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 | $4,980,000 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 12.2% | 35.0% | 203.7% | 402.5% | |
| 2 | Detective Comics 27 | $3,050,000 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10.5% | 18.2% | 122.6% | 271.5% | |
| 3 | Superman 1 | $1,940,000 | 2.1% | 10.9% | 70.2% | 197.1% | 201.7% | 440.4% | |
| 4 | Batman 1 | $1,150,000 | 0.9% | 6.5% | 41.3% | 55.0% | 224.9% | 502.1% | |
| 5 | Marvel Comics 1 | $965,000 | 1.5% | 10.2% | 47.8% | 98.6% | 135.9% | 137.1% | |
| 6 | Captain America Comics 1 | $915,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 125.4% | 162.9% | 391.9% | 414.0% | |
| 7 | All Star Comics 8 | $793,000 | -4.8% | -14.1% | -15.3% | 358.4% | 748.1% | 748.1% | |
| 8 | All-American Comics 16 | $776,000 | 0.5% | 5.1% | 42.1% | 65.5% | 141.7% | 152.8% | |
| 9 | Whiz Comics 1 | $739,000 | 1.0% | 5.4% | 48.4% | 193.3% | 303.8% | 250.2% | |
| 10 | Action Comics 7 | $649,000 | 0.8% | 4.8% | 29.3% | 74.9% | 166.0% | 839.2% | |
| 11 | Detective Comics 1 | $612,000 | -0.3% | -0.8% | 10.1% | 28.6% | 61.9% | 90.7% | |
| 12 | Pep Comics 22 | $558,000 | 0.5% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 49.6% | 1145.5% | 1100.0% | |
| 13 | Detective Comics 31 | $532,000 | -0.2% | 2.7% | 36.1% | 47.8% | 257.0% | 375.0% | |
| 14 | Flash Comics 1 | $480,000 | 0.8% | 7.4% | 66.7% | 110.5% | 86.0% | 95.9% | |
| 15 | Showcase 4 | $449,000 | -0.2% | -1.3% | 34.4% | 168.9% | 486.9% | 610.4% | |
| 16 | Amazing Fantasy 15 | $432,000 | -0.7% | -1.6% | 25.6% | 63.0% | 100.0% | 254.1% | |
| 17 | Archie Comics 1 | $427,000 | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10.3% | 16.3% | 198.6% | 442.6% | |
| 1 | 18 | More Fun Comics 52 | $399,000 | 0.3% | 3.1% | 22.4% | 34.8% | 41.0% | 67.6% |
| 1 | 19 | Detective Comics 29 | $399,000 | 0.8% | 5.3% | 34.8% | 51.1% | 116.8% | 209.3% |
| -2 | 20 | Detective Comics 33 | $398,000 | -0.3% | 1.8% | 37.7% | 99.0% | 168.9% | 172.6% |
| 21 | New Fun Comics 1 | $385,000 | -0.5% | -0.8% | 8.1% | 16.0% | 37.5% | 56.5% | |
| 22 | Detective Comics 35 | $372,000 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 21.2% | 63.9% | 241.3% | 1115.7% | |
| 23 | Action Comics 13 | $367,000 | -0.8% | -2.9% | 41.2% | 198.4% | 1087.7% | 1398.0% | |
| 24 | Detective Comics 38 | $344,000 | 3.3% | 11.3% | 48.3% | 124.8% | 218.5% | 173.0% | |
| 25 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 | $328,000 | -0.9% | -0.6% | 47.1% | 54.7% | 160.3% | 786.5% | |
| 26 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue Variant Edition with Captain America #22 and Marvel Mystery Comics #41 | $323,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -4.7% | -6.6% | -5.3% | - | |
| 1 | 27 | Action Comics 12 | $312,000 | 1.0% | 14.3% | 217.1% | 323.9% | 1200.0% | 2022.4% |
| -1 | 28 | Action Comics 2 | $307,000 | -1.0% | -3.8% | -3.5% | 7.0% | 138.0% | 189.6% |
| 29 | Action Comics 10 | $296,000 | -0.3% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 23.3% | 270.0% | 367.6% | |
| 30 | Suspense Comics 3 | $289,000 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 26.2% | 189.0% | 249.9% | 308.8% | |
| 31 | Fantastic Four 1 | $283,000 | 0.7% | 7.2% | 71.5% | 53.8% | 150.4% | 415.5% | |
| 32 | Wonder Woman 1 | $276,000 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 16.9% | 168.0% | 183.1% | 232.9% | |
| 33 | Amazing Fantasy 15 UK Edition | $272,000 | -0.4% | 0.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 34 | More Fun Comics 73 | $249,000 | 2.9% | 13.2% | 51.8% | 199.6% | 541.8% | 340.7% | |
| 35 | Captain Marvel Adventures nn | $220,000 | -1.3% | -4.3% | 29.4% | 100.0% | 162.2% | 192.2% | |
| 36 | Famous Funnies Series 1 | $217,000 | -0.5% | 2.4% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 49.7% | 133.8% | |
| 37 | Detective Comics 28 | $217,000 | 3.3% | 13.0% | 72.2% | 187.4% | 236.4% | 314.9% | |
| 38 | Adventure Comics 40 | $205,000 | -0.5% | -1.0% | 0.0% | -3.3% | 5.7% | 26.5% | |
| 39 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 UK Edition | $204,000 | -0.5% | 1.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 40 | Action Comics 3 | $200,000 | -1.0% | -4.3% | -3.4% | 8.7% | 103.9% | 200.3% | |
| 41 | Marvel Mystery Comics 9 | $188,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.9% | 88.0% | 74.1% | 89.3% | |
| 42 | Detective Comics 2 | $174,000 | -1.1% | -5.4% | 0.0% | 19.2% | 21.7% | 105.2% | |
| 1 | 43 | Sensation Comics 1 | $170,000 | 1.8% | 8.3% | 57.4% | 97.2% | 103.3% | 168.6% |
| -1 | 44 | New Fun Comics 6 | $167,000 | -0.6% | -1.8% | 6.4% | 15.2% | 34.7% | 49.1% |
| 45 | Detective Comics 36 | $153,000 | 0.7% | 7.0% | 48.5% | 122.1% | 356.7% | 559.5% | |
| 46 | All Star Comics 3 | $152,000 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 25.6% | 87.0% | 27.7% | 16.9% | |
| 1 | 47 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 | $148,000 | 1.4% | 7.2% | 26.5% | 48.0% | 74.7% | 170.6% |
| -1 | 48 | Journey Into Mystery 83 | $145,000 | -1.4% | -12.1% | -16.2% | -17.6% | 120.4% | 237.2% |
| 49 | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 | $142,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 11.8% | 20.3% | 30.3% | |
| 50 | Marvel Mystery Comics 2 | $141,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73.6% | 118.6% | 117.3% | 120.7% | |
| 51 | Fantastic Comics 3 | $141,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 11.0% | 258.8% | 581.2% | |
| 52 | Captain America Comics 3 | $137,000 | 0.7% | 7.0% | 48.1% | 131.0% | 226.2% | 265.3% | |
| 53 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 UK Edition | $134,000 | 0.0% | 3.1% | - | - | - | - | |
| 54 | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 1 | $130,000 | -0.8% | 2.4% | 27.5% | 35.7% | 12.1% | 183.2% | |
| 55 | Batman 2 | $128,000 | 0.0% | 24.3% | 61.6% | 91.0% | 183.8% | 256.5% | |
| 1 | 56 | Detective Comics 37 | $125,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32.3% | 122.0% | 259.2% | 445.9% |
| -1 | 57 | Showcase 22 | $124,000 | -3.1% | -13.3% | 39.2% | 151.5% | 60.0% | 959.8% |
| 58 | More Fun Comics 53 | $117,000 | 0.9% | 9.3% | 85.1% | 91.8% | 153.8% | 38.1% | |
| 59 | Tales of Suspense 39 | $111,000 | 0.9% | 7.8% | 19.0% | 28.3% | 35.0% | 545.3% | |
| 1 | 60 | Action Comics 23 | $111,000 | 3.7% | 11.2% | 27.6% | 57.0% | 215.3% | 354.9% |
| -1 | 61 | Captain America Comics 128 Page Issue | $109,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 36.4% | 157.7% |
| 1 | 62 | Superman 2 | $107,000 | 2.9% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 19.8% | 113.1% | 109.8% |
| -1 | 63 | Action Comics 4 | $104,000 | -1.0% | -3.7% | -1.0% | 40.0% | 93.7% | 123.7% |
| 64 | Action Comics 9 | $104,000 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 85.7% | 196.3% | |
| 1 | 65 | Four Color Series I 4 Donald Duck | $99,800 | 0.9% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 29.8% | 14.6% | 149.5% |
| -1 | 66 | Captain America Comics 2 | $99,500 | 0.5% | 5.0% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 150.6% | 203.4% |
| 67 | Detective Comics 3 | $96,400 | -0.3% | -0.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 53.7% | 70.6% | |
| 68 | Green Lantern 1 | $93,300 | 0.8% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 8.4% | -6.7% | 14.1% | |
| 6 | 69 | Detective Comics 30 | $90,500 | 5.2% | 38.6% | 83.9% | 143.9% | 242.8% | 373.8% |
| -1 | 70 | X-Men, The 1 | $90,400 | 1.2% | 9.6% | 27.9% | 8.9% | 87.2% | 61.1% |
| 71 | Jackpot Comics 4 | $89,200 | 0.7% | 5.7% | 56.2% | 291.2% | 537.1% | 613.6% | |
| -2 | 72 | Radio Funnies nn | $88,600 | -0.4% | -1.3% | 11.3% | 10.9% | - | - |
| -1 | 73 | New Adventure Comics 27 | $87,700 | -0.2% | 5.8% | 186.6% | 296.8% | 268.5% | 1228.8% |
| -1 | 74 | Action Comics 5 | $86,800 | -0.9% | -3.1% | 2.8% | 9.3% | 53.1% | 82.4% |
| -1 | 75 | Action Comics 6 | $85,900 | -0.9% | -3.4% | 13.5% | 31.5% | 76.7% | 95.7% |
| 76 | Detective Comics 168 | $84,000 | 4.3% | 21.6% | 100.0% | 238.7% | 551.2% | 748.5% | |
| 2 | 77 | Detective Comics 40 | $81,000 | 2.5% | 11.1% | 64.6% | 150.0% | 211.5% | 157.1% |
| -1 | 78 | Marvel Mystery Comics 5 | $80,300 | 0.2% | 3.1% | 21.3% | 34.7% | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| -1 | 79 | Jumbo Comics 1 | $79,400 | -0.4% | -0.9% | 16.4% | 49.0% | 58.8% | 63.0% |
| 80 | Famous Funnies 1 | $77,900 | -0.5% | 2.0% | 10.5% | 3.6% | 19.5% | 11.0% | |
| 3 | 81 | Fantastic Four 5 | $77,600 | 4.7% | 16.2% | 109.7% | 90.7% | 256.0% | 552.1% |
| 82 | Action Comics 15 | $76,200 | 1.1% | 2.7% | 13.4% | 50.6% | 152.3% | 237.2% | |
| -2 | 83 | Detective Comics 18 | $76,100 | -0.3% | -0.5% | 7.6% | 24.5% | 40.4% | 178.8% |
| 2 | 84 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue | $73,800 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9.0% | 16.2% | 22.6% | 24.2% |
| 85 | Red Raven Comics 1 | $73,800 | -0.1% | -0.5% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 109.1% | 108.5% | |
| 1 | 86 | Tales of Suspense 39 UK Edition | $73,700 | 0.5% | 4.1% | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 87 | Captain America Comics 46 | $72,500 | 2.5% | 15.6% | 55.9% | 76.0% | 220.8% | 584.0% |
| -5 | 88 | Avengers 1 | $72,400 | -3.9% | -13.5% | -20.7% | -20.9% | 132.8% | 325.9% |
| 1 | 89 | Sub-Mariner Comics 1 | $71,600 | 0.3% | 4.4% | 39.3% | 47.6% | 28.3% | 10.8% |
| -1 | 90 | Detective Comics 8 | $71,300 | -0.1% | 3.6% | 45.8% | 79.6% | 104.9% | 110.3% |
| 1 | 91 | Tip Top Comics Bound Volume 3 | $70,700 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 10.8% | 17.4% | 13.8% |
| 1 | 92 | Captain America Comics 74 | $70,500 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 18.1% | 35.1% | 79.8% | 214.7% |
| 5 | 93 | Detective Comics 58 | $70,400 | 7.5% | 24.2% | 57.1% | 168.7% | 382.2% | 369.3% |
| 1 | 94 | Batman 11 | $70,300 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 56.6% | 156.6% | 92.1% |
| -7 | 95 | Brave and the Bold, The 28 | $70,200 | -2.4% | -10.9% | -26.1% | -10.0% | 75.9% | 17.2% |
| -2 | 96 | Pep Comics 34 | $70,100 | 0.4% | 2.8% | 13.6% | 618.2% | 3254.1% | 3145.4% |
| 97 | More Fun Comics 55 | $67,600 | 2.1% | 5.5% | 16.4% | 40.8% | 77.0% | 56.1% | |
| 1 | 98 | Punch Comics 12 | $66,800 | 2.5% | 12.3% | 42.1% | 100.6% | 570.7% | 1509.6% |
| -3 | 99 | Action Comics 8 | $66,100 | -0.9% | -3.9% | -3.9% | 4.4% | 108.5% | 140.4% |
| 1 | 100 | New Adventure Comics 26 | $66,000 | 3.1% | 16.0% | 182.1% | 266.7% | 212.8% | 857.9% |