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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
2
Incredible Hulk
Incredible Hulk
3
Legion of Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga
Legion of Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga
4
X-Men
X-Men
5
The Coming of Galactus (Fantastic Four #48-50)
The Coming of Galactus (Fantastic Four #48-50)
6
The New Teen Titans Vol. 1 (Marv Wolfman & George Perez)
The New Teen Titans Vol. 1
Marv Wolfman & George Perez
7
Crisis on Multiple Earths Volume 1 (Gardner Fox)
Crisis on Multiple Earths Volume 1
Gardner Fox
8
Daredevil (Frank Miller)
Daredevil
Frank Miller
9
The Korvac Saga
The Korvac Saga
10
Tomb of Dracula
Tomb of Dracula
11
Eerie (Archie Goodwin & Others)
Eerie
Archie Goodwin & Others
12
Howard the Duck (Steve Gerber)
Howard the Duck
Steve Gerber
13
Master of Kung Fu
Master of Kung Fu
14
Steve Ditko's Dr. Strange
Steve Ditko's Dr. Strange
15
Teen Titans, Marv Wolfman & George Perez
Teen Titans, Marv Wolfman & George Perez
16
Uncanny X-Men (#94-279) (Chris Claremont & Others)
Uncanny X-Men (#94-279)
Chris Claremont & Others
17
Avengers/Defenders War
Avengers/Defenders War
18
Captain America (Jack Kirby)
Captain America
Jack Kirby
19
Captain Britain (Alan Moore)
Captain Britain
Alan Moore
20
Jack Kirby's New Gods
Jack Kirby's New Gods
21
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 2 (Gradner Fox, Dennis O'Neil)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 2
Gradner Fox, Dennis O'Neil
22
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 4 (Elliot S. Maggin)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 4
Elliot S. Maggin
23
Iron Man
Iron Man
24
Squadron Supreme (Mark Gruenwald)
Squadron Supreme
Mark Gruenwald
25
The Defenders (Steve Gerber & Sal Buscema)
The Defenders
Steve Gerber & Sal Buscema
26
The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection (Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams)
The Green Lantern-Green Arrow Collection
Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
27
Avengers #4
Avengers #4
28
Avengers #57
Avengers #57
29
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 3 (Mike Friedrich, Len Wein)
Crisis on Multiple Earths, Vol. 3
Mike Friedrich, Len Wein
30
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire (1972)
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
1972
31
Metal Men
Metal Men
32
Superman Annual #11: For the Man Who Has Everything (Alan Moore)
Superman Annual #11: For the Man Who Has Everything
Alan Moore
33
Tales of Suspense
Tales of Suspense
34
Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish
35
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War (Roy Thomas)
The Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War
Roy Thomas
36
Captain Atom by Steve Ditko (Charlton Comics)
Captain Atom by Steve Ditko
Charlton Comics
37
Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smithmo
Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smithmo
38
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)
Gardner Fox & Mike Sekowsky
39
Detective Comics, Steve Englehart & Marshall Rogers
Detective Comics, Steve Englehart & Marshall Rogers
40
Fantastic Four (1961) #51 (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby)
Fantastic Four (1961) #51
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
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