January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 1991
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 1991 — 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 1991 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 1991 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 1991 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1991; top 50 D.C. comics of 1991; all key comics from 1991 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 721 | Magnus Robot Fighter #1 | 5/91 | Valiant |
| 2. | 612 | Solar, Man of the Atom #1 | 9/91 | Valiant |
| 3. | 402 | Magnus Robot Fighter #5 | 10/91 | Valiant |
| 4. | 354 | Solar, Man of the Atom #3 | 11/91 | Valiant |
| 5. | 333 | Evil Ernie #1 | 12/91 | Malibu/Eternity |
| 6. | 252 | Bone #1 | 7/91 | Cartoon Books |
| 7. | 239 | Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 | 12/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 8. | 191 | Magnus Robot Fighter #7 | 12/91 | Valiant |
| 9. | 184 | Magnus Robot Fighter #2 | 7/91 | Valiant |
| 10. | 165 | Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special #nn | 4/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 11. | 150 | Magnus Robot Fighter #4 | 9/91 | Valiant |
| 12. | 137 | Magnus Robot Fighter #3 | 8/91 | Valiant |
| 13. | 128 | Baseball’s Greatest Heroes #1 | 12/91 | Magnum |
| 14. | 124 | Solar, Man of the Atom #2 | 10/91 | Valiant |
| 15. | 119 | Magnus Robot Fighter #6 | 11/91 | Valiant |
| 16. | 104 | Bone #2 | 9/91 | Cartoon Books |
| 17. | 90 | Cry For Dawn #4 | Winter 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 18. | 84 | Cry For Dawn #5 | Spring 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 19. | 79 | Bone #3 | 12/91 | Cartoon Books |
| 20. | 76 | Miracleman #22 | 8/91 | Eclipse |
| 21. | 71 | Wizard #1 | 9/91 | Wizard Pub. |
| 22. | 69 | Solar, Man of the Atom #4 | 11/91 | Valiant |
| 23. | 60 | Cry For Dawn #6 | Fall 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 24. | 58 | Miracleman #20 | 3/91 | Eclipse |
| 25. | 56 | Miracleman #21 | 7/91 | Eclipse |
| 26. | 56 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37 | 6/91 | Mirage Studios |
| 27. | 52 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis #1 | 3/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 28. | 49 | Sonic the Hedgehog Promotional Supplement #1 | 1991 | Sega |
| 29. | 49 | Cry For Dawn 5 Second Printing | Spring 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 30. | 42 | Sonic the Hedgehog #1 | Fall 1991 | Sega |
| 31. | 41 | King Kong #1 | 2/91 | Monster Comics |
| 32. | 40 | Dark Horse Presents #56 | 11/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 33. | 38 | Tank Girl #1 | 5/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 34. | 36 | Cry For Dawn 1 Third Printing | 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 35. | 34 | Aliens: Genocide #1 | 11/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 36. | 33 | Vampirella: Morning in America #1 | 1991 | Dark Horse-Harris Comics |
| 37. | 32 | Milk & Cheese #1 | 1991 | Slave Labor |
| 38. | 31 | Dark Horse Presents #51 | 6/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 39. | 29 | I, Lusiphur #1 | 12/91 | Mulehide Graphics |
| 40. | 27 | Cry For Dawn 2 Second Printing | 1990-1991 | CFD Publications |
| 41. | 27 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #35 | 3/91 | Mirage Studios |
| 42. | 26 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #41 | 11/91 | Mirage Studios |
| 43. | 26 | Miracleman: Apocrypha #1 | 11/91 | Eclipse |
| 44. | 26 | Dark Horse Presents #55 | 10/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 45. | 24 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #40 | 10/91 | Mirage Studios |
| 46. | 23 | Nightmares on Elm Street #1 | 9/91 | Innovation |
| 47. | 22 | Cry For Dawn 5 Limited Edition | Spring 1991 | CFD Publications |
| 48. | 22 | Dark Horse Presents #57 | 12/91 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 49. | 21 | Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire #1 | 1991 | Innovation |
| 50. | 21 | From Hell #1 | 3/91 | Mad Love Pub. |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 1991
For even more key comic books of 1991, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1991; top 50 D.C. comics of 1991; all key comics from 1991, 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! 🙂
