Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Jeffrey Lindenblatt's Paper Trends: The 300 for 1994 -- Results
This year we lost 3 more papers. The Alabama Journal (Montgomery AL) merged with another paper. The Petaluma Argus Courier (CA) and the Press-Tribune (Roseville, CA) decided that it was not in their best interest to publish every day. Both papers decided to cut down to twice a week, and so that was the end of their daily strips. Thie 1994 survey covers 261 papers.
In the top 30 the biggest moves were Sally Forth and Fox Trot, both moving up 2 spots to 20 and 23 respectively. Since Andy Capp lost 8 more papers it fell 4 spots from 21 to 25. The Lockhorns enter the Top 30 while Marvin falls out.
In the last survey Far Side reached number 5 with 195 papers. Would Far Side have hit the 200 club if it hadn’t been retired? We’ll never know, because this is the calm before the storm. Next year we will see the big chance for the other daily panels when Far Side ends. Two more years down the line and we’ll lose Calvin & Hobbes, another huge shake-up. I wonder what had happened with Far Side and Calvin was a major reason for both Peanuts and For Better or For Worse not to end but go into re-runs.
|
Title |
Place |
Movement |
Papers +/- |
Total Papers |
|
Peanuts |
1 |
Same |
2 |
222 |
|
Garfield |
2 |
Same |
0 |
216 |
|
Calvin and Hobbes |
3 |
Same |
3 |
211 |
|
Blondie |
4 |
Same |
-1 |
206 |
|
Far Side |
5 |
Same |
2 |
195 |
|
Beetle Bailey |
6 |
Same |
-4 |
184 |
|
For Better or For Worse |
7 |
Up 1 |
1 |
162 |
|
Hagar The Horrible |
8 |
Down 1 |
-3 |
160 |
|
Doonesbury |
9 |
Same |
1 |
147 |
|
Cathy |
10 |
Same |
1 |
142 |
|
Family Circus |
10 |
Up 1 |
5 |
142 |
|
Wizard of Id |
12 |
Same |
1 |
118 |
|
B.C. |
13 |
Same |
-2 |
109 |
|
Frank and Ernest |
14 |
Same |
-3 |
105 |
|
Hi and Lois |
15 |
Up 1 |
0 |
103 |
|
Shoe |
16 |
Down 1 |
-6 |
100 |
|
Born Loser |
17 |
Same |
1 |
97 |
|
Dennis The Menace |
18 |
Same |
3 |
84 |
|
Marmaduke |
19 |
Same |
1 |
66 |
|
Sally Forth |
20 |
Up 2 |
4 |
59 |
|
Mother Goose and Grimm |
21 |
Down 1 |
1 |
58 |
|
Ziggy |
22 |
Same |
0 |
55 |
|
Fox Trot |
23 |
Up 2 |
3 |
53 |
|
Mary Worth |
24 |
Same |
-2 |
52 |
|
Andy Capp |
25 |
Down 4 |
-8 |
48 |
|
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith |
26 |
Same |
-2 |
46 |
|
Arlo and Janis |
27 |
Same |
-1 |
42 |
|
Rex Morgan |
28 |
Same |
-2 |
41 |
|
Funky Winkerbean |
29 |
Up 1 |
2 |
37 |
|
Lockhorns |
30 |
Entering |
1 |
35 |
Again, the Universal Comic Section continues to grow.
Top 2 – 199 (Up 1)
Top 3 – 180 (Up 3)
Top 4 – 161 (Up 5)
Top 5 – 139 (Up 5)
Top 6 – 117 (Up 2)
Top 7 – 90 (Up 4)
Top 8 – 71 (Up 5)
Top 9 – 58 (Up 5)
Top 10 – 51 (Up 4)
Top 11 – 39 (Up 4)
Top 12 – 30 (Up 3)
Top 13 – 24 (Up 2)
Top 14 – 8 (Up 1)
Top 15 – 5 (Down 1)
Top 16 – 3 (Same)
Top 17 – 1 (Same)
The Galveston Daily News (TX) won again this year universal comic section newspaper.
Here are the remaining results of the 1994 survey.
|
33 |
Marvin (-3), Winthrop (-1) |
|
32 |
Alley Oop (0) |
|
30 |
Tank McNamara (+1) |
|
29 |
Gasoline Alley (-4) |
|
28 |
Crankshaft (+5), Eek and Meek (-4) |
|
26 |
Berry’s World (+6), Heathcliff (+2), Rose is Rose (+1) |
|
25 |
Baby Blues (+15), Farcus (+4), Grizzwells (-2) |
|
24 |
Geech (0), In The Bleachers (0), Non Sequitur (+5) |
|
23 |
Curtis (+3), Kit ‘N’ Carlyle (0) |
|
22 |
Close to Home (+13), Judge Parker (-2) |
|
21 |
Jump Street (+2), Luann (0) |
|
20 |
Beattie Blvd/Snafu (+1), Real Life Adventures (-3) |
|
18 |
Amazing Spider-Man (+2), Nancy (+1) |
|
17 |
Adam (+4), Bizarro (+2) |
|
16 |
Dilbert (+4), Overboard (+3) |
|
15 |
Apartment 3-G (0), Ernie (+1), Fred Basset (+2), Robotman (-1) |
|
14 |
Pluggers (R) |
|
13 |
Dunagin’s People (+1), Phantom (-1), Sylvia (+3), Tumbleweeds (0) |
|
12 |
Dave (+5), Drabble (+1), Herb and Jamaal (+2), Mark Trail (-2), Tiger (-2) |
|
11 |
Archie (-1), Buckets (+2), Dick Tracy (0), Walnut Cove (-1) |
|
10 |
Hocus-Focus (+5), Pop Culture (+1) |
|
9 |
Brenda Starr (0), Gil Thorp (-1), Kuduz (+1), Rubes (0) |
|
8 |
Fusco Brothers (+2), Pickles (+5), Safe Havens (0) |
|
7 |
Bound & Gagged (-2), Crock (0), Middletons (0), Momma (-1), Mr. Boffo (0), Word for Word (+2), Zippy (0) |
|
6 |
Betty (0), Comic For Kids (-1), Donald Duck (-1), Grin and Bear It (-1), Hazel (0), One Big Happy (-1), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (-2), That’s Jake (0), They’ll Do It Every Time (-2), Willy N’ Ethel (-1) |
|
5 |
Bent Offering (+3), Big Nate (-2), Broom Hilda (-3), Duplex (R), Francie (0), Horrorscope (-1), Mickey Mouse (-1), Motley’s Crew (0), Sherman’s Lagoon (+1), Steve Roper and Mike Nomad (-2) |
|
4 |
Animal Crackers, 9 Chickweed Lane, On The Fastrack, Our Fascinating Earth, Redeye, Rip Kirby |
|
3 |
Agatha Crumm, Better Half, Curious Avenue, Ducking Out, In A Word, Little Orphan Annie, Love Is, New Breed, Quality Time, Sports Hall of Shame, Trudy, Winnie Winkle |
|
2 |
Bottom Liners, Catfish, Chubb & Chauncey, Ferd’Nand, Heart of Juliet Jones, Laff-A-Day, Moose Miller, Off The Leash, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Ryatts, Sibling Revelry, Single Slices, Small Society, Suburban Cowgirls, Tar Pit, Wit of the World |
|
1 |
Ask Shagg, Ballard Street, Belvedere, Ben Wicks, Drawing from Life, Duffy, Family Business, First Lady, Flintstones, Graffiti, Guy Stuff, Kaleb, Lack of Focus, Laffbreak, Meet Mr. Luckey, Miss Peach, Modesty Blaise, Nooz, Outcasts, Out of Bounds, Play Better Golf With Jack Nicklaus, Potluck, Professor Doodles, Quigmans, Smith Family, Stan Smith Tennis Class, Wild Life |
Labels: Paper Trends
