January 12, 2017
More Key Comic Books of 2006
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 2006 — 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 2006 — that’s it!
We should reveal key and otherwise interesting 2006 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 2006 (the census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2006; top 50 D.C. comics of 2006; all key comics from 2006 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,449 | Walking Dead #27 | 4/06 | Image Comics |
| 2. | 428 | Walking Dead #33 | 12/06 | Image Comics |
| 3. | 254 | Walking Dead #28 | 5/06 | Image Comics |
| 4. | 247 | Walking Dead #25 | 1/06 | Image Comics |
| 5. | 232 | Walking Dead #32 | 11/06 | Image Comics |
| 6. | 231 | Walking Dead #31 | 9/06 | Image Comics |
| 7. | 213 | Atomik Mike 1 CGC Variant Cover | 2/06 | Alias Enterprises |
| 8. | 208 | Walking Dead #29 | 6/06 | Image Comics |
| 9. | 206 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 6 Wizard World VIP Editi | 4/06 | Aspen |
| 10. | 204 | Walking Dead #26 | 3/06 | Image Comics |
| 11. | 189 | Walking Dead #30 | 8/06 | Image Comics |
| 12. | 159 | Walking Dead 33 Second Printing | 12/06 | Image Comics |
| 13. | 151 | Hunter-Killer #8 | 11/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 14. | 147 | 9th Wonders 1 Wizard World 2006 Con Edition | Summer 2006 | NBC Studios |
| 15. | 145 | Hunter-Killer #9 | 11/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 16. | 144 | Shrugged 3 Wizard World VIP Edition | 12/06 | Aspen |
| 17. | 134 | Soulfire: Chaos Reign 0 Wizard World VIP Edition | 6/06 | Aspen |
| 18. | 124 | Hunter-Killer #7 | 10/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 19. | 121 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 6 Wizard World 2006 Con | 4/06 | Aspen |
| 20. | 119 | Mouse Guard #1 | 2/06 | Archaia Studios |
| 21. | 117 | Shrugged 1 Wizard World 2006 Con Edition | 7/06 | Aspen |
| 22. | 114 | Witchblade 100 Fantastic Realm Gold Foil | 8/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 23. | 113 | Michael Turner’s Fathom v2 #8 Wizard World 2006 Co | 4/06 | Aspen |
| 24. | 104 | Witchblade 100 Wizard World VIP Edition | 8/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 25. | 102 | Red Sonja 4 Blue Foil Edition | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 26. | 101 | Cyberforce v2 ##1 | 4/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 27. | 86 | Cyberforce v2 #1 Wizard World VIP Edition | 3/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 28. | 86 | Michael Turner’s Fathom v2 #10 Wizard World VIP Ed | 9/06 | Aspen |
| 29. | 79 | Spawn 3-D #1 | 2/06 | Image Comics |
| 30. | 75 | Witchblade 100 Fantastic Realm Blue Foil | 8/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 31. | 72 | 9th Wonders 1 San Diego Comic Con Edition | Summer 2006 | NBC Studios |
| 32. | 69 | Red Sonja 4 RRP Edition | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 33. | 66 | Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter – Guilty Pleasures #nn | 2006 | Dabel Brothers |
| 34. | 65 | 9th Wonders 1 NBC Edition | Summer 2006 | NBC Studios |
| 35. | 63 | Witchblade 100 RRP Edition | 8/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 36. | 62 | Mouse Guard #2 | 4/06 | Archaia Studios |
| 37. | 62 | Lone Ranger #1 | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 38. | 61 | Star Wars: Legacy #1 | 6/06 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 39. | 61 | Kade: Sun of Perdition 1 Variant Cover | 2006 | Arcana |
| 40. | 58 | Grimm Fairy Tales #4 | 1/06 | Zenescope Entertainment |
| 41. | 56 | Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Preview Edition #nn | 2006 | Dabel Brothers |
| 42. | 55 | Michael Turner’s Soulfire 7 Wizard World 2006 Con | 6/06 | Aspen |
| 43. | 55 | Star Wars: Dark Times 1 Special Edition | 10/06 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 44. | 54 | Lone Ranger 1 Convention Edition | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 45. | 54 | Witchblade #100 | 8/06 | Image/Top Cow |
| 46. | 49 | Aspen Splash: 2006 Swimsuit Spectacular #1 | 3/06 | Aspen |
| 47. | 48 | Street Fighter II 3 Special Limited Edition | 2/06 | Udon Comics |
| 48. | 48 | Red Sonja #7 | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 49. | 45 | Red Sonja 8 RRP Edition | 2006 | Dynamite Entertainment |
| 50. | 43 | Grimm Fairy Tales #5 | 3/06 | Zenescope Entertainment |
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Even More Key Comic Books of 2006
For even more key comic books of 2006, also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2006; top 50 D.C. comics of 2006; all key comics from 2006, 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! 🙂
