From: lsmith@peca.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: The Top 100 books for October and a Contest (Long).
Date: 12 Jan 93 04:18:49 GMT
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Organization: The Bean Counting Squids of the Poor

In article <1ihpdbINN8b9@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> lore@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Lore Christian Sjoberg) writes:
>
>Does anybody care to post the Top 100?

The best I can do is October's numbers. Usually The Wizard has a list of
the Top 100 books. (This is not a recommendation that you buy The Wizard.)
Comic Shop News also has a Top-50. (By number and total value.) The also 
list the top selling B&W books and the top selling non-comics.

Details of a contest are at the bottom.

Ahem

1.  Wetworks #1 (Image)
2.  X-Men #15 (Marvel)
3.  Ravage 2099 #1 (Marvel)
4.  Uncanny X-Men #295 (Marvel)
5.  X-Force #17 (Marvel)
6.  Spider-Man 2099 #2 (Marvel)
7.  Spawn #6 (Image)
8.  X-Factor #85 (Marvel)
9.  Silver Surfer #75 (Marvel)
10. Incredible Hulk #400 (Marvel)
11. Death's Head II #1 (Marvel)
12. Predator vs. Magnus #1 (Dark Horse)
13. Cyberforce #3 (Image)
14. Supreme #2 (Image)
15. Shadowhawk #3 (Image)
16. Robin III #1 (DC)
17. Brigade #4 (Image)
18. Spider-Man #29 (Marvel)
19. Web of Spider-Man #95 (Marvel)
20. Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5 (Marvel)
21. Wolverine #64 (Marvel)
22. Battletide #1 (Marvel)  
23. Amazing Spider-Man #371 (Marvel)
24. Ghost Rider #32 (Marvel)
25. Amazing Spider-Man #370 (Marvel)
26. X-Men: The Series #2 (Marvel)
27. Fantastic Four #371 (Marvel)
28. Dracula #1 (Topps)
29. Morbius #4 (Marvel)
30. Lobo: Infanticide #3 (DC)
31. Ren and Stimpy #1 (Marvel)
32. Nightstalkers #2 (Marvel)
33. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7 (DC)
34. Punisher: War Zone #10 (Marvel)
35. Star Wars: Dark Empire (Dark Horse)
36. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #6 (DC)
37. Warlock/Infinity Watch #11 (Marvel)
38. Darkhold #2 (Marvel)
39. Spectre #1 (DC)
40. Batman: Sword of Azrael #3 (DC)
41. Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight #40 (DC)
42. Night Thrasher #3 (Marvel)
43. New Warriors #30 (Marvel)
44. Punisher #73 (Marvel)
45. Excalibur #58 (Marvel)
46. Excalibur #59 (Marvel)
47. H.A.R.D. Corps #2 (Valiant)
48. Marvel Comics Presents #117 (Marvel)
49. Darkhawk #22 (Marvel) 
50. Spectacular Spider-Man #195 (Marvel)
51. Ghost Rider: Fear #51 (Marvel)
52. What If? #44 (Marvel)
53. Marvel Comics Presents #118 (Marvel)
54. Silver Sable #7 (Marvel)
55. Terminator: Endgame #2 (Dark Horse)
56. Digitek #1 (Marvel)
57. Guardians of the Galaxy #31 (Marvel)
58. Next Men #8 (Dark Horse)
59. Punisher war Journal (Marvel)
60. Batman #487 (DC)
61. Terminator: Endgame #3 (Dark Horse)
62. Nomad #6 (Marvel)
63. Robin III (Newstand) #1 (DC)
64. Thor #455 (Marvel)
65. Thor #456 (Marvel)
66. Iron Man #287 (Black Sabbath)
67. Batman Adventures #3 (DC)
68. Detective Comics #654 (DC)
69. Captain America #410 (Marvel)
70. Spectacular Spider-Man #195 (Marvel)
71. Deathstroke, The Terminator #17 (DC)
72. Robocop: Prime Suspect #1 (Dark Horse)
73. Daredevil #311 (Marvel)
74. Team Titans #14 (DC)
75. Sandman #44 (DC)
76. Titans Sell Out Special #1 (DC)
77. Superman: Man of Steel #18 (DC)
78. Avengers #357 (Marvel)
79. Namor: The Sub-Mariner #33 (Marvel)
80. New Titans #93 (DC)
81. Superman #74 (DC)
82. Solar, Man of the Atom #17 (Valiant) 
83. Deathlok #18 (Marvel)
84. X-O Manowar #12 (Valiant)
85. Grendel: War Child #3 (Jethro Tull)
86. Alpha Flight #115 (Marvel)
87. Eclipso #2 (DC)
88. Sleepwalker #19 (Marvel)
89. Avengers West Coast #89 (Marvel)
90. Adventures of Superman #489 (DC)
91. Action Comics #684 (DC)
92. Justice League America #69 (DC)
93. Punisher/Captain America/Blood and Glory #3 (Marvel)
94. Archer and Armstrong #6 (Valiant)
95. Cage #9 (Marvel)
96. Harbinger #13 (Valiant)
97. Warheads #6 (Marvel)
98. Eternal Warrior #6 (Valiant)
99. Guy Gardner #3 (DC)
00. Justice League Europe #45 (DC)

Notes:

0. (Everything starts at zero these days.) Info from the Marvel UK ad. They
   get it from Diamond/Cap City/Wizard, I think. Used without permission.
   Don't turn me in, OK?

1. I filled in the companies and probably messed up on some. I know I
   intentionally messed up on two.

2. There's probably an assortment of screwed up numbers and titles too.

3. I don't know why there are two Spec Spiderman #195s. Was this one of the
   hologram covers?

4. A contest. Since I typed all these numbers in, I might as well do something
   with them.

   a. Guess how many of these I (Lance) have bought up through 1/11/93.
      (In other words, you can ignore the Image titles that haven't come
       out yet. I haven't bought those.)

   b. Tie-breaker: What are the highest and lowest ranks that I bought.
      (Higher will be worth more than lower in case of of no clear cut
       break.)

   c. Prize: A Dick Dastardly pin. A $3 retail value. (I bought it on sale.)

   d. Deadline: Whenever I log in on 1/22/93.  

5. Have fun.

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  Lance "Cr2O3.2H2O" Smith | "Quick! Get behind me! I don't know what a
    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)    |  little peanut like you could do to so upset
     Absinthe makes the    |  him, but it looks like Doomsday really wants 
      time grow softer     |  to kill you"    _Mr Peanut meets Superman_
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