January 13, 2017
Top 50 D.C. Comics Of 2002
To repeat the caveat I gave on the 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 D.C. comics published in 2002 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 2002 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 2002 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2002; all key comics from 2002 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2,041 | Batman #608 | 12/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 2. | 899 | Batman 608 Second Printing | 12/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 3. | 812 | Y: The Last Man #1 | 9/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 4. | 452 | Fables #1 | 7/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 5. | 292 | Batman 608 Retailer Incentive Edition | 12/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 6. | 193 | Dark Knight Strikes Again #2 | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
| 7. | 189 | Y: The Last Man #2 | 10/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 8. | 189 | Catwoman #1 | 1/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 9. | 130 | Thundercats #1 | 10/02 | D.C./Wildstorm |
| 10. | 122 | Thundercats #0 | 10/02 | D.C./Wildstorm |
| 11. | 100 | Wonder Woman #184 | 10/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 12. | 80 | Gotham Girls #3 | 12/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 13. | 79 | Y: The Last Man #3 | 11/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 14. | 74 | Dark Knight Strikes Again #3 | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
| 15. | 69 | Fables 6 Special Edition | 12/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 16. | 68 | Hawkman #1 | 5/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 17. | 61 | Y: The Last Man #4 | 12/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 18. | 54 | Supergirl #75 | 12/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 19. | 50 | Batman #600 | 4/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 20. | 45 | Fables #2 | 8/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 21. | 43 | Gotham Girls #1 | 10/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 22. | 36 | Justice League Adventures #1 | 1/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 23. | 34 | Jim Lee Sketchbook #nn | 2002 | D.C./Wildstorm |
| 24. | 30 | Batman 608 New York Post Edition | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
| 25. | 29 | Gotham Girls #2 | 11/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 26. | 27 | Batman 608 Special Edition | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
| 27. | 26 | Harley Quinn #17 | 4/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 28. | 25 | Harley Quinn #19 | 6/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 29. | 24 | Batman: Gotham Adventures #45 | 2/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 30. | 22 | Smallville #nn | 11/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 31. | 22 | Fables #3 | 9/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 32. | 20 | Global Frequency #1 | 12/02 | D.C./Wildstorm |
| 33. | 20 | Green Lantern v3 #150 | 7/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 34. | 20 | Harley Quinn #14 | 1/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 35. | 19 | Green Lantern v3 #154 | 11/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 36. | 17 | Justice League Adventures 1 Free Comic Book Day Ed | 6/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 37. | 17 | Batman: The 10 Cent Adventure #nn | 3/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 38. | 17 | Harley Quinn #18 | 5/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 39. | 16 | Harley Quinn #15 | 2/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 40. | 16 | Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating JLA #nn | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
| 41. | 15 | Harley Quinn #23 | 10/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 42. | 15 | Wonder Woman #185 | 11/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 43. | 15 | Harley Quinn #20 | 7/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 44. | 15 | Harley Quinn #21 | 8/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 45. | 14 | Global Frequency 1 Special Edition | 12/02 | D.C./Wildstorm |
| 46. | 13 | Fables #5 | 11/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 47. | 13 | Fables #6 | 12/02 | D.C./Vertigo Comics |
| 48. | 13 | Batman #605 | 9/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 49. | 13 | Harley Quinn #16 | 3/02 | D.C. Comics |
| 50. | 12 | Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Catwoman #nn | 2002 | D.C. Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 2002
Also see: top 50 Marvel comics of 2002, more key comic books of 2002 outside of Marvel and DC, all key comics from 2002, 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! 🙂
