Nostomania's 100 Most Valuable Comic Books
With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable comic books. We chose NM 9.4 as a "baseline" grade for comparison. Clearly, some of these items may not, and probably do not exist in that grade. While we'd all like to hold out hope there is a NM 9.4 Detective Comics 27 out there, the odds are very slim.
| Change | Pos | Issue | NM 9.4 Value | 3 Month Gain | 1 Year Gain | 3 Year Gain | 5 Year Gain | 10 Year Gain | 15 Year Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action Comics 1 | $7,700,000 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 2.7% | 83.8% | 243.8% | 720.9% | |
| 2 | Detective Comics 27 | $4,800,000 | 10.6% | 11.6% | 5.7% | 77.1% | 180.7% | 486.1% | |
| 3 | Superman 1 | $2,740,000 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 25.7% | 156.1% | 320.2% | 611.7% | |
| 4 | Batman 1 | $1,530,000 | 5.5% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 87.0% | 275.9% | 618.3% | |
| 5 | Marvel Comics 1 | $1,290,000 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 30.0% | 90.3% | 208.6% | 222.5% | |
| 6 | All-American Comics 16 | $1,100,000 | 6.8% | 3.8% | 8.9% | 107.9% | 219.8% | 261.8% | |
| 7 | Pep Comics 22 | $1,020,000 | 1.0% | 3.6% | -5.6% | 28.8% | 1969.0% | 2051.9% | |
| 8 | Detective Comics 1 | $1,010,000 | 7.8% | 9.7% | 7.4% | 103.6% | 168.6% | 221.7% | |
| 9 | Captain America Comics 1 | $946,000 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 41.2% | 120.0% | 338.0% | 453.2% | |
| 1 | 10 | Detective Comics 31 | $868,000 | 11.4% | 19.2% | 27.3% | 117.0% | 393.2% | 668.1% |
| 1 | 11 | Action Comics 7 | $816,000 | 14.1% | 21.2% | 0.9% | 96.2% | 192.5% | 1132.6% |
| -2 | 12 | Whiz Comics 1 | $802,000 | 2.8% | 8.1% | 20.6% | 88.3% | 363.6% | 307.1% |
| 1 | 13 | Flash Comics 1 | $719,000 | 9.8% | 11.6% | 22.5% | 192.3% | 189.9% | 218.1% |
| -1 | 14 | Amazing Fantasy 15 | $713,000 | 0.7% | 11.6% | 64.7% | 137.7% | 212.7% | 452.7% |
| 2 | 15 | New Fun Comics 1 | $628,000 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 7.0% | 83.6% | 116.6% | 142.5% |
| 16 | Detective Comics 29 | $622,000 | 8.0% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 130.4% | 193.4% | 378.5% | |
| 1 | 17 | Detective Comics 33 | $596,000 | 8.0% | 12.7% | 18.5% | 155.8% | 284.5% | 325.7% |
| 1 | 18 | More Fun Comics 52 | $596,000 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 90.4% | 120.7% | 168.5% |
| -4 | 19 | All Star Comics 8 | $595,000 | -4.0% | -15.2% | -34.9% | 115.6% | 548.1% | 551.7% |
| 1 | 20 | Detective Comics 38 | $494,000 | 9.1% | 14.1% | 26.7% | 152.0% | 349.1% | 292.1% |
| 1 | 21 | Detective Comics 35 | $480,000 | 6.7% | 6.0% | 14.3% | 59.5% | 215.8% | 957.3% |
| -2 | 22 | Archie Comics 1 | $467,000 | -0.2% | -1.3% | -7.5% | 14.2% | 137.1% | 328.4% |
| 23 | Showcase 4 | $438,000 | 1.6% | 6.6% | -0.2% | 49.5% | 333.7% | 525.7% | |
| 1 | 24 | Action Comics 10 | $434,000 | 9.6% | 12.7% | -8.8% | 59.6% | 369.2% | 604.5% |
| 1 | 25 | Suspense Comics 3 | $409,000 | 8.5% | 18.9% | 67.6% | 135.1% | 331.9% | 410.0% |
| -2 | 26 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue Variant Edition | $409,000 | -2.9% | -1.2% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 19.9% | - |
| 27 | Action Comics 13 | $406,000 | 9.7% | 13.4% | -7.3% | 153.8% | 925.3% | 1712.5% | |
| 1 | 28 | Wonder Woman 1 | $374,000 | 9.0% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 152.7% | 233.9% | 363.4% |
| -1 | 29 | Action Comics 2 | $369,000 | 2.8% | 4.2% | -0.8% | 13.5% | 163.6% | 244.9% |
| 30 | Amazing Fantasy 15 UK Edition | $351,000 | 2.6% | 12.5% | 33.0% | - | - | - | |
| 31 | Adventure Comics 40 | $335,000 | 9.5% | 13.9% | 10.6% | 60.3% | 63.4% | 105.5% | |
| 1 | 32 | Sensation Comics 1 | $325,000 | 9.4% | 13.6% | 38.3% | 235.7% | 289.2% | 414.2% |
| -1 | 33 | Action Comics 12 | $306,000 | 2.7% | 3.7% | 85.5% | 259.2% | 699.0% | 1926.5% |
| 34 | Fantastic Four 1 | $296,000 | 5.0% | 2.4% | 29.8% | 79.4% | 119.3% | 357.5% | |
| 2 | 35 | Detective Comics 28 | $295,000 | 9.3% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 200.1% | 340.3% | 427.7% |
| -1 | 36 | More Fun Comics 73 | $277,000 | 1.1% | 4.9% | 27.6% | 76.4% | 608.4% | 381.7% |
| 3 | 37 | New Fun Comics 6 | $276,000 | 10.0% | 10.8% | 6.6% | 82.8% | 115.6% | 137.9% |
| -2 | 38 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 | $270,000 | -1.5% | -7.8% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 121.3% | 538.3% |
| 39 | Captain Marvel Adventures nn | $259,000 | 2.0% | 0.4% | 9.7% | 71.5% | 209.8% | 257.7% | |
| -2 | 40 | Famous Funnies Series 1 | $259,000 | -1.9% | -2.6% | 12.1% | 36.3% | 34.9% | 189.4% |
| 41 | Action Comics 3 | $245,000 | 2.9% | 3.4% | -1.6% | 15.6% | 135.6% | 209.7% | |
| 1 | 42 | All Star Comics 3 | $217,000 | -1.4% | -3.1% | -4.4% | 100.9% | 75.0% | 76.4% |
| -1 | 43 | Marvel Mystery Comics 9 | $215,000 | -4.0% | -3.6% | 4.4% | 88.6% | 95.5% | 110.8% |
| 44 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 UK Edition | $211,000 | 1.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 45 | Fantastic Comics 3 | $210,000 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 369.8% | 833.3% |
| -1 | 46 | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 | $206,000 | 1.5% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 39.2% | 67.5% | 89.0% |
| 47 | Detective Comics 36 | $198,000 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 32.0% | 104.8% | 470.6% | 625.3% | |
| 1 | 48 | Captain America Comics 3 | $179,000 | 2.9% | 4.1% | 24.3% | 131.3% | 248.9% | 326.2% |
| -1 | 49 | Marvel Mystery Comics 2 | $173,000 | -3.9% | -4.4% | 13.1% | 133.8% | 162.5% | 171.2% |
| 2 | 50 | Action Comics 23 | $160,000 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 28.0% | 50.9% | 312.4% | 481.8% |
| -1 | 51 | Journey Into Mystery 83 | $159,000 | 0.0% | 4.6% | -12.6% | -0.6% | 140.2% | 270.6% |
| -1 | 52 | Detective Comics 2 | $154,000 | -1.9% | -8.9% | -22.2% | -12.5% | 0.7% | 72.3% |
| 53 | Detective Comics 37 | $151,000 | 0.0% | -3.2% | 0.7% | 45.2% | 335.2% | 506.4% | |
| 54 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 | $151,000 | 1.3% | -0.7% | 10.2% | 38.5% | 59.1% | 170.1% | |
| 55 | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 1 | $145,000 | 2.1% | 17.9% | 16.0% | 55.2% | 23.9% | 179.9% | |
| 2 | 56 | Superman 2 | $141,000 | 5.2% | 13.7% | 28.2% | 41.0% | 150.9% | 156.8% |
| -1 | 57 | Captain America Comics 128 Page Issue | $141,000 | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8.5% | 31.8% | 47.3% | 223.4% |
| 1 | 58 | Detective Comics 168 | $139,000 | 9.4% | 19.8% | 84.1% | 228.6% | 852.1% | 1236.5% |
| 2 | 59 | Batman 2 | $139,000 | 13.0% | 17.8% | 36.3% | 80.5% | 166.3% | 281.9% |
| -3 | 60 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 UK Edition | $139,000 | 2.2% | 1.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 61 | Sub-Mariner Comics 1 | $133,000 | 9.9% | 13.7% | 50.1% | 151.4% | 128.9% | 116.6% |
| -2 | 62 | Action Comics 9 | $127,000 | 3.3% | 6.7% | 15.5% | 21.0% | 107.5% | 267.1% |
| 1 | 63 | Showcase 22 | $126,000 | 5.0% | 10.5% | 6.8% | 128.3% | 65.4% | 654.5% |
| 1 | 64 | Action Comics 4 | $123,000 | 3.4% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 38.4% | 112.8% | 162.8% |
| 2 | 65 | Four Color Series I 4 Donald Duck | $121,000 | 4.3% | 8.0% | 17.5% | 56.5% | 31.2% | 168.9% |
| -4 | 66 | Captain America Comics 2 | $120,000 | -1.6% | -3.2% | 8.1% | 40.2% | 5.3% | 263.6% |
| -1 | 67 | Jumbo Comics 1 | $119,000 | 1.7% | 8.2% | 27.8% | 80.0% | 131.5% | 127.1% |
| 1 | 68 | Detective Comics 30 | $114,000 | 5.6% | 2.7% | 62.9% | 134.6% | 260.8% | 420.5% |
| 5 | 69 | X-Men, The 1 | $114,000 | 14.2% | 21.9% | 52.2% | 50.8% | 113.5% | 122.7% |
| 2 | 70 | Detective Comics 40 | $110,000 | 6.8% | 11.6% | 38.2% | 118.3% | 298.6% | 283.3% |
| -3 | 71 | Tales of Suspense 39 | $110,000 | -3.5% | -4.3% | 7.8% | 21.1% | -25.2% | 397.7% |
| -2 | 72 | Tip Top Comics Bound Volume 3 | $109,000 | 3.8% | 6.9% | 16.3% | 49.5% | 89.9% | 87.0% |
| 2 | 73 | Detective Comics 69 | $106,000 | 6.4% | 22.5% | 107.0% | 309.3% | 1382.5% | 2169.8% |
| 4 | 74 | Radio Funnies nn | $105,000 | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 28.4% | 22.1% | - |
| 9 | 75 | Detective Comics 58 | $101,000 | 9.2% | 17.0% | 69.7% | 142.2% | 591.8% | 577.9% |
| 12 | 76 | Fantastic Four 5 | $99,700 | 13.4% | 17.6% | 80.6% | 173.9% | 71.3% | 644.0% |
| -6 | 77 | Marvel Mystery Comics 5 | $99,400 | -3.5% | -1.6% | 11.3% | 46.2% | 72.0% | 84.4% |
| -1 | 78 | Action Comics 5 | $98,500 | 2.4% | 2.4% | -3.4% | 13.0% | 35.3% | 81.4% |
| 1 | 79 | Green Lantern 1 | $98,200 | 3.3% | 6.9% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 4.1% | 19.3% |
| 1 | 80 | Action Comics 6 | $97,300 | 2.7% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 32.0% | 87.5% | 110.6% |
| 1 | 81 | More Fun Comics 53 | $97,300 | 4.3% | 7.3% | 34.0% | 49.0% | 119.1% | 25.1% |
| 1 | 82 | Action Comics 8 | $96,700 | 4.5% | 14.7% | 21.5% | 37.6% | 123.8% | 258.1% |
| -10 | 83 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue | $96,300 | -3.7% | -2.4% | 8.7% | 35.6% | 56.3% | 62.4% |
| -5 | 84 | Detective Comics 3 | $95,700 | 0.2% | -1.0% | -4.3% | -2.8% | 46.1% | 63.3% |
| -9 | 85 | Famous Funnies 1 | $95,500 | -2.0% | -2.6% | 12.1% | 35.1% | 47.4% | 39.6% |
| 10 | 86 | Detective Comics 140 | $94,900 | 18.5% | 24.7% | 43.4% | 106.3% | 339.4% | 391.7% |
| -1 | 87 | Action Comics 15 | $93,900 | 3.1% | 6.0% | 11.9% | 40.1% | 171.4% | 311.8% |
| -3 | 88 | Captain America Comics 46 | $93,700 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 14.5% | 110.1% | 216.6% | 687.4% |
| 12 | 89 | Terrific Comics 5 | $92,000 | 17.8% | 29.0% | 37.9% | 57.5% | 242.0% | 327.9% |
| -3 | 90 | Captain America Comics 74 | $91,000 | 1.0% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 52.9% | 133.9% | 284.0% |
| 2 | 91 | Batman 11 | $90,600 | 10.9% | 20.5% | 29.2% | 42.7% | 151.0% | 168.0% |
| 92 | Mystery Men Comics 1 | $86,500 | 5.1% | 9.9% | 24.5% | 70.6% | 135.7% | 134.4% | |
| -4 | 93 | Red Raven Comics 1 | $86,100 | 0.0% | -3.6% | -9.9% | 11.4% | 31.5% | 137.8% |
| 3 | 94 | Adventure Comics 48 | $85,800 | 8.6% | 7.7% | -5.8% | 28.8% | 10.6% | 1.7% |
| 3 | 95 | Punch Comics 12 | $84,700 | 7.2% | 19.5% | 40.0% | 63.2% | 730.4% | 1535.1% |
| 9 | 96 | Silver Streak Comics 6 | $84,300 | 9.2% | 22.5% | 59.1% | 76.4% | 120.7% | 100.2% |
| -6 | 97 | Pep Comics 34 | $84,200 | 0.5% | 2.2% | 19.3% | 55.9% | 3710.0% | 3710.0% |
| 6 | 98 | Planet Comics 15 | $82,700 | 6.8% | 21.1% | 50.4% | 89.2% | 792.1% | 1032.9% |
| -5 | 99 | Tales of Suspense 39 UK Edition | $82,200 | 2.4% | 8.6% | 18.4% | - | - | - |
| 2 | 100 | Feature Books nn Dick Tracy | $82,000 | 5.4% | 4.3% | -2.8% | 97.6% | 106.5% | 95.2% |