January 13, 2017
Top 50 D.C. Comics Of 1972
To repeat the caveat I gave on the main 1970’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 D.C. comics published in 1972 by how many copies have passed through CGC’s doors to date — that’s it!
This exercise should tease out a very interesting list of “key” or otherwise interesting D.C. comics from 1972 but not necessarily an all-encompassing list (if very few copies were created for a given key, that restricted supply could keep the count of CGC submissions low). So without further ado, here below is a list of the top 50 most-submitted D.C. comics from 1972 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1972; all key comics from 1972 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,282 | Swamp Thing #1 | 10-11/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 2. | 674 | Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #1 | 10-11/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 3. | 620 | Green Lantern #87 | 12/71-1/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 4. | 528 | Batman #244 | 9/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 5. | 403 | Green Lantern #89 | 4-5/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 6. | 385 | Demon #1 | 8-9/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 7. | 361 | All Star Western #10 | 2-3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 8. | 289 | Supergirl #1 | 11/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 9. | 233 | Wonder Woman #199 | 3-4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 10. | 224 | Tarzan #207 | 4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 11. | 168 | Wonder Woman #200 | 5-6/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 12. | 167 | Batman #240 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 13. | 150 | All Star Western #11 | 4-5/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 14. | 141 | Batman #243 | 8/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 15. | 138 | Weird Western Tales #12 | 6-7/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 16. | 121 | Batman #241 | 5/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 17. | 121 | Green Lantern #88 | 2-3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 18. | 117 | Batman #245 | 10/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 19. | 115 | Superman #249 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 20. | 113 | Weird Mystery Tales #1 | 7-8/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 21. | 104 | Batman #238 | 1/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 22. | 103 | Brave and the Bold #102 | 6-7/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 23. | 100 | New Gods #7 | 2-3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 24. | 99 | Superman #252 | 6/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 25. | 99 | Action Comics #419 | 12/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 26. | 95 | Batman #242 | 6/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 27. | 94 | Batman #239 | 2/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 28. | 94 | Phantom Stranger #18 | 3-4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 29. | 90 | House of Secrets #100 | 9/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 30. | 89 | Detective Comics #425 | 7/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 31. | 89 | Batman #246 | 12/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 32. | 87 | Detective Comics #421 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 33. | 85 | Brave and the Bold #100 | 2-3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 34. | 83 | Justice League of America #97 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 35. | 81 | Justice League of America #101 | 9/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 36. | 80 | Flash #218 | 10-11/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 37. | 80 | Flash #214 | 4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 38. | 79 | Detective Comics #419 | 1/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 39. | 78 | Detective Comics #422 | 4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 40. | 77 | Mister Miracle #7 | 3-4/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 41. | 76 | House of Secrets #103 | 12/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 42. | 75 | House of Secrets #98 | 6-7/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 43. | 74 | House of Mystery #200 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 44. | 74 | Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #147 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 45. | 71 | Adventure Comics #416 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 46. | 70 | Forever People #9 | 6-7/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 47. | 68 | Flash #213 | 3/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 48. | 68 | Demon #2 | 10/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 49. | 68 | Forever People #8 | 4-5/72 | D.C. Comics |
| 50. | 68 | Detective Comics #423 | 5/72 | D.C. Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 1972
Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 1972, more key comic books of 1972 outside of Marvel and DC, all key comics from 1972, or jump to this list of important comics from the 1970s. Or explore Lists of Key Comic Books by Year. Or jump to my blog’s home page.
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