January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 2001
To repeat the caveat I gave on main 2000’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 2001 — 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 2001 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 2001 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 2001 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2001; top 50 D.C. comics of 2001; all key comics from 2001 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 507 | Tomb Raider/Darkness Special 1 Topcowstore.com Edi | 2001 | Image/Top Cow |
| 2. | 377 | G.I. Joe #1 | 9/01 | Image Comics |
| 3. | 210 | Tomb Raider/Darkness Special 1 Topcowstore.com Foi | 2001 | Image/Top Cow |
| 4. | 155 | Sojourn #1 | 8/01 | CrossGen Comics |
| 5. | 87 | G.I. Joe #2 | 10/01 | Image Comics |
| 6. | 66 | Vampirella 1 Campbell Holofoil Cover | 6/01 | Harris |
| 7. | 50 | Witchblade #1/2 | 2001 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 8. | 50 | Fathom 1/2 Wizard Special Edition | 2001 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 9. | 48 | Fray #1 | 6/01 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 10. | 44 | Sojourn Prequel #1 | 7/01 | CrossGen Comics |
| 11. | 43 | G.I. Joe #3 | 11/01 | Image Comics |
| 12. | 37 | Witchblade 50 Dynamic Forces Holofoil | 8/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 13. | 36 | Witchblade 1/2 Wizard Special Edition | 2001 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 14. | 35 | Lady Death: Last Rites 1 Premium Edition | 10/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 15. | 33 | Top Cow Classics in Black & White: Witchblade 25 #1 | 5/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 16. | 31 | Just a Pilgrim #1 | 5/01 | Black Bull Entertainment |
| 17. | 30 | TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles v4 ##1 | 12/01 | Mirage Studios |
| 18. | 26 | Violent Messiahs #1/2 | 2001 | Image-Wizard Pub. |
| 19. | 25 | Midnight Nation #1/2 | 3/01 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 20. | 25 | Tomb Raider 13 Top Cow Select Foil Edition | 5/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 21. | 24 | G.I. Joe #4 | 12/01 | Image Comics |
| 22. | 23 | Darkchylde: Redemption 1 Dynamic Forces Holofoil | 2/01 | Darkchylde Entertainment |
| 23. | 23 | Fathom #1/2 | 2001 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 24. | 22 | Queen & Country #1 | 3/01 | Oni Press |
| 25. | 22 | Purgatori: Mischief Night 1 Super Premium Edition | 11/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 26. | 21 | New Dimension Comics #nn | 2001 | no publisher listed |
| 27. | 21 | Purgatori: Darkest Hour 1 Premium Edition | 9/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 28. | 20 | G.I. Joe Convention Special #1 | 2001 | Image Comics |
| 29. | 20 | Darkness #1/2 | 3/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 30. | 19 | Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #6 | 1/01 | BroadSword Comics |
| 31. | 19 | Tomb Raider 14 Variant Cover | 7/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 32. | 18 | Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes 1 Premium Edition | 4/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 33. | 18 | Red Star #1/2 | 2001 | Image-Wizard Pub. |
| 34. | 18 | Liberty Meadows Wedding Album #nn | 2001 | Insight Studios |
| 35. | 18 | Ruse #1 | 11/01 | CrossGen Comics |
| 36. | 18 | Bad Kitty: Mischief Night 1 Super Premium Edition | 11/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 37. | 18 | Star Wars Tales #9 | 9/01 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 38. | 18 | Sojourn #2 | 9/01 | CrossGen Comics |
| 39. | 18 | Vampirella 1969 Commemorative Edition 1 Blue Foil | 10/01 | Harris |
| 40. | 17 | Chastity 1/2 Chromium Edition | 1/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 41. | 17 | Dawn: Pin-up Goddess #1 | 2001 | Sirius Entertainment |
| 42. | 17 | Vampirella 4 Holofoil Edition | 12/01 | Harris |
| 43. | 17 | HeroBear and the Kid 1 Special Edition | 2001 | Astonish Comics |
| 44. | 17 | Warlands: The Age of Ice 1 Holofoil Edition | 7/01 | Image/Dreamwave |
| 45. | 17 | Aphrodite IX #2 | 3/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 46. | 16 | Lady Death: Mischief Night 1 Super Premium Edition | 11/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 47. | 16 | G.I. Joe 1 Second Printing | 9/01 | Image Comics |
| 48. | 15 | Darkness #40 | 8/01 | Image/Top Cow |
| 49. | 15 | Lady Death: Mischief Night 1 Premium Edition | 11/01 | Chaos! Comics |
| 50. | 15 | Tomb Raider 13 Variant Cover | 5/01 | Image/Top Cow |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 2001
For even more key comic books of 2001, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2001; top 50 D.C. comics of 2001; all key comics from 2001, or jump to this list of important comics from the 2000s. Or explore Lists of Key Comic Books by Year. Or jump to my blog’s home page.
Happy Collecting! 🙂
