January 13, 2017
Top 50 Marvel Comics Of 2004
[ Note: in the prior 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 2004 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 2004 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 2004 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2004; all key comics from 2004 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2,739 | NYX #3 | 2/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 2. | 987 | Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 | 2/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 3. | 908 | Wolverine v3 #20 Wizard World 2004 Con Edition | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 4. | 845 | Wolverine: The End 1 Wizard World 2003 Con Edition | 1/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 5. | 762 | Secret War #1 | 4/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 6. | 667 | Astonishing X-Men 1 Cassaday Variant Cover | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 7. | 642 | Astonishing X-Men #1 | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 8. | 614 | Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1 | 6/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 9. | 599 | Astonishing X-Men 1 Variant Cover | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 10. | 554 | Astonishing X-Men 1 Director’s Cut Edition | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 11. | 448 | NYX #4 | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 12. | 432 | Wolverine: The End #1 | 1/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 13. | 394 | Wolverine v3 #20 Retailer Incentive Edition | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 14. | 340 | Secret War 1 Commemorative Edition | 4/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 15. | 332 | Ultimate Spider-Man #50 | 2/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 16. | 330 | Astonishing X-Men 4 Variant Cover | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 17. | 325 | Daredevil: Father 1 Wizard World 2004 Con Edition | 6/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 18. | 313 | Secret War #2 | 7/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 19. | 301 | Ultimate Spider-Man #60 | 8/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 20. | 253 | Avengers/JLA #4 | 2004 | D.C.-Marvel |
| 21. | 251 | Cable/Deadpool #1 | 5/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 22. | 246 | Ultimate X-Men 50 Wizard World 2004 Con Edition | 2004 | Marvel Comics |
| 23. | 232 | Ultimate Spider-Man 6 Niagara Falls Edition | 5/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 24. | 224 | Ultimate Spider-Man #62 | 9/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 25. | 212 | Amazing Spider-Man #129 | 6/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 26. | 208 | Ultimate Fantastic Four #2 | 3/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 27. | 207 | Punisher #1 | 3/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 28. | 191 | Uncanny X-Men #450 | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 29. | 187 | Wolverine v3 #20 | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 30. | 176 | Ultimate Spider-Man 54 Variant Cover | 5/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 31. | 175 | Punisher: The End #1 | 6/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 32. | 174 | Astonishing X-Men #3 | 9/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 33. | 173 | Ultimate Fantastic Four #3 | 4/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 34. | 173 | New X-Men #151 | 3/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 35. | 171 | Knights 4 #1 | 4/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 36. | 168 | Astonishing X-Men #2 | 8/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 37. | 166 | Ultimate Spider-Man #61 | 8/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 38. | 165 | Astonishing X-Men #6 | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 39. | 158 | Avengers #500 | 9/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 40. | 156 | Ultimate Spider-Man #52 | 3/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 41. | 154 | Secret War #3 | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 42. | 151 | Uncanny X-Men #451 | 12/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 43. | 148 | Ultimate Spider-Man 8 Payless ShoeSource Reprint | 1/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 44. | 147 | Ultimate Nightmare #1 | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 45. | 135 | Venom vs. Carnage #1 | 9/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 46. | 133 | Wolverine: The End #2 | 3/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 47. | 133 | Ultimate Spider-Man #63 | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 48. | 128 | Astonishing X-Men #5 | 11/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 49. | 123 | X-Men: The End #1 | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
| 50. | 122 | Astonishing X-Men #4 | 10/04 | Marvel Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 2004
Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2004, more key comic books of 2004 outside of Marvel and DC, all key comics from 2004, 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! 🙂
