Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 23:21:06 CDT From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Marketing - Top Publishers October 1994 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for October 1994, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 Year 93 6/94 7/94 8/94 9/94 10/94 Marvel 45.76% 33.43% 28.03% 31.06% 33.73% 32.92% 33.20% DC 19.34% 19.00% 18.12% 21.85% 16.62% 19.01% 18.59% Image 14.79% 9.90% 14.18% 15.47% 14.54% 14.14% Dark Horse 5.55% 3.36% 4.80% 6.29% 6.80% 5.09% 5.74% Malibu 8.55% 3.52% 3.51% 3.97% 3.89% 4.67% 4.94% Valiant 4.11% 9.35% 7.77% 3.11% 4.38% 4.38% 4.06% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.76% 1.38% 1.43% 1.51% 1.69% 1.67% Topps Comics .22% 1.25% .55% .70% .82% .68% 1.27% Viz Comics .53% .42% 1.01% .96% 1.07% 1.17% 1.20% Harris Comics .06% .33% .52% .59% .49% .84% .73% Fantagraphics/Eros .66% .33% .55% .69% .52% .54% .71% Warp .16% .18% .41% .38% .59% .44% .68% Chaos Comics .07% .22% .75% .11% .28% .65% Heavy Metal .07% .10% .23% .30% .62% Graphitti .17% .24% 1.64% .43% .20% .36% .58% Comic Images .91% .51% .49% .51% .60% .62% .50% Antarctic/Venus .09% .13% .34% .51% .32% .48% .44% Warrior Publishing .54% .58% .80% .57% .36% .43% Gemstone Pub .41% London Night .05% .08% .17% .51% .39% Gladstone .26% .23% .46% .39% .35% .36% .37% Archie .30% .19% .30% .24% .21% .21% .34% Express/Entity .15% .59% .30% .25% .18% .34% Cartoon Books .01% .04% .66% .47% .33% .32% Mirage .24% .22% .13% .17% .32% Caliber .22% .21% .12% .16% .15% .16% .31% Ominous Press .28% .34% .18% .31% Bongo Comics .19% .72% .39% .62% .35% .30% Planet Studios .14% .15% .16% .17% .19% .14% .20% Boneyard Press .02% .03% .05% .19% Avon Books .01% .08% .18% Dynamic Forces .30% .27% .24% .20% .14% .18% Verotik Inc .18% Editions 1000 .01% .09% .17% Academy/Acid Rain .18% .16% Now Comics .65% .25% .11% .17% .15% .09% .15% Overstreet Pub .34% .23% .15% .18% .13% .13% .14% Brainstorm Comics .04% .06% .21% .13% Millennium Pubs .30% .11% .20% .07% .22% .13% Sirius .46% .10% .41% .12% Kitchen Sink .18% .58% .80% .42% .79% .62% .12% Attic Books .25% .15% .15% .16% .16% .11% .11% AC Comics .13% .08% .06% .09% .08% .04% .11% Model Rectifier .04% .11% Revolutionary .19% .08% .08% .08% .08% .08% .10% First Amendment Pub .04% .10% Lightning Comics .10% .17% .10% .19% .18% .10% Aardvark-Vanaheim .22% .11% .09% .12% .09% .13% .10% Raw Books .05% .10% Galaxinovels .10% SQ Productions .05% .04% .11% .04% .05% .10% Pocket Change .10% .10% US Playing Card Co .09% The Collector .09% Triumphant Comics .12% .18% .14% .10% .09% .09% TMP Toys 1.88% .09% NBM .11% .04% .20% .14% .03% .12% .09% Comico .50% .31% .09% .13% .09% ....plus a whole buncha others. NOTE: Sales figures are for advance orders for comic items listed in the comics section in Advance Comics (it does not include books, videos, or sports items). If the columns are not in alignment, I recommend viewing this list in a space-filling font such as courier. ------------------------------ End of COMICS-L Digest - 19 Oct 1994 - Special issue ****************************************************