Throwback In Comics | Top 300 November 1993 Comic Book Sales

Publishers were still posting some big numbers in November 1993, but the Direct Market had actually peaked back in April, and this month was up against a comparative month in 1992 that had the "Death of Superman" event.

The excesses of the early 1990s boom were fully in evidence by November. Late shipping was a huge problem for Image, Continuity, and other publishers. New publishers continued to proliferate, with Marvel and DC combining for barely 51% of the dollar market — and that was with Marvel placing 117 titles in the Top 300. Majestic had been heavily advertised in the comics press as the next hot collectible-title publisher; its Legacy #1 placed 160th, one of only five issues in the entire line to release. Triumphant boasted the most brazenly speculator-driven tactics of all: every issue it published (like Riot Gear #3, at right) was stamped with a number, in the expectation that fans would try to get the lower-numbered issues. It had seven titles in the top 300.

1	13	Uncanny X-Men	308	$1.25	Marvel	216.1
2	3	Spawn	18	$1.95	Image	215.8
3	14	X-Men	28	$1.25	Marvel	215.1
4	1	Ninjak	1	$3.50	Valiant	193.2
5	2	Action Comics	695	$2.50	DC	186.5
6	10	WildC.A.T.S.	6	$1.95	Image	158.5
7	32	X-Men 2099	4	$1.25	Marvel	150.8
8	12	Cyberforce	2	$1.95	Image	140.9
9	24	Batman	503	$1.50	DC	138.6
10	27	Superman	85	$1.50	DC	134.5
11	28	Adventures of Superman	508	$1.50	DC	133.8
12	43	X-Force	30	$1.25	Marvel	133.4
13	7	Shadowhawk	1	$2.50	Image	133.0
14	15	Gambit	2	$2.00	Marvel	132.9
15	29	Superman: Man of Steel	29	$1.50	DC	132.7
16	33	Detective Comics	670	$1.50	DC	125.6
17	23	Wolverine	77	$1.75	Marvel	121.3
18	4	X-O Manowar	25	$3.50	Valiant	115.3
19	22	Savage Dragon	6	$1.95	Image	109.2
20	57	X-Factor	98	$1.25	Marvel	109.1
21	26	Stormwatch	7	$1.95	Image	105.6
22	8	Venom: The Madness	3	$2.95	Marvel	105.6
23	19	Simpsons Comics	1	$2.25	Bongo	102.2
24	30	Team Youngblood	3	$1.95	Image	100.7
25	16	Phantom Force	1	$2.50	Image	100.6
26	66	Amazing Spider-Man	385	$1.25	Marvel	100.0
27	17	Troll	0	$2.50	Image	98.8
28	31	Prophet	3	$1.95	Image	97.8
29	40	Batman: Shadow of the Bat	23	$1.75	DC	97.6
30	6	Good Guys	1	$3.50	Defiant	95.1
31	48	Spider-Man	42	$1.75	Marvel	90.2
32	37	Code Name: Stryke Foce	4	$1.95	Image	89.7
33	35	Cable	7	$2.00	Marvel	89.1
34	21	Gen13	3	$2.50	Image	88.4
35	62	Catwoman	6	$1.50	DC	88.4
36	42	Supreme	8	$1.95	Image	86.4
37	5	Iron Man	300	$3.95	Marvel	85.9
38	75	Spider-Man	15	$1.25	Marvel	84.6
39	47	Images of Shadowhawk	3	$1.95	Image	82.7
40	18	Daredevil: Man Without Fear	4	$2.95	Marvel	80.9
41	49	Vanguard	2	$1.95	Image	80.4
42	41	Itchy & Scratchy Comics	1	$2.25	Bongo	75.6
43	51	Superpatriot	4	$1.95	Image	73.7
44	36	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	8	$2.50	Valiant	71.1
45	25	Nova	1	$2.95	Marvel	70.2
46	86	Daredevil	324	$1.25	Marvel	70.2
47	38	Warriors of Plasm	4	$2.50	Defiant	69.1
48	39	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	2	$2.50	Dark Horse	68.4
49	44	Dark Dominion	2	$2.50	Defiant	66.5
50	45	Solitaire	1	$2.50	Marvel	64.6
51	46	New Harbingers	26	$2.50	Valiant	64.6
52	91	Web of Spider-Man	108	$1.25	Marvel	64.0
53	72	Ren & Stimpy	14	$1.75	Marvel	63.3
54	34	Sin City: A Dame To Kill For	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	63.0
55	55	Bloodshot	13	$2.25	Valiant	62.9
56	9	Marvels	1	$4.95	Marvel	62.7
57	81	Robin	3	$1.50	DC	62.1
58	92	Spaectacular Spider-Man	208	$1.25	Marvel	61.6
59	59	Magnus: Robot Fighter	33	$2.25	Valiant	60.2
60	76	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight	56	$1.75	DC	59.9
61	100	Incredible Hulk	413	$1.25	Marvel	58.0
62	11	Batman & JDG. Dredd: Vendet.	0	$4.95	DC	57.9
63	20	2099 Unlimited	3	$3.95	Marvel	57.7
64	65	Solar, Man of the Atom	30	$2.25	Valiant	57.6
65	77	Lobo	2	$1.75	DC	57.2
66	87	Action Comics	695	$1.50	DC	57.0
67	54	Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	56.7
68	56	Second Life of Dr. Mirage	4	$2.50	Valiant	56.0
69	107	Fantastic Four	384	$1.25	Marvel	54.7
70	79	X-Men Adventures	15	$1.75	Marvel	54.6
71	80	Ghost Rider	45	$1.75	Marvel	53.6
72	69	Secret Weapons	6	$2.25	Valiant	53.3
73	50	Punisher	86	$2.95	Marvel	53.0
74	115	Silver Surfer	88	$1.25	Marvel	52.2
75	71	Eternal Warrior	19	$2.25	Valiant	51.1
76	84	Excalibur	73	$1.75	Marvel	51.0
77	121	Avengers	370	$1.25	Marvel	50.5
78	123	Punisher 2099	12	$1.25	Marvel	50.1
79	124	Doom 2099	13	$1.25	Marvel	49.8
80	68	Shadowman	22	$2.50	Valiant	49.6
81	125	Thunderstrike	4	$1.25	Marvel	48.9
82	73	H.A.R.D. Corps	15	$2.25	Valiant	48.7
83	52	Punisher War Journal	61	$2.95	Marvel	48.6
84	53	Tribe	5	$2.95	Axis	48.3
85	74	Rai & The Future Force	18	$2.25	Valiant	47.9
86	70	Archer & Armstrong	19	$2.50	Valiant	46.5
87	90	Hawkeye	1	$1.75	Marvel	46.3
88	83	Showcase	1	$1.95	DC	46.2
89	60	Punisher War Zone	23	$2.95	Marvel	45.5
90	61	Death Galleru	0	$2.95	DC	45.3
91	82	Starblast	1	$2.00	Marvel	45.2
92	129	Avengers West Coast	102	$1.25	Marvel	44.7
93	63	Marvel X-Men Collection	0	$2.95	Marvel	44.6
94	96	Ghost Rider/Blaze Spirits of Vengeance	18	$1.75	Marvel	42.8
95	99	Scarlet Witch	1	$1.75	Marvel	41.9
96	122	Green Lantern	49	$1.50	DC	41.9
97	102	Avengers Strike File	1	$1.75	Marvel	40.3
98	141	Thor	470	$1.25	Marvel	39.2
99	108	Blaze	2	$1.75	Marvel	39.0
100	144	New Warriors	43	$1.25	Marvel	38.0
101	98	Prime	6	$1.95	Malibu	37.9
102	112	Warlock & The Infinity Watch	24	$1.75	Marvel	37.6
103	118	Punisher War Journal	62	$1.75	Marvel	37.0
104	119	Spider-Man	3	$1.75	Marvel	36.6
105	101	Sludge	2	$1.95	Malibu	36.2
106	104	Night Man	2	$1.95	Malibu	35.5
107	105	Mantra	5	$1.95	Malibu	35.4
108	106	Strangers	6	$1.95	Malibu	35.3
109	103	Warlock Chronicles	7	$2.00	Marvel	34.7
110	109	Hardcase	6	$1.95	Malibu	34.6
111	58	Childrens Crusade	2	$3.95	DC	34.4
112	110	Prototype	4	$1.95	Malibu	34.4
113	111	Exiles	4	$1.95	Malibu	34.3
114	128	Morbius	17	$1.75	Marvel	33.5
115	114	Freex	5	$1.95	Malibu	33.4
116	116	Firearm	3	$1.95	Malibu	33.3
117	117	Solution	3	$1.95	Malibu	33.3
118	88	Aliens: Labyrinth	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	33.2
119	89	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	4	$2.50	Malibu	32.9
120	142	Justice League America	84	$1.50	DC	32.4
121	143	Aquaman: Time & Tide	2	$1.50	DC	32.1
122	166	Ravage 2099	14	$1.25	Marvel	31.8
123	120	Vortex	2	$2.00	Dark Horse	31.7
124	67	Midnight Sons Unlimited	4	$3.95	Marvel	31.5
125	169	Darkhawk	35	$1.25	Marvel	30.4
126	170	Captain America	423	$1.25	Marvel	30.3
127	94	John Byrne's Next Men: Faith	2	$2.50	Dark Horse	30.3
128	172	What If?	57	$1.25	Marvel	30.1
129	152	Batman Adventures	16	$1.50	DC	29.7
130	97	Shadow Cabinet	0	$2.50	DC	29.7
131	156	Justice League: Task Force	8	$1.50	DC	29.1
132	177	Guardians of the Galaxy	44	$1.25	Marvel	29.0
133	133	Marvel Comics Presents	145	$1.75	Marvel	28.8
134	135	Marvel Comics Presents	146	$1.75	Marvel	28.6
135	134	Secret Defenders	11	$1.75	Marvel	28.6
136	136	Night Thrasher	6	$1.75	Marvel	28.5
137	138	Doctor Strange	61	$1.75	Marvel	28.4
138	130	Xombi	0	$1.95	DC	28.1
139	140	Star Trek: The Next Generation	56	$1.75	DC	28.1
140	64	Aliens: Salvation	0	$4.95	Dark Horse	26.5
141	167	Flash	86	$1.50	DC	26.4
142	132	Hellblazer	73	$1.95	DC	26.3
143	147	New Titans	106	$1.75	DC	26.2
144	93	Grendel Tales	4	$3.95	Dark Horse	26.0
145	150	New Titans	107	$1.75	DC	25.9
146	149	Spider-Man Vs. Dracula	1	$1.75	Marvel	25.9
147	195	Namor	46	$1.25	Marvel	25.9
148	153	Hawkman	5	$1.75	DC	25.4
149	78	Arcana Annual	1	$3.95	DC	24.8
150	158	Nightstalkers	15	$1.75	Marvel	24.7
151	159	Star Trek	56	$1.75	DC	24.7
152	160	Alpha Flight	128	$1.75	Marvel	24.5
153	181	Legionnaires	10	$1.50	DC	23.7
154	206	Metal Men	4	$1.25	DC	23.4
155	173	Justice League International	60	$1.50	DC	23.4
156	209	Quasar	54	$1.25	Marvel	22.8
157	85	Deaths Head Cold	1	$3.95	Marvel	22.5
158	168	L.E.G.I.O.N.	62	$1.75	DC	22.4
159	157	Sandman Mystery Theatre	10	$1.95	DC	22.2
160	139	Legacy	1	$2.25	Majestic	22.0
161	213	X-Men Classic	91	$1.25	Marvel	21.8
162	173	Spectre	14	$1.75	DC	21.4
163	174	Darkhold	16	$1.75	Marvel	21.3
164	163	Black Orchid	5	$1.95	DC	21.3
165	175	Transformers: Generation	3	$1.75	Marvel	21.0
166	176	Legoin of Super-Heroes	53	$1.75	DC	20.9
167	222	Silver Sable	20	$1.25	Marvel	20.8
168	145	Sachs & Violens	3	$2.25	Marvel	20.6
169	164	Hellstorm	10	$2.00	Marvel	20.4
170	126	Punisher Holiday Special	2	$2.95	Marvel	20.3
171	127	Marvel 1993 Holiday Special	0	$2.95	Marvel	20.1
172	151	Seaquest	1	$2.25	Nemesis	19.8
173	187	Team Titans	16	$1.75	DC	19.6
174	205	Hardware	11	$1.50	DC	19.6
175	190	Deathlok	31	$1.75	Marvel	19.0
176	95	Doom Patrol Annual	2	$3.95	DC	19.0
177	192	Outsiders	3	$1.75	DC	18.9
178	194	Moon Knight	58	$1.75	Marvel	18.6
179	146	Classic Star Wars	15	$2.50	Dark Horse	18.3
180	148	Iron Man	300	$2.50	Marvel	18.3
181	182	Shade The Changing Man	43	$1.95	DC	18.0
182	131	Deaths Head II	14	$2.95	Marvel	18.0
183	154	Age of Reptiles	1	$2.50	Dark Horse	17.7
184	155	Blood Syndicate	10	$2.50	DC	17.5
185	161	Pinhead	2	$2.50	Marvel	17.1
186	225	Icon	9	$1.50	DC	17.1
187	189	Swamp Thing	139	$1.95	DC	17.1
188	137	Dracula Vs. Zorro	2	$2.95	Topps	169.0
189	254	Daredevil	319	$1.25	Marvel	16.8
190	230	S.T.A.R. Corps	3	$1.50	DC	16.7
191	207	Deathstroke, The Terminator	32	$1.75	DC	16.6
192	208	Nomad	21	$1.75	Marvel	16.5
193	198	Animal Man	67	$1.95	DC	16.4
194	232	Static	8	$1.50	DC	16.2
195	262	Wonder Man	28	$1.25	Marvel	15.9
196	212	Green Arrow	82	$1.75	DC	15.6
197	184	Nova	1 (Newsstand)	$2.25	Marvel	15.6
198	269	G.I. Joe	144	$1.25	Marvel	15.1
199	221	Darkstars	16	$1.75	DC	14.9
200	191	Groo The Wanderer	108	$2.25	Marvel	14.7
201	248	Guy Gardener	16	$1.50	DC	14.7
202	228	She-Hulk	59	$1.75	Marvel	14.6
203	178	Time Master	1	$2.50	Continuity	14.3
204	180	Samuree Vol. 2	5	$2.50	Continuity	14.2
205	179	Armor	8	$2.50	Continuity	14.2
206	199	Ultraman	-1	$2.25	Nemesis	14.2
207	211	Kid Eternity	9	$1.95	DC	14.1
208	210	Death Metal	1	$1.95	Marvel	14.1
209	162	Megalith	8	$3.00	Continuity	14.1
210	185	Hybrids	2	$2.50	Continuity	14.0
211	274	Spider-Man Classics	10	$1.25	Marvel	14.0
212	215	Doom Patrol	74	$1.95	DC	13.9
213	165	Elfquest: Hidden Years	9	$2.95	Warp	13.8
214	218	Scarab	3	$1.95	DC	13.8
215	186	Ms. Mystic Vol. 3	5	$2.50	Continuity	13.7
216	238	William Shatner's Tekworld	17	$1.75	Marvel	13.6
217	188	Dark Horse Comics	15	$2.50	Dark Horse	13.4
218	260	Wonder Woman	82	$1.50	DC	13.4
219	113	Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy	3	$4.95	DC	13.2
220	241	Hyperkind	5	$1.75	Marvel	13.2
221	224	Death Wreck	1	$1.95	Marvel	13.2
222	244	Demon	43	$1.75	DC	13.0
223	197	Crazyman Vol. 2	5	$2.50	Continuity	12.9
224	200	Cyberrad Vol. 2	6	$2.50	Continuity	12.7
225	268	Valor	15	$1.50	DC	12.7
226	246	Ectokid	5	$1.75	Marvel	12.6
227	201	Earth 4 Vol. 3	5	$2.50	Continuity	12.5
228	293	Sleepwalker	32	$1.25	Marvel	12.4
229	203	Indiana Jones: Thunder In the Orient	4	$2.50	Dark Horse	12.1
230	237	Elfquest: Blood of Ten Chiefs	3	$2.00	Warp	11.9
231	25	Saint Sinner	4	$1.75	Marvel	11.9
232	242	Warhide	1	$1.95	Marvel	11.9
233	257	Hokum & Hex	5	$1.75	Marvel	11.8
234	223	Cerebus	176	$2.25	Aardvark	11.6
235	243	Elfquest: New Blood	11	$2.00	Warp	11.4
236	251	Ripwire	1	$1.95	Marvel	11.1
237	283	Eclipso	15	$1.50	DC	11.1
238	337	Marvel Age	132	$1.00	Marvel	11.1
239	266	Ragman: Cry of the Dead	6	$1.75	DC	11.1
240	214	Eudaemon	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	10.8
241	216	Robocop: Mortal Coils	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	10.8
242	204	TMNT/Flaming Carrot: Land of Greed	0	$2.75	Mirage	10.8
243	217	Doctor Chaos	1	$2.50	Triumphant	10.8
244	219	Harowers	2	$2.50	Marvel	10.6
245	220	Triumphant Unleashed	0	$2.50	Triumphant	10.6
246	202	Marvel Frontier Comic Unlimit	1	$2.95	Marvel	10.4
247	315	King Arthur & The Knights of Justice	2	$1.25	Marvel	10.3
248	226	Dinosaurs For Hire	10	$2.50	Malibu	10.3
249	229	Prince Vandal	1	$2.50	Triumphant	10.0
250	320	Monster Menace	2	$1.25	Marvel	9.9
251	231	Cry For Dawn Vol. 10	0	$2.50	CFD	9.8
252	235	Interview With The Vampire	11	$2.50	Innovation	9.6
253	240	Bucky Ohare Vol. 2	5	$2.50	Continuity	9.3
254	245	Queen of the Damned	10	$2.50	Innovation	9.1
255	276	Solitaire	1 (Newsstand)	$1.95	Malibu	8.9
256	247	Chromium Man	4	$2.50	Triumphant	8.8
257	295	Die-Cut	3	$1.75	Marvel	8.7
258	265	Protectors	15	$2.25	Malibu	8.6
259	282	Officer Outbody	1	$1.95	Marvel	8.6
260	267	Ex-Mutants	13	$2.25	Malibu	8.5
261	284	Pasmer	3	$1.95	Marvel	8.5
262	252	Lost In Space: Project Robinson	1	$2.50	Innovation	8.5
263	300	Original Ghost Rider	16	$1.75	Marvel	8.4
264	255	Riot Gear	3	$2.50	Triumphant	8.4
265	623	Shaman	1	$.00	Continuity	8.4
266	273	Ferret	7	$2.25	Malibu	8.3
267	258	Scavengers	5	$2.50	Triumphant	8.1
268	234	Removal Man Vs. Motormouth	1	$2.95	Marvel	8.1
269	304	Demolition Man	3	$1.75	DC	8.1
270	305	Chain Gang War	7	$1.75	DC	8.1
271	236	Silver Star	3	$2.95	Topps	8.1
272	306	Wild Thing	10	$1.75	Marvel	8.0
273	263	Hate	14	$2.50	Fantagraphics	7.9
274	353	Marvel Tales	281	$1.25	Marvel	7.8
275	277	Gravestone	5	$2.25	Malibu	7.7
276	171	Mobile Suite Gundam 0083	1	$4.95	Viz	7.6
277	280	Dark Horse Presents	79	$2.25	Dark Horse	7.5
278	270	Quantum Leap: Second Childhood	3	$2.50	Innovation	7.5
279	249	Bloodfire	6	$2.95	Lightning	7.4
280	250	Love & Rockets	43	$2.95	Fantagraphics	7.4
281	286	Hellhound	2	$2.25	Marvel	7.4
282	253	Judgement Day	3	$2.95	Lightning	7.2
283	632	Triumphant Unleashed	43	$.00	Triumphant	7.2
284	433	Ultra-Monthly Magazine	6	$.50	Ultra	7.2
285	321	Cyberspace 300	7	$1.75	Marvel	7.1
286	264	Space Usagi II: White Star Rising	1	$2.75	Mirage	7.1
287	322	Dark Guard	4	$1.75	Marvel	7.0
288	326	Genetix	4	$1.75	Marvel	7.0
289	363	Curse of the Weird	2	$1.25	Marvel	7.0
290	329	Scarlett	13	$1.75	DC	6.9
291	259	Teenagents	4	$2.95	Topps	6.9
292	294	Man of War	8	$2.25	Malibu	6.8
293	348	Uncle Scrooge Adventures	284	$1.50	Gladstone	6.8
294	278	Dark Shadows: Book Three	2	$2.50	Innovation	6.8
295	279	Lost In Space Limited Series	6	$2.50	Innovation	6.8
296	261	Perg	2	$2.95	Lightning	6.8
297	272	Ranma 1/2 Pt. 2	11	$2.75	Viz	6.8
298	285	Terrarists	3	$2.50	Marvel	6.6
299	335	Book of the Dead	2	$1.75	Marvel	6.6
300	193	Universal Monsters: The Mummy	0	$4.95	Dark Horse	6.6

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