100 Best Single Issue Comics Since You Were Born
Wizard Magazine's 100 Best Single Issue Comics between the years 1979-2005.
Name:
100 Best Single Issue Comics Since You Were Born
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Start year:
1979
First issue:
| # | Issue | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Ghost Rider #68 - The Curse of Jonathan Blaze! | 1982 | Marvel |
| 99 | Alias #10 - [untitled] | 2002 | Max |
| 98 | The Punisher #10 - The Creep | 1988 | Marvel |
| 97 | The Uncanny X-Men #268 - Madripoor Knights | 1990 | Marvel |
| 96 | Legion of Super-Heroes #3 | 2005 | DC |
| 95 | Animal Man #15 - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | 1989 | DC |
| 94 | Demo #3 - Bad Blood | 2004 | AiT/Planet Lar |
| 93 | Hitman #22 - The Santa Contract | 1998 | DC |
| 92 | Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 - Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold | 1985 | DC |
| 91 | Exiles #16 - Nocturne and Evensong | 2002 | Marvel |
| 90 | Underworld Unleashed: Batman - Devil's Asylum #1 - Arkham: Devil's Asylum | 1995 | DC |
| 89 | Preacher Special: Cassidy : Blood and Whiskey #1 - Blood and Whiskey | 1998 | Vertigo |
| 88 | Semper Fi #1 - Reunion; Beach Head | 1988 | Marvel |
| 87 | Fantastic Four #60 - Inside Out | 2002 | Marvel |
| 86 | Tales of the New Teen Titans #1 - Cyborg | 1982 | DC |
| 85 | Robin #46 - Dark at Dawn | 1997 | DC |
| 84 | The Amazing Spider-Man #248 - And He Strikes Like A Thunderball; The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man | 1984 | Marvel |
| 83 | Conan the Barbarian #100 - Death on the Black Coast! | 1979 | Marvel |
| 82 | Adventures of Superman #474 - Face to Face with Yesterday | 1991 | DC |
| 81 | Legion of Super-Heroes #296 - What Do You Do on the Day after Doomsday? | 1983 | DC |
| 80 | Preacher #50 - The Land of Bad Things | 1999 | Vertigo |
| 79 | Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1 - In Dreams | 1995 | Image |
| 78 | Fantastic Four #3 - Happy New Year, Reed Richards... Now DIE! | 1998 | Marvel |
| 77 | Web of Spider-Man #1 - 'Til Death Do Us Part! | 1985 | Marvel |
| 76 | The Batman Adventures Annual #1 - Laughter After Midnight | 1994 | DC |
| 75 | American Century #9 - Route 66 | 2002 | Vertigo |
| 74 | Batman Black And White #4 | 1996 | DC |
| 73 | Justice League Annual #1 - Germ Warfare | 1987 | DC |
| 72 | Preacher: Tall in the Saddle #1 - Tall in the Saddle | 2000 | Vertigo |
| 71 | The New Teen Titans #20 - Dear Mom and Dad | 1982 | DC |
| 70 | Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth #1 - Night on Earth | 2003 | DC |
| 69 | The Sandman #17 - Dream Country: Calliope | 1990 | Vertigo |
| 68 | Batman: Gotham Knights #8 - Transference, Part 1 of Four | 2000 | DC |
| 67 | Nightwing #25 - The Boys | 1998 | DC |
| 66 | Adventure Comics #466 - The Cloud with the Lethal Lining!; Never Say Die!; The Defeat of the Justice Society!; Death on Ice | 1979 | DC |
| 65 | The Avengers Annual #10 - By Friends Betrayed | 1981 | Marvel |
| 64 | The Sandman #40 - The Parliament of Rooks | 1992 | Vertigo |
| 63 | The Avengers #217 - Double-Cross! | 1982 | Marvel |
| 62 | Batman Black And White #1 | 1996 | DC |
| 61 | The Incredible Hulk #393 - The Closing Circle; Grudge Match; Psychological Ramifications of Gamma Radiation | 1992 | Marvel |
| 60 | The Sandman #50 - Ramadan | 1993 | Vertigo |
| 59 | The Thing #2 - For Beauty Passed Away | 1983 | Marvel |
| 58 | Doctor Strange #56 - A Mystic Reborn! | 1982 | Marvel |
| 57 | Dark Horse Presents #1 - Black Cross; Concrete; Mindwalk; Brighter! | 1986 | Dark Horse |
| 56 | Animal Man #7 - The Death of the Red Mask | 1989 | DC |
| 55 | Legion of Super-Heroes #13 - If You Think the Khunds are Cuddly, You'll Love the Lythyls | 1985 | DC |
| 54 | Secret Origins Special #1 - Featuring Gotham City's Vilest Villains! | 1989 | DC |
| 53 | Hellblazer #63 - Forty | 1993 | Vertigo |
| 52 | 100 Bullets #11 - Heartbreak, Sunnyside Up | 2000 | Vertigo |
| 51 | Classic X-Men #25 - T'was The Night Before Christmas | 1988 | Marvel |
| 50 | Iron Man #237 - Star Hunter! | 1988 | Marvel |
| 49 | Ghost Rider Annual #2 - Wish For Pain | 1994 | Marvel |
| 48 | What If...? #4 - What If the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man? | 1989 | Marvel |
| 47 | Flinch #1 - Rocket-Man; Nice Neighborhood; Wolf Girl Eats | 1999 | Vertigo |
| 46 | Hitman #34 - Of Thee I Sing | 1999 | DC |
| 45 | The Sandman #18 - Dream Country: A Dream of a Thousand Cats | 1990 | Vertigo |
| 44 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 - Silent Interlude | 1984 | Marvel |
| 43 | H-E-R-O #11 - The Great Leap Forward | 2004 | DC |
| 42 | The New Teen Titans #38 - Who is Donna Troy? | 1984 | DC |
| 41 | Iron Man #128 - Demon in a Bottle | 1979 | Marvel |
| 40 | X-Factor #87 - X-Aminations | 1993 | Marvel |
| 39 | Captain America #7 - Interlude: The Lonesome Death of Jack Monroe | 2005 | Marvel |
| 38 | The Spectre #5 - A Rage in Hell | 1993 | DC |
| 37 | Fables: The Last Castle #1 - The Last Castle | 2003 | Vertigo |
| 36 | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15 - Spider-Man: Threat or Menace? | 1981 | Marvel |
| 35 | The Omega Men #26 - The Unquiet Void | 1985 | DC |
| 34 | Birds of Prey #8 - On Wings | 1999 | DC |
| 33 | Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography #1 | 1989 | DC |
| 32 | The Incredible Hulk #340 - Vicious Circle | 1988 | Marvel |
| 31 | Spider-Man's Tangled Web #4 - Severance Package | 2001 | Marvel |
| 30 | The Avengers #189 - Wings And Arrows! | 1979 | Marvel |
| 29 | Green Lantern #188 - Decent Exposure / Mogo Doesn't Socialize | 1985 | DC |
| 28 | Batman #424 - The Diplomat's Son | 1988 | DC |
| 27 | Preacher #18 - Texas and the Spaceman | 1996 | Vertigo |
| 26 | The Incredible Hulk #420 - Lest Darkness Come | 1994 | Marvel |
| 25 | Batman: Holy Terror #1 | 1991 | DC |
| 24 | The Incredible Hulk #341 - The Savage Bull Doth Bear the Yoke! | 1988 | Marvel |
| 23 | Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 | 2005 | Marvel |
| 22 | The Flash #182 - Absolute Zero | 2002 | DC |
| 21 | Action Comics #775 - What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & The American Way? | 2001 | DC |
| 20 | Planetary #13 - Century | 2001 | Wildstorm |
| 19 | Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1 - High Tide | 1987 | Marvel |
| 18 | Justice League #1 - Born Again | 1987 | DC |
| 17 | Fantastic Four #245 - Childhood's End | 1982 | Marvel |
| 16 | The Amazing Spider-Man #239 - Now Strikes the Hobgoblin | 1983 | Marvel |
| 15 | The Uncanny X-Men #159 - Night Screams! | 1982 | Marvel |
| 14 | Starman #11 - 13 Years Ago: Five Friends - A Tale of Times Past | 1995 | DC |
| 13 | Planetary #3 - Dead Gunfighters | 1999 | Wildstorm |
| 12 | Superman #9 - To Laugh and Die In Metropolis; Metropolis, 900 mi. | 1987 | DC |
| 11 | 100 Bullets #27 - Idol Chatter | 2001 | Vertigo |
| 10 | Daredevil #191 - Roulette | 1983 | Marvel |
| 9 | Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternative History of the Batman #1 - Gotham by Gaslight | 1989 | DC |
| 8 | Ultimate Spider-Man #28 - Sidetracked | 2002 | Marvel |
| 7 | The Saga of Swamp Thing #21 - The Anatomy Lesson | 1984 | DC |
| 6 | Kurt Busiek's Astro City #½ - The Nearness of You | 1998 | Wildstorm |
| 5 | Ultimate Spider-Man #13 - Confessions | 2001 | Marvel |
| 4 | Superman Annual #11 - For the Man Who has Everything... | 1985 | DC |
| 3 | Batman: The Killing Joke #1 - The Killing Joke | 1988 | DC |
| 2 | The Sandman #8 - Master of Dreams, Part 8: The Sound of Her Wings | 1989 | Vertigo |
| 1 | Top 10 #8 - The Overview | 2000 | America's Best Comics |
Independent: 8
Marvel: 37
DC: 40
Vertigo: 15
