#0 – starman or rai? one was the first issue of one of the 2 or 3 best series of the 90′s, the other laid out the entire future of a whole comic company, and had a killer cover.

#75 – wolverine’s bone claws or the death of superman? probably superman, but wolverine’s bone claws were a huge deal at the time.

#129 – punisher or kitty pride and emma frost?

#181 – first wolverine or death of elektra? first wolverine is more significant, but many, MANY comic fans remember the death of elektra as one of the greatest issues they’ve ever read, myself included.

#300 – first venom or last cerebus?

and how about the most notable one shot/comic without an issue number? my pick would be the killing joke. anything i’m forgetting?

What about best #1/2? Didn’t they do a bunch of those? Like Wizard whored them around or somesuch?

Great list. Although for me the notable #21 would be G.I. JOE. #26 also, probably.

Thanks, Craig!

Also, that is one of the most awesome typos I’ve seen.

I love that you included Deadpool.

And my choice for #0? Magnus Robot Fighter, the first time I ever saw such a number used.

The posting on CBR’s front page is really misleading, Brian. They’ve got it tagged as the “Fifty Most Notable Comics,” without really mentioning issue numbers at all. Yes, your introduction at the beginning says it all, but I imagine these new comments are from people who just skipped to see what the 50 most notable issues were. Anyway to get the CBR front page link changed?

I just appreciate the linkage.

And really, while yes, the headline is misleading, I understand their confusion – this is not the easiest thing to describe, and whatever headline they came up with, I think readers would be confused initially – that’s why I have the big explanation on the top.

If someone fails to read the intro, it’s all good, we’ll just explain it here.

Wow, nice sexist list. Not a single issue with a female lead is “notable?”

Besides failing to note that Promethea was on the list (plus Sandman #8 surely counts, as well), that made sense.

I hear 75 is the new 50.

Interesting list, I agree with many choices–but how could you almost totally ignore the entire decade of the 1970s? Adams/O’Neil’s revitalization of Batman and the Joker, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Wein and Wrightson’s Swamp Thing, Thomas and Smith’s Conan, Englehart and Rogers’ Batman, Moench and Gulacy’s Master of Kung Fu, etc.

What about Steranko’s Nick Fury books or any of his work in the 1960s?

And why no EC’s?

The 70s are hurt by the fact that a lot of the big books started before the 1970s, so they don’t have a lot of low numbers for the list, and even then, two titles DID make the list!

And EC made the list at #30!