January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 1990
To repeat the caveat I gave on main 1990’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 1990 — 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 1990 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 1990 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 1990 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1990; top 50 D.C. comics of 1990; all key comics from 1990 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 172 | Aliens vs. Predator #1 | 6/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 2. | 101 | Miracleman #17 | 6/90 | Eclipse |
| 3. | 101 | Terminator: The Burning Earth #1 | 3/90 | Now Comics |
| 4. | 99 | Cry For Dawn #3 | Fall 1990 | CFD Publications |
| 5. | 86 | Cry For Dawn #2 | 1990 | CFD Publications |
| 6. | 84 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30 | 6/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 7. | 81 | Miracleman #19 | 11/90 | Eclipse |
| 8. | 76 | Creatures of the Id #1 | 1/90 | Caliber Press |
| 9. | 58 | Miracleman #18 | 8/90 | Eclipse |
| 10. | 57 | Dark Horse Presents #36 | 2/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 11. | 55 | Men in Black #1 | 1/90 | Aircel Comics |
| 12. | 53 | Aliens vs. Predator #0 | 7/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 13. | 52 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #34 | 9/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 14. | 52 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32 | 8/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 15. | 50 | Dark Horse Presents 36 Variant Cover | 2/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 16. | 49 | Legend of Zelda #1 | 1990 | Valiant |
| 17. | 49 | Terminator #1 | 8/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 18. | 46 | Aliens: Earth War #1 | 6/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 19. | 43 | Super Mario Bros. Special Edition #1 | 1990 | Valiant |
| 20. | 43 | Aliens vs. Predator #3 | 10/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 21. | 42 | Vampire Lestat #5 | 9/90 | Innovation |
| 22. | 41 | Predator #4 | 3/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 23. | 40 | Betty Boop’s Big Break #nn | 10/90 | First Publishing |
| 24. | 36 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #33 | 6/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 25. | 34 | Hobbit #3 | 1990 | Eclipse |
| 26. | 34 | Cheval Noir #7 | 5/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 27. | 34 | Aliens vs. Predator #2 | 8/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 28. | 33 | Aliens vs. Predator #4 | 12/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 29. | 31 | Orbit #1 | 1990 | Eclipse |
| 30. | 31 | Grafik Muzik #1 | 11/90 | Caliber Press |
| 31. | 29 | Vampire Lestat #1 | 1/90 | Innovation |
| 32. | 28 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Christmas Special #1 | 12/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 33. | 27 | Caliber Presents #15 | 9/90 | Caliber Press |
| 34. | 24 | Super Mario Bros. #1 | 1990 | Valiant |
| 35. | 23 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31 | 7/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 36. | 23 | Vampire Lestat #3 | 5/90 | Innovation |
| 37. | 22 | Hobbit #2 | 1990 | Eclipse |
| 38. | 21 | The Tick 8 Variant Cover | 7/90 | New England Comics |
| 39. | 21 | Donald Duck Adventures #1 | 6/90 | Disney Comics |
| 40. | 20 | Aliens v2 ##4 | 5/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 41. | 19 | Give Me Liberty #1 | 6/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 42. | 18 | Hard Boiled #1 | 9/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 43. | 18 | Vampire Lestat #2 | 3/90 | Innovation |
| 44. | 17 | Men in Black #2 | 2/90 | Aircel Comics |
| 45. | 16 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie #nn | 1990 | Mirage Studios |
| 46. | 16 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 Second Printing | 12/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 47. | 15 | Hard Boiled #2 | 12/90 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 48. | 15 | Married…With Children #1 | 6/90 | Now Comics |
| 49. | 15 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28 | 2/90 | Mirage Studios |
| 50. | 14 | Men in Black #3 | 3/90 | Aircel Comics |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 1990
For even more key comic books of 1990, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1990; top 50 D.C. comics of 1990; all key comics from 1990, or jump to this list of important comics from the 1990s. Or explore Lists of Key Comic Books by Year. Or jump to my blog’s home page.
Happy Collecting! 🙂
