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100 Classic Comics You Must Read

My selection of the 100 best comics and comic runs of my first 20 years of comic reading. If you haven't sampled at least 25 of these you shouldn't call yourself a comics fan!
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Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
1
Incredible Hulk
Incredible Hulk
2
Legion of Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga
Legion of Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga
3
X-Men
X-Men
4
The Coming of Galactus (Fantastic Four #48-50)
The Coming of Galactus (Fantastic Four #48-50)
5
The New Teen Titans Vol. 1 (Marv Wolfman & George Perez)
The New Teen Titans Vol. 1
6
Marv Wolfman & George Perez
Crisis on Multiple Earths Volume 1 (Gardner Fox)
Crisis on Multiple Earths Volume 1
7
Gardner Fox
Daredevil (Frank Miller)
Daredevil
8
Frank Miller
The Korvac Saga
The Korvac Saga
9
Tomb of Dracula
Tomb of Dracula
10
Eerie (Archie Goodwin & Others)
Eerie
11
Archie Goodwin & Others
Howard the Duck (Steve Gerber)
Howard the Duck
12
Steve Gerber
Master of Kung Fu
Master of Kung Fu
13
Steve Ditko's Dr. Strange
Steve Ditko's Dr. Strange
14
Teen Titans, Marv Wolfman & George Perez
Teen Titans, Marv Wolfman & George Perez
15
Uncanny X-Men (#94-279) (Chris Claremont & Others)
Uncanny X-Men (#94-279)
16
Chris Claremont & Others
Avengers/Defenders War
Avengers/Defenders War
17
Captain America (Jack Kirby)
Captain America
18
Jack Kirby
Captain Britain (Alan Moore)
Captain Britain
19
Alan Moore
Jack Kirby's New Gods
Jack Kirby's New Gods
20
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 2 (Gradner Fox, Dennis O'Neil)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 2
21
Gradner Fox, Dennis O'Neil
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 4 (Elliot S. Maggin)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 4
22
Elliot S. Maggin
Iron Man
Iron Man
23
Squadron Supreme (Mark Gruenwald)
Squadron Supreme
24
Mark Gruenwald
The Defenders (Steve Gerber & Sal Buscema)
The Defenders
25
Steve Gerber & Sal Buscema
The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection (Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams)
The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection
26
Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
Avengers #4
Avengers #4
27
Avengers #57
Avengers #57
28
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 3 (Mike Friedrich, Len Wein)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 3
29
Mike Friedrich, Len Wein
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire (1972)
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
30
1972
Metal Men
Metal Men
31
Superman Annual #11: For the Man Who Has Everything (Alan Moore)
Superman Annual #11: For the Man Who Has Everything
32
Alan Moore
Tales of Suspense
Tales of Suspense
33
Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish
34
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War (Roy Thomas)
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War
35
Roy Thomas
Captain Atom by Steve Ditko (Charlton Comics)
Captain Atom by Steve Ditko
36
Charlton Comics
Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smithmo
Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smithmo
37
Crisis on Two Earths (Justice League of America Vol. 1 #21-22) (Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky)
Crisis on Two Earths (Justice League of America Vol. 1 #21-22)
38
Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky
Detective Comics, Steve Englehart & Marshall Rogers
Detective Comics, Steve Englehart & Marshall Rogers
39
Fantastic Four (1961) #51 (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby)
Fantastic Four (1961) #51
40
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
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