From: [ag 541] at [yfn.ysu.edu] (Matthew High) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: TOP PUBLISHERS FOR SEPT 1993 Date: 9 Sep 1993 04:00:17 GMT Here's a quick list of the top publishers for September 1993, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 1992 June July August Sept. Marvel 45.76% 32.01% 30.70% 30.74% 32.50% DC 19.34% 16.19% 16.13% 24.75% 19.01% Image 20.10% 16.02% 15.22% 14.30% Valiant 4.11% 8.69% 13.21% 7.46% 7.99% Malibu 8.55% 2.16% 2.40% 3.20% 4.29% Dark Horse 5.55% 2.97% 3.18% 2.77% 3.89% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.26% 2.33% 1.16% 1.29% Defiant 1.66% 1.22% Continuity .26% 1.60% 2.20% 1.48% 1.00% Topps Comics .22% 1.58% 1.65% 1.13% 1.00% Comic Images .91% .41% .58% .52% .95% Warrior Publishing 1.05% .84% .77% .85% Harris .06% .38% .35% .35% .78% Kitchen Sink .18% .11% .91% .64% .65% Mirage .24% .09% .15% .29% .64% Viz Comics .53% .32% .34% .37% .58% Innovation .65% .50% .51% .23% .45% Horizon Models .11% .06% .44% Spawntastic Apparel .02% .40% Fantagraphics .66% .26% .36% .33% .36% Now Comics .65% .36% .24% .25% .35% Warp .16% .16% .38% .09% .29% Gladstone .26% .17% .24% .24% .28% Comico .50% 1.17% .22% .14% .26% Lightning Comics .12% .03% .24% Millenium .30% .11% .05% .23% Graphitti .17% .21% .33% .13% .21% Personality .66% .14% .18% .11% .21% Eclipse .47% .14% .26% .11% .20% Archie .30% .23% .18% .10% .19% Fleetway/Quality .29% .13% .18% .16% .19% Caliber .22% .16% .18% .13% .19% Lee Tennant Ent. .18% Overstreet Pub .34% .15% .22% .16% .18% Planet Studios .14% .18% .23% .23% .17% Supercard .17% Revolutionary .19% .09% .07% .08% .14% Bantam .06% .04% .14% Heartbreaker Hobbies .14% Attic Books .25% .14% .11% .11% .13% Abbeville .13% Antarctic Press .09% .06% .14% .14% .12% Editions Deese .02% .12% NBM .11% .11% .12% Krause .15% .07% .06% .07% .11% Aardvark-Vanaheim .19% .19% .07% .10% .11% Russ Cochran .16% .08% .26% .09% .10% Homage Studios .04% .16% .04% .05% .10% Harvey .15% .13% .12% .06% .10% Brainstorm Comics .03% .03% .09% ....plus a whole buncha others. -- -------- "Oh no! They're doing it clown-style!" Matthew High (Antarctic Press Office Manager) [ag 541] at [yfn.ysu.edu] [n--ts--y] at [delphi.com]