January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 2004
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 2004 — 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 2004 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 2004 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 2004 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2004; top 50 D.C. comics of 2004; all key comics from 2004 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 800 | Walking Dead #4 | 1/04 | Image Comics |
| 2. | 784 | Walking Dead #6 | 3/04 | Image Comics |
| 3. | 742 | Walking Dead #9 | 6/04 | Image Comics |
| 4. | 724 | Walking Dead #5 | 2/04 | Image Comics |
| 5. | 695 | Walking Dead #7 | 4/04 | Image Comics |
| 6. | 695 | Walking Dead #10 | 7/04 | Image Comics |
| 7. | 619 | Walking Dead #8 | 5/04 | Image Comics |
| 8. | 462 | Walking Dead #11 | 8/04 | Image Comics |
| 9. | 426 | Walking Dead #12 | 9/04 | Image Comics |
| 10. | 268 | Walking Dead #13 | 10/04 | Image Comics |
| 11. | 264 | Walking Dead #14 | 11/04 | Image Comics |
| 12. | 237 | Conan #1 | 2/04 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 13. | 202 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 1 Diamond Previews Editi | 9/04 | Aspen |
| 14. | 182 | Hellboy Premiere Edition #nn | 2004 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 15. | 175 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire #1 | 9/04 | Aspen |
| 16. | 123 | Wizard Ace Edition: Wanted #1 | 6/04 | Image/Top Cow-Wizard |
| 17. | 115 | Walking Dead 2 Second Printing | 2/04 | Image Comics |
| 18. | 110 | Cerebus the Aardvark #300 | 3/04 | Aardvark-Vanaheim |
| 19. | 110 | Hack/Slash #1 | 4/04 | Devil’s Due |
| 20. | 110 | Transformers: Generation 1 v3 #1 Silver Snail Edit | 1/04 | Dreamwave Productions |
| 21. | 108 | Walking Dead 8 Second Printing | 5/04 | Image Comics |
| 22. | 106 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire #0 | 2004 | Aspen |
| 23. | 93 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 1 Wizard World 2004 Con | 9/04 | Aspen |
| 24. | 92 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 0 Dynamic Forces Edition | 2004 | Aspen |
| 25. | 92 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 0 Wizard World 2004 Con | 2004 | Aspen |
| 26. | 87 | Wanted 1 Death Row Edition | 2/04 | Image/Top Cow |
| 27. | 85 | Walking Dead 7 Second Printing | 4/04 | Image Comics |
| 28. | 83 | Conan 1 Second Printing | 2/04 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 29. | 80 | Across the Pond Presents 1 CGC Variant | 12/04 | Across the Pond Studios |
| 30. | 79 | Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes #1 | 7/04 | Devil’s Due |
| 31. | 78 | Hunter-Killer 0 Wizard World 2004 Con Edition | 2004 | Image/Top Cow |
| 32. | 73 | Gray Area 1 Retailer Incentive Edition | 6/04 | Image Comics |
| 33. | 65 | Metal Gear Solid 1 Retailer Incentive Edition | 9/04 | IDW Publishing |
| 34. | 63 | Michael Turner’s Fathom: Dawn of War 2 Wizard Worl | 2004 | Aspen |
| 35. | 58 | Conan #2 | 3/04 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 36. | 58 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 2 Variant Cover | 2004 | Aspen |
| 37. | 54 | Ant 1 Retailer Incentive Edition | 9/04 | Arcana |
| 38. | 53 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire #2 | 2004 | Aspen |
| 39. | 53 | Hellboy Premiere Edition nn Wizard World 2004 Con | 2004 | Dark Horse-Wizard Pub. |
| 40. | 52 | Devil May Cry #1 | 3/04 | Dreamwave Productions |
| 41. | 52 | Abadazad #1 | 3/04 | CrossGen Comics |
| 42. | 50 | Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes 1 Retailer Incenti | 7/04 | Devil’s Due |
| 43. | 48 | Ant 1 Fantastic Realm Edition | 6/04 | Arcana |
| 44. | 47 | Gray Area 1 Wizard World 2004 Con Edition | 6/04 | Image Comics |
| 45. | 47 | Metal Gear Solid #1 | 9/04 | IDW Publishing |
| 46. | 47 | Dead @ 17: Revolution 1 Wizard World 2004 Con Edit | 11/04 | Viper Comics |
| 47. | 46 | Gray Area 1 Sketch Cover | 6/04 | Image Comics |
| 48. | 46 | Goon #7 | 6/04 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 49. | 44 | Gray Area #1 | 6/04 | Image Comics |
| 50. | 42 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 1 Jay Company Edition | 9/04 | Aspen |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 2004
For even more key comic books of 2004, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2004; top 50 D.C. comics of 2004; all key comics from 2004, 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.
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