January 13, 2017
Top 50 Marvel Comics Of 2002
[ Note: two years prior, a newsstand rarity estimate of 5% exists for Marvel. If you are not already in-the-know about the difference between newsstand and direct edition comics see the following: Comic Book Newsstand Editions: Understanding The Difference ]
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 Marvel 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 Marvel 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 Marvel comics from 2002 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2002; all key comics from 2002 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1,326 | Wolverine: The Origin #3 | 1/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 2. | 1,285 | Ultimate Spider-Man #1/2 | 2002 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 3. | 1,032 | Ultimates #1 | 3/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 4. | 1,020 | Wolverine: The Origin #4 | 2/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 5. | 962 | Wolverine: The Origin #5 | 5/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 6. | 776 | Wolverine: The Origin #6 | 7/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 7. | 625 | New X-Men #128 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 8. | 518 | Captain America v4 #1 | 6/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 9. | 505 | Incredible Hulk #34 | 1/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 10. | 375 | Wizard Ace Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #129 | 4/02 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 11. | 351 | Ultimate Spider-Man 1 Free Comic Book Day Edition | 5/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 12. | 337 | Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #1 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 13. | 271 | Ultimate Spider-Man #15 | 1/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 14. | 266 | Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2 Wizard World East Con Edit | 2002 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 15. | 253 | Ultimate Spider-Man #25 | 10/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 16. | 225 | Ultimate Spider-Man #16 | 2/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 17. | 220 | Ultimate Spider-Man #27 | 11/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 18. | 214 | Ultimate Spider-Man #24 | 9/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 19. | 208 | Ultimate Spider-Man #18 | 4/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 20. | 197 | Ultimate Spider-Man #20 | 6/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 21. | 192 | Ultimate Spider-Man #17 | 3/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 22. | 188 | Incredible Hulk: The End #1 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 23. | 188 | Ultimate Spider-Man #1 | 3/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 24. | 183 | Ultimate Spider-Man #19 | 5/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 25. | 183 | Ultimate Spider-Man #29 | 12/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 26. | 177 | Ultimate Spider-Man #21 | 6/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 27. | 173 | Ultimate Spider-Man #22 | 7/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 28. | 171 | Ultimate Spider-Man #23 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 29. | 164 | Ultimate Spider-Man #26 | 11/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 30. | 164 | Ultimate X-Men #1/2 | 2002 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 31. | 163 | Ultimate Spider-Man Special #1 | 7/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 32. | 152 | Ultimates #2 | 4/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 33. | 145 | Wizard Ace Edition: Uncanny X-Men #94 | 6/02 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 34. | 143 | Ultimate Spider-Man #28 | 12/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 35. | 138 | Peter Parker: Spider-Man #44 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 36. | 138 | Spider-Man: Blue #1 | 7/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 37. | 134 | Moment of Silence #nn | 2/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 38. | 133 | Ultimates #5 | 7/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 39. | 111 | Spider-Man: The Official Movie Adaptation #1 | 6/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 40. | 96 | Wizard Ace Edition: Avengers #4 | 11/02 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 41. | 93 | New X-Men #129 | 9/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 42. | 93 | Wizard Ace Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #14 | 8/02 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 43. | 92 | Deadpool #65 | 5/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 44. | 92 | Ultimates #3 | 5/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 45. | 89 | Ultimates #4 | 6/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 46. | 86 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #38 | 2/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 47. | 77 | Call of Duty: The Brotherhood #1 | 8/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 48. | 75 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #37 | 1/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 49. | 75 | Deadpool #69 | 9/02 | Marvel Comics |
| 50. | 72 | Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #2 | 9/02 | Marvel Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 2002
Also see: top 50 D.C. 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! 🙂
