My Top 50 Favorite Comic Books 

This is the kind of video I like finding on RU-vid about comics... nothing about spec or investing or grading. One of my faves you will never find on a spec list- Atari Force #2. Great art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, interesting characters, and a fun story. First DC comic I picked up off the rack as a kid.

Great list! Nice to see more focus on comics being good as opposed to just being valuable. Willworld is a personal favourite too.

You are the only person that has ever mentioned Batman Special #1 and The Spectre #5... these are such underrated comics. Thanks for the list!

Some of these took me back. I remember buying them at the comic store or grocery store newsstand.

I always love these countdown type videos. Certainly I've read thousands of comics, but I think it'd be difficult for me to come up with an actual Top 50. It's difficult to rate them in order, especially when certain storylines take multiple issues. Be fun to try, though.

That Superman annual by Alan Moore was adapted BEAUTIFULLY by J.M Dematteis in Justice League Unlimited.

One of my favorite comic books is Y: The Last Man issue 60. That last page left me speechless. This series really helped me grow as a person. Highly recommend reading this title.

Great video James. You have a great memory. My memory is awful. Even after reading stories multiple times I still can only remember bits and pieces. One comic that really struck me and it was a surprise was The Dark Knights Death Metal The Secret Origin 1 shot. I had never read anything with Superboy Prime before but I thought it was a great story with great art. It makes you really sympathize with the character.

Superman Red Son is definitely one of my favorite Superman stories. That Superman annual 11,is right up there as well, something that inspired an episode of Justice league and an episode of Supergirl. It's also one of the first books I ever got graded.

I like these types of videos because it recognized the less known comics that have good stories.

Now this a 50 comics list from an actual comic fan. Really depressing when it's obvious some collectors are just trying to get all the highest price books without actually knowing comics! The art. The writing. The history of a character (the lack of this could be talked about by me for hours). Be a true comic fan people! Great list man.

Thanks for sharing your story recommendations! Such great picks!

First fell in love with Joe Quesada's artwork in Sword Of Azrael. Got his signature on issues 1 and 2 during the Deathmate Tour back in the '90's, the only signatures in my collection that I personally obtained. Much agreed; very underrated books.

I actually own the original comic art for Deadpool 11. I bought it for a song in the early 2000's before the original comic art blew up. I've always wondered how much it would be worth today.

What a great list! Too many people focus on the value and not the stories now. Awesome!

If I had to choose a couple of favorites, off the top of my head would be, Batman Vol 2 #5, where Batman is trapped in the court of owls labyrinth. Man, it was done so well, and it was so creepy. The flipping of the pages made it seem like you were losing your mind alongside Batman. And I think Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is definitely one of my favorites as well. Congratulations on 10k!!

Happy to see books being rated on content rather than value. Personally I find the Claremont Byrne x-men run iconic. Still stands up but at the time wow! An Avengers #177 that always stood out for me was the one where Korvak beats them half to death and its Thor in his Donald Blake persona thats the most use. Aside Terry Austin is my favourite inker ever, Byrne was just average without him. He always went above and beyond to add details to sometimes the barest of pencils. Got to agree with sword of Azreal, that was a really hot book for a while.

Great list, definitely some issues I need to pick up. You seem to have very similar taste to what I like in comics. Some of the standouts for me were Daredevil 161 (one of the first comics I had when I was 7) and Swamp Thing 37 (my dad bought it for me when new and it turned me into a more serious comic collector). Definitely agree about Alan Moore, probably my favorite writer ever.

Love these vids from other serious comic readers. Like seeing what they think or recommend. 👍🏼👍🏼pulled a couple from the shop based on recommendation.

Fantastic Video. Love these types of comic deep dives. Great list man. Got me thinking about my favorites.

This is the type of video I’ve been looking for! Thank you for sharing!

Great list, it's good to see you appreciate the storytelling besides just the potential value of comics...and Congrats on 10K subscribers

I better start looking for some of those books! There are some interesting stories. Thanks for sharing this with us.

This is why I love your channel always entertaining content. Some day I'll find the time to read some of these books.

I love hearing other people's lists! Thanks!

Love Your videos. Very informative and "real" from a fans point of view. Enjoying From Alberta Canada. Thanks.

This is an awesome list! Love hearing about good issues worth reading.

great list, you inspired me to go out and read some of these issues. keep up the great work.

Just finished reading Red Rain, awesome story and art, thank you!

Great books, and reasons for being on your list. The descriptions were great.

Great list👍🏼. Im definitely going to check most of this comics out. Looks like an amazing read.

I think most of the books I like no one else would EVER have on their list. Crimson 7 (the Christmas issue, but honestly that whole run was just amazing and I will always have that in my personal collection), Rising Stars 8 (I believe it’s 8 where they are figuring out how an invulnerable hero has died, but again, that WHOLE RUN is ridiculously awesome and I will have that compendium on tap as well!), Titans Elseworld: Paper Scissors Stone, I mentioned action comics 775 in an earlier comment because it is my NUMBER ONE book to have and read. Amazing spider man 36 (which is expensive now but that issue is AMAZING and it’s got nothing to do with spider man and everything to do with captain America and his handling of the “situation” in the issue. Don’t wanna ruin it for those who have not read it.), darkness 1, Thor 385 (this issue is what a comic fight is supposed to be between heroes), hulk 24 and 25 volume 2 (and this is what a comic book fight should be between arch rivals. When you hit someone so hard they lose a body part, I’d say you’re sworn enemies.), spider-man 6,7 and 16 the McFarlane ones, x-force 4, deadpool 4 (how he gets in and out of a hulk fight is amazing), murder mysteries HC edition and the Light Brigade collected edition, thanos quest 1 and 2, infinity gauntlet hc, captain marvel vol. 2 number 2, body bags (the entire series), Mask returns 1-4 and Mask strikes back 1-5 which in my opinion NEVER gets any credit for just how amazing the mask actually is (one of the best heroes ever created I think. The concept and how the mask interacts from person to person is extremely interesting in itself.) I don’t have to even look at my collection or anything to remember these because they just pop up in my brain automatically.

That Dawnbreaker one shot gave me chills yo

Thanks for the list! I've read a little less than 1/2 of these but I'm gonna have to check out the rest.

Double Date is a really fun story. I can't argue with the list. If you really take notice you will see that most of the writers were heavy hitters for great stories. Bendis, Moore, Englehart, O'Neil and Ostrander. Just to name a few.

Great video and list Brother! I have found some of the Superman and Batman comics on this list in the $1 bins!!

Great video, Paul Pelletier is one of my favorite artist as well, Gary Frank and Adam Hughes being a couple others.

Cool list, I’m definitely going to check out some of those books you mentioned that are not in my collection. Two of my favorite books that don’t get any love besides me are: Wonder Woman: the Hiketeia (hands down one of the best Wonder Woman, Batman or costar stories ever told) and Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (the Bisley art alone is worth the price of admission).

Fascinating list. My list would be very different. Great video.

Awesome! Thanks 4 sharing

Your top 10 is now on my list to have i look forward to reading some of the books that moulded you into the nice guy that you are very interesting video once again good job

Nice video. Worth watching twice. Thanks. One of my favorite reads ever is Amazing Spider-Man annual #19. Classic.

The double date one sounds fun!

I like a list like this a lot more than a top key list, and I really dig how much of yourself you put into your videos and your lists.

Beautiful books dude, I absolutely love the animal man run. Love the covers also.

Congrats on 10,000! This is probably your best video yet! Loved it! I have to write down this list.

What a great list, allthough I'm more of a Marvel Comics guy I so enjoyed the list! You number #2 is a great comic! Great video like always!

I collect Avengers annual 7 hard, 1st appearance of the Infinity Gems. Great video, thanks for introducing me to some obscure issues and I appreciate your explanation as to why they're personally significant to you. I'm kinda like Owen from Throw Mama From the Train with his coins, but with comics... many of my favorites aren't very valuable, but they remind me of a special time in my life. Great video as always, cheers!

Interesting to see your list of top 50 books. I only have 2 of those in my collection, Superman 9 and Batman 424. Cheers!

Awesome video!

Congrats on 10k 🙌

Great list, I had King sign the batman elmer fudd issue and told him that he should be in the writing hall of fame, for being able to make it so good.

love these single issue videos keep it up!

One of my favorite comics of all time is the original Superman # 149. It's an imaginary story about the death of Superman.I can never forget that comic, the cover,all those super people from all over the universe that come to his funeral.Everything with Supergirl taking over at the end.It's just a perfect comic book. I like it way better than the modern death of superman. My second is the first appearance of Green Lantern. When he gets that powering ring and it does whatever he wishes for it to do, I thought that was amazing. It was like having your own geni. I could get an old ring when I was a kid and I would be off in my own world, and I would be Green Lantern. .It didn't matter what color my ring was. My own imagination did the rest.

This is a great content. I'll start listing my favorite books based on stories also. Glad you liked Batman Elmer Fudd story. There is a Joker story in DC Nation #0 that you might like also.

Great videos guys I love these l countdowns abd I love super hero's! Some of my favourite comics- flashpoint, knight terrors, hurley quinn.....there's si many more....DOOM PATROL too x

Good job hitting that 10k so fast

Cool video I own some of the superman comics you were talking about by the way congratulations on 10000 subscriber's EDIT I also have batman 500 so good

Recently discovered your channel, great content, really hope you keep it going 👌🏾

Batman 500 and Death of Superman were the two that I reread over and over as a kid.

One of my favorites is The Amazing Spider-Man run by JMS and John Romita Jr . But more specifically issue 32 or 33 (can’t remember) has this amazing part where Peter really thinks their might be chance he will die to Morlun, and so the last thing he does before he think he will die is go tot a pay phone and tells Aunt May how much he loves her. And I think that perfectly shows who he is. It is one of the fist comic books I ever read and the artwork is so good, that’s why I love it!

I'm also pretty sure that Superman annual 11 was adapted into the justice league tv series if I'm not mistaken

One of my favorites that I recommend is a one-shot indie that most people have probably never heard of. It's "Dante" written by Jason Ning & Matt Hawkins and drawn by Darick Robertson and colored by Diego Rodriguez. I really wish it wasn't a one-shot, but unfortunately it is.

These kinds of videos are my favorite about comics.

I absolutely know nothing about green lantern, but I'd love to get into it

It’s always cool to see people’s favorites that are not a nun bid expensive keys that can inform others about good stories that are affordable to get. I’m not familiar with many of these books, but Avengers 11 I picked up over the summer and it was absolutely epic writing and the art was great. I used to read the Ultimate Spider-Man as well. The first 20-30 issues were very good.

Love this list.

I heard that people like the Elmer Fudd Batman book, so by the time I went to get it, they were sold out of not only the store, but also the print run.

One of my all time favorites is Batman the Dark Knight issues 26 and 27. It's called voiceless. I was crying by the end .

This is a great list. Lot of obscure stuff I haven't read too

Some great comics that aren't keys but that is what makes them great! So many good ones in the list my faves are Spectre and GL Vol 2!

One book I will ALWAYS KEEP in my collection and have multiple copies of is: Action Comics 775. This is a comic that EVERY FAN OF SUPERHERO COMICS should read. It not only shows how hard Superman sticks to his moral code, but how having so much power weighs on him. It shows how MENTALLY TOUGH Superman is (which most people never think about and an aspect I LOVED about this book) and just why you DO NOT want to get on Superman’s bad side. This is a semi key (first appearance of Manchester Black I believe) but you can get it for under 10 dollars USD. This is THE DEFINITIVE Superman story and it shows just why Superman is THE blueprint and prototype for all superheroes. For anyone who thinks that (whatever hero you believe could place them in this spot) could beat Superman, this comic book shows just why that’s just not gonna happen. This book puts the “Super” in Superman!

That Detective 439 brought me out of my Marvel bias and made The Batman my favorite character, I agree the best iteration of the what makes The Batman "The Batman" ever presented oh and The Walt Simonson back up Manhunter story is a great lead in to a future meeting .Great choice at number 3

When you mentioned the first Kelley Jones Batman issue on the list, I was thinking about how surprised I was you didn’t choose the red rain issue. I guess I should have just been a bit more patient lol. I don’t know if I can make a full list, but I really like Batman issue 6 from the new 52, just because it was a wild experience reading it. Same thing with Batman and Robin 18 from the new 52 (was cool to see an issue completely free of dialogue). If I can throw in run, Kelley jones’ work on deadman, and the Batman year one story line would be on my list.

I have the following issues on your list ... #49-#45 , #42 (to be fair Moore wasn't happy with Johns doing this. I believe he said DC was basically taking stories from his trash can or rubbish bin with Blackest Night) , #41-#39 , #37-#33 , #31 (props to you on this. This is one of my favorites) , #30-#27 , #25 , #21-#18 , #16 , #13 , #8-#4 , #2 (This one I'm not a fan of really. I basically never was a fan of taking out Barbara Gordon and how they had to keep upping the ante with Joker. I have this book as I bought a 2nd or 3rd print for a couple bucks to have it. But its one ...ugh.) . I have to hunt down Red Rain eventually. This was a great list and its refreshing to see someone post about books they enjoyed and not speculation , CGC etc. Great job. Also as a bigger DC fan , its nice to see a lot of DC here.

I loved that batman 424 too one of my favorites.

Your 20th pick(Superman #9) is probably the most interesting one I want to read. I would love to see how the Joker faired agains Superman lol. I also need to read Superman Annual #11 ASAP!!

It would be a monumental effort for me to make a similar list! I would practically have to go thru every box in order to get past the first ten!!👍

I bought a collection like 3 months ago. It had 7 of these books from the list!

congrats for the 10k🥳

Love the list. I would make a list similar to yours in the fact that not a ton of “keys” would make the list. I won’t mention a ton here but Avengers #236 and #237 would absolutely make my list. Spider-Man wants to join the Avengers. If you know why he does then Nuff Said !!!

Nice review.

Spongebob comics is an obscure one, but it’s what got me into the hobby. I’m doing the same thing you’re doing, trying to get all my childhood copies in mint condition.

Awesome list! I would say my top 5 is spider-men #14, green lantern corps #201, spawn #1, new mutants #18, superman/batman #8 ( honestly this whole run is one of my favorite comic runs ever)

I can hear it now “that mint Hunter guy said this book is great because the kid has Leukemia … so it’s $30!” Ok random comic book shop dude… ok.

The Batman double date one is fun and underrated.

Thanks to you I go to the comic store with a list of

I've recently just started collecting books. Just completed Avengers vs X-Men #0 - 12 and got New Agents of Atlas #1 (1st & 2nd Print). Read it too and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm happy to join the community.

Nice list, I found myself writing down a very long list for the future, to add to comics. - if you don’t mind, maybe 🤔 making it alphabetical order. Making easier in those dollar bins searches.

The Ultimate Spider-Man run is pretty much perfect

If you get a chance, check out Superman, Man of Steel #16 and Superman #72. It's a two- parter called Crisis at Hand. It's one of those punch to the gut stories about domestic abuse. I remember reading it as a teenager and swearing I'd never never tolerate something like that in my life.

im a huge Azrael fan! im the guy with the Azrael poster on my insta. I will say his first appearance is undervalued. Pretty epic little mini-series. I love the knightfall storyline. It was the first batman story I read. My library had the Omni and I read it multiple times over. was also the first batman run i ever completed

Hey Superman 82 one of my faves as well

I just finished working and now i'm gonna eat,and your video came perfectly.👌

there were probably 100 comics i read over and over but here are 10 i really loved. Kamandi #1, Superman #272 100pg giant, Sandman #1 Kirby, FF #50, Capt America Bicentenial Treasury, GS X-Men #1, Batman #253, Brave and the Bold #112, Dr Strange #1 Brunner, and Shazam #1. Also GS Superstars #1 (Thing vs Hulk)

Now we need your top WTF-are-they-doing reads!

All-star Superman is a good run.

Awesome

Spectacular Spiderman : The Child Within #178-184. Great story about abused psyches of Vermin and Harry Osborn. Culminates spectacularly in issue #200. Cover to #180 is iconic. 10/10 would reccomend, hehe.

Doug Moench and Kelly jones did the killer croc issue too I see ... :P