #1 Marvel 188 Magnus Robot Fighter #24 Valiant 189 Rai Future Force #11 Valiant 191 X-O Manowar #19 Valiant 192 Amazing Spiderman Anniv #27 Marvel 193 Hero Illustrated #2 Warrior 194 Bloodshot #6 Valiant 195 Iron Man #300 (dlx) Marvel 196 Infinity Crusade #2 Marvel 197 Legacy of Superman #1 DC 199 Valeria She-Bat #3 Continuity 200 Month by month, books in the top 200: January 14 ************** February 12 ************ March 16 **************** April 36 ************************************ May 35 *********************************** June 36 ************************************ July 13 ************* August 15 *************** September 11 *********** October 4 **** November 5 ***** December 3 *** By company, books in the top 50 100 200 Marvel 8 27 72 Image 26 45 71 DC 8 12 35 Valiant 5 8 11 Malibu 3 6 7 Axis 1 2 Defiant 1 1 Wizard 1