January 13, 2017
Top 50 Marvel Comics Of 2003
[ Note: in this year a newsstand rarity estimate of 4.25% 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2003; all key comics from 2003 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 889 | Ultimate Spider-Man #33 | 2/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 2. | 857 | Amazing Spider-Man #500 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 3. | 630 | Wolverine v3 #1 | 7/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 4. | 552 | JLA/Avengers #1 | 9/03 | D.C.-Marvel |
| 5. | 366 | Ultimate War #1 | 2/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 6. | 333 | Marvel 1602 #1 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 7. | 312 | Ultimate Spider-Man #34 | 3/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 8. | 300 | Runaways #1 | 7/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 9. | 292 | Ultimate Spider-Man #38 | 5/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 10. | 274 | Fantastic Four 500 Director’s Cut Edition | 9/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 11. | 264 | Ultimate Spider-Man #35 | 3/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 12. | 248 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #50 | 4/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 13. | 237 | Avengers/JLA #2 | 10/03 | D.C.-Marvel |
| 14. | 224 | JLA/Avengers #3 | 12/03 | D.C.-Marvel |
| 15. | 218 | Emma Frost #1 | 8/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 16. | 217 | Ultimate Spider-Man #36 | 4/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 17. | 210 | Mystique #1 | 6/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 18. | 206 | Ultimate Spider-Man #32 | 2/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 19. | 205 | Venom #1 | 6/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 20. | 193 | Ultimate Spider-Man #31 | 1/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 21. | 193 | Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra #1 | 1/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 22. | 186 | Wizard Ace Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #1 | 1/03 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 23. | 184 | Ultimate Spider-Man #39 | 6/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 24. | 182 | Spectacular Spider-Man #1 | 9/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 25. | 170 | Supreme Power 1 Special Edition | 10/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 26. | 167 | Ultimate Spider-Man #37 | 5/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 27. | 165 | NYX #1 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 28. | 161 | Ultimate Spider-Man #41 | 7/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 29. | 157 | Ultimate Spider-Man #30 | 1/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 30. | 151 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #52 | 6/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 31. | 143 | Born #1 | 2003 | Marvel Comics |
| 32. | 124 | Thanos #1 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 33. | 122 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #51 | 5/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 34. | 122 | Ultimate Six #1 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 35. | 117 | Ultimate X-Men #34 | 8/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 36. | 112 | Supreme Power #1 | 10/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 37. | 110 | Ultimate Spider-Man #47 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 38. | 109 | Hulk: Gray #1 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 39. | 108 | Ultimate Spider-Man #44 | 10/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 40. | 108 | Ultimate Spider-Man #45 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 41. | 99 | Marvel 1602 #2 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 42. | 99 | Daredevil: The Target #1 | 1/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 43. | 97 | Incredible Hulk #50 | 4/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 44. | 96 | Ultimate Spider-Man #46 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 45. | 96 | Ultimate Spider-Man #48 | 12/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 46. | 92 | Ultimate Spider-Man #40 | 7/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 47. | 90 | Wizard Ace Edition: Incredible Hulk #1 | 5/03 | Marvel-Wizard Pub. |
| 48. | 83 | Ultimate Six #2 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 49. | 76 | Amazing Spider-Man v2 #58 | 11/03 | Marvel Comics |
| 50. | 74 | Ultimate Spider-Man #43 | 9/03 | Marvel Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 2003
Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2003, more key comic books of 2003 outside of Marvel and DC, all key comics from 2003, 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! 🙂
