January 13, 2017
Top 50 Marvel Comics Of 2006
[ Note: in the prior year a newsstand rarity estimate of 2% 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 2006 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 2006 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 2006 (census numbers are as of year-end 2016). [Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2006; all key comics from 2006 ].
| Rank | CGC Count | Issue | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2,262 | Civil War #1 | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 2. | 1,504 | Amazing Spider-Man #529 Rare CGC-recognized newsstand variant is confirmed to exist |
4/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 3. | 1,184 | Civil War 3 Variant Cover | 9/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 4. | 1,174 | Wolverine: Origins 1 Wizard World 2006 Con Edition | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 5. | 1,125 | Wolverine: Origins 6 Wizard World 2006 Con Edition | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 6. | 1,011 | Civil War 1 Variant Cover | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 7. | 999 | Civil War 1 Aspen Variant Cover | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 8. | 980 | Civil War: Front Line 1 Wizard World 2006 Con Edit | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 9. | 939 | Civil War 1 Sketch Cover | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 10. | 923 | Wolverine: Origins 1 Variant Edition | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 11. | 850 | Civil War #2 | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 12. | 784 | Ultimate Extinction 1 Wizard World 2006 Con Editio | 3/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 13. | 780 | Marvel Zombies #1 | 2/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 14. | 773 | Wolverine: Origins 2 Canadian Variant | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 15. | 768 | Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #1 | 2/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 16. | 682 | Wolverine: Origins #1 | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 17. | 665 | Civil War 2 Variant Cover | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 18. | 604 | Civil War 3 Sketch Cover | 9/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 19. | 602 | Civil War 2 Second Printing | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 20. | 579 | Civil War #3 | 9/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 21. | 569 | Civil War 4 Variant Cover | 10/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 22. | 569 | Wolverine: Origins 1 Director’s Cut Edition | 2006 | Marvel Comics |
| 23. | 559 | Civil War #5 | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 24. | 553 | Civil War 2 Sketch Cover | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 25. | 549 | Civil War #4 | 10/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 26. | 479 | Civil War #6 | 12/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 27. | 459 | Ultimate Spider-Man #100 | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 28. | 447 | Marvel Zombies 1 Variant Edition | 2/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 29. | 426 | Civil War 5 Sketch Cover | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 30. | 426 | Civil War: X-Men 1 Aspen Variant Cover | 9/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 31. | 419 | Moon Knight 1 Sketch Cover | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 32. | 418 | Civil War 4 Sketch Cover | 10/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 33. | 416 | Civil War 5 Variant Cover | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 34. | 348 | Incredible Hulk #92 | 4/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 35. | 324 | Moon Knight #1 | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 36. | 319 | Civil War 6 Variant Cover | 12/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 37. | 311 | Marvel Zombies #2 | 3/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 38. | 310 | Wolverine: Origins #2 | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 39. | 300 | Marvel Zombies #5 | 6/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 40. | 298 | Marvel Zombies #3 | 4/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 41. | 295 | Captain America #14 | 4/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 42. | 292 | Civil War 6 Sketch Cover | 12/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 43. | 282 | Wolverine: Origins 5 Samurai Comics Sketch Cover | 10/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 44. | 245 | Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk 1 Limited Edition | 2/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 45. | 242 | Ghost Rider 1 Sketch Cover | 9/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 46. | 239 | Ms. Marvel 1 Sketch Cover | 5/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 47. | 238 | Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Variant Cover | 11/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 48. | 237 | Wolverine: Origins 2 Variant Edition | 7/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 49. | 211 | Eternals 1 Variant Edition | 8/06 | Marvel Comics |
| 50. | 206 | Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk 2 Limited Edition | 4/06 | Marvel Comics |
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More Top Comic Books of 2006
Also see: top 50 D.C. comics of 2006, more key comic books of 2006 outside of Marvel and DC, all key comics from 2006, 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! 🙂
