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Shelfdust Presents: The Fifty Best #1 Issues

Apr 30, 2023

This week it's time to get super-distracted from our schoolwork, as we look at the comic which ended up in 17th place: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Art Thibert, Steve Buccellato and Richard Starkings.

Although it now looks gleefully dated to the time it was made, Ultimate Spider-Man #1...


Apr 23, 2023

This week it's time to find out about the secret lives of our evil parents, as we look at the comic which ended up in 18th place: Runaways #1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, David Newbold, Brian Reber and Paul Tutrone!

Runaways follows a group of kids whose parents throw a party each year: after spending time...


Apr 16, 2023

This week it's time to feel sad across the course of nine panels as we look at the comic which ended up in 19th place: Mister Miracle #1 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads and Clayton Cowles!

Mister Miracle is a deeply curious comic, the product of Tom King and Mitch Gerads presumably having several very late nights with little...


Apr 9, 2023

This week it's time to teach Guy Gardner a lesson, as we look at the comic which ended up in 20th place: Justice League #1 by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, Terry Austin, Gene D’Angelo and Bob Lappan!

You can tell there’s going to be trouble from the moment Justice League begins. This was a different...


Apr 2, 2023

This week it's time to jump onboard the floating Batmobile, as we look at the comic which ended up in 21st place: Batman & Robin #1 by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Alex Sinclair and Pat Brosseau!

A burst of vibrant energy following some fairly dark and sinister storylines, Batman & Robin harkened back to the...