Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 19:31:14 -0500 (EST) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top Publishers April 1994 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for April 1994, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 12/93 Year 93 1/94 2/94 3/94 4/94 Marvel 45.76% 30.24% 33.43% 35.87% 32.41% 31.85% 32.88% DC 19.34% 20.04% 19.00% 18.32% 16.67% 20.16% 23.94% Image 8.75% 14.79% 6.96% 8.75% 11.64% 8.39% Valiant 4.11% 8.19% 9.35% 7.64% 7.51% 5.60% 5.63% Dark Horse 5.55% 4.44% 3.36% 5.00% 4.92% 4.88% 5.00% Malibu 8.55% 4.79% 3.52% 6.18% 4.58% 4.41% 4.07% Toy Biz .08% 1.66% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.81% 1.76% 1.50% 2.36% 1.93% 1.41% Viz Comics .53% .60% .42% .91% .87% 1.31% 1.15% Defiant 1.20% .62% 1.03% 1.75% 1.27% 1.12% Warrior Publishing 1.37% .54% .72% 1.35% .88% .93% Bongo Comics 1.48% .19% .47% .99% .44% .78% Harris Comics .06% .33% .18% .14% .74% Topps Comics .22% .41% 1.25% .34% .98% .59% .64% Axis Comics .29% .20% .62% Fantagraphics .66% .42% .33% .39% .52% .92% .56% Graphitti .17% 1.05% .24% .09% .35% .33% .49% Antarctic Press .09% .23% .13% .30% .38% .32% .47% Comic Images .91% .79% .51% 1.12% .68% .58% .45% Kitchen Sink .18% 1.01% .58% .43% .47% .64% .42% Heavy Metal .20% .10% .41% Express/Parody .54% .15% .26% .41% .33% .40% Gladstone .26% .45% .23% .43% .56% .41% .34% Warp .16% .21% .18% .31% .46% .33% .33% Dynamic Forces .55% .30% .17% .38% .40% .30% Triumphant Comics .58% .12% .58% .56% .41% .28% Chaos Comics .07% .40% .23% .25% .24% Archie .30% .25% .19% .27% .27% .25% .23% Planet Studios .14% .12% .15% .14% .15% .15% .22% Majestic Entertain. .17% .03% .18% .20% .21% .22% Overstreet Pub .34% .24% .23% .25% .21% 1.23% .21% Genesis West .23% .19% Eclipse .47% .38% .14% .29% .23% .19% .19% Now Comics .65% .18% .25% .20% .19% .23% .18% Homage Studios .29% .42% .08% .26% .17% Attic Books .25% .38% .15% .24% .24% .19% .17% Harvey .15% .44% .21% .34% .18% .14% .16% Horizon .08% .24% .12% .33% .26% .10% .16% Little Brown & Co. .15% Mirage .21% .23% .22% .23% .23% .06% .15% Lightning Comics .26% .10% .33% .28% .19% .15% NBM .04% .04% .06% .15% Caliber .22% .03% .21% .15% .27% .21% .14% Catch-a-Star .32% .10% .07% .23% .11% .14% Blackball .24% .10% .13% Revolutionary .19% .12% .08% .08% .16% .12% .13% Abbeville .13% Russ Cochran .16% .11% .11% .14% .14% .12% .12% SQP .03% .06% .04% .12% .06% .05% .11% Spawntastic Apparel .22% .08% .22% .10% .15% .11% Pure Imagination .07% .08% .10% Aardvark-Vanaheim .22% .13% .11% .10% .11% .10% .09% Boneyard Press .01% .03% .06% .06% .09% Cult Press .02% .09% Cartoon Books .01% .09% .04% .05% .44% .23% .08% AC Comics .13% .09% .08% .11% .12% .09% .08% Dagger Enterprises .13% .13% .13% .11% .08% Bantam .04% .08% Krause .15% .08% .10% .09% .20% .12% .08% ....plus a whole buncha others.