The Comics Journal's Top 100 English-Language Comics of the 20th Century

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A definitive list of comics that isn’t 98% superheroes.

Most of these items are representative of complete series/runs.

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  1. 2.
    The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 Boxed Set
    by Charles M. Schulz

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  2. 4.
    The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
    by Art Spiegelman

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  3. 5.
    The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland Vol. 1: 1905-1907
    by Winsor McCay

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  4. 6.
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    Feiffer
    by Jules Feiffer

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  5. 8.
    The Mad Archives, Vol. 1 (Issues 1-6) (DC Archive Editions.)
    by The Usual Gang of Idiots

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  6. 9.
    Justin Green's Binky Brown Sampler
    by Justin Green

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  7. 11.
    Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam" (Popeye)
    by E. C. Segar

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  8. 13.
    Wigwam Bam (Complete Love and Rockets Book 11) Vol. 11
    by Jaime Hernandez

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  9. 14.
    Blood of Palomar (Love and Rockets (Graphic Novels))
    by Gilbert Hernandez

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  10. 15.
    The Spirit Archives, Vol. 1: June 2 - December 29, 1940
    by Will Eisner

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  11. 16.
    RAW NO. 1: THE GRAPHIX MAGAZINE OF POSTPONED SUICIDES (VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1)
    by Art and Franciose Mouly, Editor/Publishers (RAW GRAPHIX MAGAZINE). Spiegelman

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  12. 17.
    The Acme Novelty Library
    by Chris Ware

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  14. 19.
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    R. Crumb Sketchbook. November 1983 to April 1 1987
    by Robert Crumb

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  16. 22.
    The Death of Speedy (Love and Rockets (Graphic Novels))
    by Jaime Hernandez

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  17. 24.
    Flies On the Ceiling (Love & Rockets, 9)
    by Los Bros Hernandez

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  18. 25.
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    Roy Crane's Wash Tubbs- The First Adventure Comic Strip
    by Compiled by Gordon Campbell and Jim Ivey, Foreword by Charles M. Schulz Roy Crane

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  19. 26.
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    Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book
    by Harvey Kurtzman

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  20. 27.
    Palestine
    by Joe Sacco

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  21. 28.
    The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
    by Kim Deitch

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  22. 29.
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    Gasoline Alley
    by Frank O King

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  24. 31.
    Poison River (Love and Rocket Series Volume 12)
    by Gilbert Hernandez

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  26. 33.
    The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1
    by Chester Gould

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  27. 35.
    Essential Spider-Man Vol. 1
    by Stan Lee

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  28. 36.
    The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
    by Bill Watterson

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  29. 38.
    YUMMY FUR #3
    by Chester Brown

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  31. 40.
    The Kin-Der-Kids
    by Lyonel Feininger

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  32. 41.
    From Hell - New Cover Edition
    by Alan Moore

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  33. 42.
    Ghost World: The Special Edition
    by Dan Clowes

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  34. 43.
    Amphigorey
    by Edward Gorey

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  35. 44.
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    The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the Idiots Abroad (Part One)
    by Gilbert, Mavrides, Paul Shelton

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  36. 45.
    City of Glass: The Graphic Novel
    by Paul Auster

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  37. 46.
    Cages
    by Dave McKean

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  38. 48.
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    The cartoons of James Thurber

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  39. 49.
    Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
    by Scott McCloud

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  40. 50.
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    Tantrum

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