January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 1997
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 1997 — 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 1997 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 1997 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 1997 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1997; top 50 D.C. comics of 1997; all key comics from 1997 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 520 | Spawn 1 Black & White Edition [See my post about this comic] |
9/97 | Image Comics |
| 2. | 73 | Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1/2 | 2/97 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 3. | 71 | Star Wars: Boba Fett #1/2 | 12/97 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 4. | 51 | Sin City: Just Another Saturday Night #1/2 | 8/97 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 5. | 49 | American Entertainment: Encore Edition Witchblade | 4/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 6. | 46 | Tales of the Witchblade 1/2 Chromium Edition | 1997 | Top Cow-Wizard Pub. |
| 7. | 45 | Wizard Ace Edition: The Darkness #21 | 1997 | Top Cow-Wizard Pub. |
| 8. | 42 | Witchblade #18 | 11/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 9. | 41 | Darkness #2 | 1/97 | Top Cow Publications |
| 10. | 40 | Witchblade #13 | 4/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 11. | 40 | Tomb Raider/Witchblade #1 | 12/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 12. | 38 | Darkness #3 | 3/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 13. | 38 | Danger Girl Preview nn American Entertainment Edit | 12/97 | Image/Cliffhanger |
| 14. | 35 | Darkness 7 Variant Cover | 8/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 15. | 34 | Darkchylde: The Diary 1 1997 Con Edition | 6/97 | Image Comics |
| 16. | 34 | Tears of Dawn 2 Numbered Edition | 5/97 | Sirius Entertainment |
| 17. | 33 | Witchblade #15 | 7/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 18. | 32 | Chastity: Theatre of Pain #1 | 2/97 | Chaos! Comics |
| 19. | 31 | Witchblade #14 | 5/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 20. | 30 | Star Wars: Boba Fett 1/2 Wizard Special Edition | 12/97 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 21. | 29 | Wizard Ace Edition: Star Wars: Dark Empire #13 | 1997 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 22. | 27 | Star Wars: A New Hope – The Special Edition #1 | 1/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 23. | 26 | Witchblade #12 | 3/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 24. | 25 | Witchblade 14 Gold Foil Edition | 5/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 25. | 25 | Witchblade 18 American Entertainment Edition | 11/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 26. | 25 | The Maxx #34 | 12/97 | Image Comics |
| 27. | 25 | Tales of the Witchblade 1/2 Wizard Special Edition | 1997 | Top Cow-Wizard Pub. |
| 28. | 24 | Divine Right 3 Chromium Edition | 11/97 | Image Comics |
| 29. | 23 | Ascension #1 | 10/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 30. | 23 | Wizard Ace Edition: X-Files #19 | 1997 | Topps-Wizard |
| 31. | 22 | Danger Girl Preview #nn | 12/97 | Image/Cliffhanger |
| 32. | 22 | Sin City: Sex & Violence #nn | 3/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 33. | 22 | Tales of the Witchblade #1/2 | 6/97 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 34. | 20 | Danger Girl Preview nn Gold Edition | 12/97 | Image/Cliffhanger |
| 35. | 20 | Death of Vampirella 1 Holochromium Edition | 2/97 | Harris |
| 36. | 20 | Star Wars: The Last Command #1 | 11/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 37. | 19 | Darkchylde 4 Fear Edition | 3/97 | Image Comics |
| 38. | 18 | Squee #1 | 4/97 | Slave Labor |
| 39. | 18 | Darkness #4 | 5/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 40. | 18 | Witchblade #19 | 12/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 41. | 18 | Star Wars: Dark Force Rising #1 | 5/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 42. | 18 | Darkness #8 | 10/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 43. | 18 | Darkness #5 | 6/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 44. | 18 | Coven 1 Dynamic Forces Holofoil | 8/97 | Awesome |
| 45. | 18 | Death Dealer #3 | 4/97 | Verotik |
| 46. | 17 | Kiss: Psycho Circus #1 | 8/97 | Image Comics |
| 47. | 17 | Tomb Raider/Witchblade 1 Black Variant Cover | 12/97 | Image/Top Cow |
| 48. | 17 | Star Wars #0 | 6/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 49. | 16 | Star Wars: The Last Command #2 | 12/97 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 50. | 16 | Chastity: Theatre of Pain 1 Onyx Premium Edition | 2/97 | Chaos! Comics |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 1997
For even more key comic books of 1997, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1997; top 50 D.C. comics of 1997; all key comics from 1997, 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.
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