January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 1989
To repeat the caveat I gave on main 1980’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 1989 — 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 1989 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 1989 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 1989 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1989; top 50 D.C. comics of 1989; all key comics from 1989 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 351 | Caliber Presents #1 | 1/89 | Caliber Press |
| 2. | 267 | The Crow #1 | 2/89 | Caliber Press |
| 3. | 251 | Predator #1 | 6/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 4. | 228 | Cry For Dawn #1 | 4/89 | CFD Publications |
| 5. | 136 | Miracleman #16 | 12/89 | Eclipse |
| 6. | 132 | The Crow #2 | 3/89 | Caliber Press |
| 7. | 119 | The Crow #4 | 1989 | Caliber Press |
| 8. | 107 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 Rare CGC-recognized cover price variant is confirmed to exist |
3/89 | Archie Publications |
| 9. | 97 | The Crow #3 | 8/89 | Caliber Press |
| 10. | 62 | Faust #1 | 1989 | Northstar Publishing |
| 11. | 61 | Aliens v2 ##1 | 8/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 12. | 56 | A Caliber Christmas #1 | 12/89 | Caliber Press |
| 13. | 52 | Predator #2 | 10/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 14. | 49 | Hobbit #1 | 8/89 | Eclipse |
| 15. | 46 | Aliens #3 | 1/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 16. | 46 | Cry For Dawn 1 Second Printing | 12/89 | CFD Publications |
| 17. | 41 | 3-D Zone #16 | 1989 | 3-D Zone |
| 18. | 39 | Green Hornet #1 | 11/89 | Now Comics |
| 19. | 38 | Predator 1 Second Printing | 9/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 20. | 36 | Aliens #6 | 7/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 21. | 35 | Dark Horse Presents #34 | 11/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 22. | 32 | Aliens #4 | 3/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 23. | 31 | Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2 | 7/89 | Comico |
| 24. | 31 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25 | 9/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 25. | 29 | Aliens #5 | 6/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 26. | 28 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 Second Printing | 1/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 27. | 28 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18 | 2/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 28. | 23 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #26 | 10/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 29. | 22 | Predator #3 | 11/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 30. | 21 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27 | 11/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 31. | 21 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 | 8/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 32. | 19 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21 | 5/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 33. | 18 | Rock n’ Roll Comics #1 | 6/89 | Revolutionary Comics |
| 34. | 17 | Eightball #1 | 8/89 | Fantagraphics Books |
| 35. | 17 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 | 3/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 36. | 17 | Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge Adventures #14 | 8/89 | Gladstone |
| 37. | 16 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23 | 7/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 38. | 16 | Aliens v2 ##2 | 12/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 39. | 15 | Faust #2 | 1989 | Northstar Publishing |
| 40. | 15 | Faust #3 | 1989 | Northstar Publishing |
| 41. | 14 | Cheval Noir #1 | 8/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 42. | 14 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22 | 6/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 43. | 13 | Blackthorne 3-D Series #75 | Summer 1989 | Blackthorne |
| 44. | 13 | Cherry #8 | 1989 | Last Gasp |
| 45. | 13 | Dark Horse Presents #35 | 12/89 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 46. | 12 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20 | 4/89 | Mirage Studios |
| 47. | 11 | The Tick #4 | 4/89 | New England Comics |
| 48. | 11 | Snarf #13 | 12/89 | Kitchen Sink Press |
| 49. | 10 | Faust #4 | 1989 | Northstar Publishing |
| 50. | 10 | Flintstones Fun Book #11 | 1989 | no publisher listed |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 1989
For even more key comic books of 1989, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1989; top 50 D.C. comics of 1989; all key comics from 1989, or jump to this list of important comics from the 1980s. Or explore Lists of Key Comic Books by Year. Or jump to my blog’s home page.
Happy Collecting! 🙂
