January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 1971
To repeat the caveat I gave on main 1970’s page [which has links to see other years within the decade], the list you are about to see involves no judgment or pricing data, but rather simply ranks the universe of comics published in 1971 — by publishers other than Marvel or D.C. for this particular page — according to how many copies have passed through CGC’s doors to date, to tease out a list of more key comic books of 1971 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 1971 comics from this exercise, but we will not necessarily get an all-encompassing list. So without further ado, here below is a list of the top 50 most-submitted comics from publishers other than Marvel or D.C. from 1971 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1971; top 50 D.C. comics of 1971; all key comics from 1971 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 132 | Air Pirates Funnies #1 | 7/71 | Hell Comics |
| 2. | 76 | Star Trek #9 | 2/71 | Gold Key |
| 3. | 72 | Vampirella #9 | 1/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 4. | 65 | Vampirella #11 | 5/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 5. | 59 | Air Pirates Funnies #2 | 8/71 | Hell Comics |
| 6. | 58 | Vampirella #13 | 9/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 7. | 57 | Vampirella #12 | 7/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 8. | 51 | Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers #1 | 2/71 | Rip Off Press |
| 9. | 51 | Vampirella #10 | 3/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 10. | 49 | Mr. Natural #2 | 10/71 | San Francisco |
| 11. | 43 | Star Trek #12 | 11/71 | Gold Key |
| 12. | 38 | Star Trek #11 | 8/71 | Gold Key |
| 13. | 38 | Vampirella #14 | 11/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 14. | 35 | Star Trek #10 | 5/71 | Gold Key |
| 15. | 35 | Dark Shadows #8 | 2/71 | Gold Key |
| 16. | 35 | Your Hytone Comix #nn | 2/71 | Apex Novelties |
| 17. | 33 | Richie Rich Fortunes #1 | 9/71 | Harvey Publications |
| 18. | 32 | Eerie Annual #nn | 1971 | Warren Publishing |
| 19. | 31 | Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch #1 | 4/71 | Archie Publications |
| 20. | 31 | Funnybook #1 | 1971 | Almighty Publishing |
| 21. | 27 | H.R. Pufnstuf #3 | 4/71 | Gold Key |
| 22. | 25 | Famous Monsters of Filmland Yearbook #nn | 1971 | Warren Publishing |
| 23. | 24 | Dark Shadows #9 | 5/71 | Gold Key |
| 24. | 23 | Eerie #34 | 7/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 25. | 23 | Eerie #36 | 11/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 26. | 23 | Three Stooges #53 | 12/71 | Gold Key |
| 27. | 23 | Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp #1 | 5/71 | Gold Key |
| 28. | 21 | Famous Monsters of Filmland #82 | 2/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 29. | 21 | Mod Wheels #1 | 2/71 | Gold Key |
| 30. | 20 | Banana Splits #5 | 1/71 | Gold Key |
| 31. | 20 | Three Stooges #50 | 3/71 | Gold Key |
| 32. | 20 | Three Stooges #51 | 6/71 | Gold Key |
| 33. | 20 | Banana Splits #6 | 4/71 | Gold Key |
| 34. | 19 | Banana Splits #8 | 10/71 | Gold Key |
| 35. | 18 | Creepy #37 | 1/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 36. | 18 | Psycho #3 | 5/71 | Skywald Publications |
| 37. | 18 | Home Grown Funnies #nn | 1/71 | Kitchen Sink Press |
| 38. | 18 | H.R. Pufnstuf #2 | 1/71 | Gold Key |
| 39. | 18 | Banana Splits #7 | 7/71 | Gold Key |
| 40. | 18 | Creepy Yearbook #nn | 1971 | Warren Publishing |
| 41. | 17 | Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #42 | 5/71 | Harvey Publications |
| 42. | 17 | Richie Rich #111 | 11/71 | Harvey Publications |
| 43. | 16 | Zap Comix #4 | 1971 | Apex Novelties |
| 44. | 16 | Uncle Scrooge #92 | 4/71 | Gold Key |
| 45. | 16 | Creepy #41 | 9/71 | Warren Publishing |
| 46. | 16 | Richie Rich #106 | 6/71 | Harvey Publications |
| 47. | 16 | Three Stooges #52 | 9/71 | Gold Key |
| 48. | 15 | Psycho #1 | 1/71 | Skywald Publications |
| 49. | 15 | Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #40 | 1/71 | Harvey Publications |
| 50. | 15 | Famous Monsters of Filmland #86 | 9/71 | Warren Publishing |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 1971
For even more key comic books of 1971, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1971; top 50 D.C. comics of 1971; all key comics from 1971, or jump to this list of important comics from the 1970s. Or explore Lists of Key Comic Books by Year. Or jump to my blog’s home page.
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