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 | $4,950,000 | -1.2% | -0.4% | 15.4% | 36.4% | 211.3% | 398.5% | |
| 2 | Detective Comics 27 | $3,080,000 | -1.0% | 2.0% | 13.2% | 20.3% | 136.9% | 283.6% | |
| 3 | Superman 1 | $1,910,000 | 2.1% | 13.7% | 80.2% | 197.0% | 201.7% | 444.2% | |
| 4 | Batman 1 | $1,170,000 | 0.9% | 8.3% | 44.4% | 67.9% | 244.1% | 519.0% | |
| 5 | Marvel Comics 1 | $952,000 | 3.8% | 14.3% | 49.9% | 106.1% | 132.8% | 138.0% | |
| 6 | All Star Comics 8 | $877,000 | -3.3% | -5.7% | -6.3% | 441.4% | 838.0% | 837.0% | |
| 7 | All-American Comics 16 | $770,000 | -0.4% | 6.6% | 45.8% | 65.6% | 142.1% | 150.8% | |
| 8 | Whiz Comics 1 | $764,000 | 2.0% | 8.8% | 64.3% | 213.1% | 317.5% | 265.6% | |
| 9 | Captain America Comics 1 | $718,000 | 6.4% | 20.5% | 79.1% | 113.7% | 292.3% | 298.9% | |
| 10 | Action Comics 7 | $643,000 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 32.9% | 77.6% | 177.2% | 829.2% | |
| 11 | Detective Comics 1 | $608,000 | -1.8% | -1.5% | 13.2% | 36.3% | 60.0% | 91.2% | |
| 12 | Pep Comics 22 | $555,000 | 0.7% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 54.6% | 1136.1% | 1083.4% | |
| 13 | Detective Comics 31 | $536,000 | -0.7% | 4.3% | 37.4% | 76.9% | 272.2% | 391.7% | |
| 14 | Flash Comics 1 | $474,000 | 0.0% | 10.5% | 73.6% | 106.1% | 83.0% | 88.8% | |
| 15 | Showcase 4 | $463,000 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 49.4% | 204.6% | 512.4% | 659.0% | |
| 1 | 16 | Archie Comics 1 | $454,000 | 1.8% | 6.1% | 17.6% | 27.9% | 236.3% | 536.7% |
| -1 | 17 | Amazing Fantasy 15 | $444,000 | -1.8% | 0.9% | 36.6% | 72.1% | 104.6% | 273.1% |
| 18 | Amazing Fantasy 15 UK Edition | $437,000 | -2.0% | -2.2% | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 19 | Detective Comics 29 | $399,000 | 0.3% | 7.3% | 39.5% | 56.5% | 128.0% | 214.2% |
| -1 | 20 | More Fun Comics 52 | $397,000 | -0.8% | 3.9% | 24.1% | 35.0% | 37.4% | 66.1% |
| -1 | 21 | Detective Comics 33 | $395,000 | -1.0% | 2.9% | 49.1% | 112.4% | 168.7% | 174.3% |
| 22 | New Fun Comics 1 | $384,000 | -1.8% | -1.0% | 9.4% | 16.0% | 38.6% | 58.0% | |
| 1 | 23 | Detective Comics 35 | $373,000 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 26.4% | 66.5% | 262.1% | 1222.7% |
| -1 | 24 | Action Comics 13 | $367,000 | -1.9% | -1.9% | 61.0% | 219.1% | 1111.2% | 1379.8% |
| 25 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 | $333,000 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 46.1% | 70.8% | 164.3% | 804.9% | |
| 2 | 26 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue Variant Edition with Captain America #22 and Marvel Mystery Comics #41 | $328,000 | 3.1% | 2.5% | -4.1% | -4.9% | -4.7% | - |
| 27 | Detective Comics 38 | $318,000 | -0.3% | 6.0% | 47.9% | 125.5% | 194.4% | 152.4% | |
| -2 | 28 | Action Comics 2 | $315,000 | -3.1% | -4.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 146.1% | 197.2% |
| 29 | Action Comics 12 | $311,000 | 0.0% | 22.4% | 230.1% | 323.7% | 1258.1% | 2001.4% | |
| 30 | Action Comics 10 | $293,000 | -1.3% | -2.0% | 5.0% | 24.2% | 283.0% | 368.8% | |
| 31 | Suspense Comics 3 | $283,000 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 23.0% | 183.0% | 247.2% | 311.3% | |
| 32 | Wonder Woman 1 | $278,000 | 0.4% | 4.5% | 20.3% | 179.7% | 203.2% | 238.2% | |
| 33 | Fantastic Four 1 | $276,000 | 2.6% | 10.8% | 70.4% | 47.6% | 155.6% | 444.4% | |
| 34 | More Fun Comics 73 | $242,000 | 4.3% | 14.7% | 56.1% | 228.8% | 523.7% | 476.2% | |
| 35 | Captain Marvel Adventures nn | $225,000 | -2.2% | -0.9% | 38.9% | 110.3% | 173.4% | 194.9% | |
| 3 | 36 | Famous Funnies Series 1 | $224,000 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 64.7% | 142.4% |
| -1 | 37 | Detective Comics 28 | $215,000 | 0.9% | 16.2% | 88.6% | 187.4% | 231.8% | 312.7% |
| 38 | Adventure Comics 40 | $207,000 | -1.4% | -0.5% | 2.0% | -2.4% | 8.4% | 28.6% | |
| 1 | 39 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 UK Edition | $205,000 | 2.5% | 4.1% | - | - | - | - |
| -3 | 40 | Action Comics 3 | $205,000 | -2.8% | -4.2% | 0.0% | 13.9% | 109.6% | 213.5% |
| 41 | Marvel Mystery Comics 9 | $190,000 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 41.8% | 90.0% | 75.9% | 96.1% | |
| 42 | Detective Comics 2 | $176,000 | -2.8% | -4.3% | 2.9% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 113.3% | |
| 1 | 43 | Sensation Comics 1 | $170,000 | 1.8% | 10.4% | 65.0% | 102.4% | 103.3% | 168.6% |
| -1 | 44 | New Fun Comics 6 | $169,000 | -1.7% | -1.2% | 9.0% | 16.6% | 37.4% | 52.3% |
| 2 | 45 | Detective Comics 36 | $151,000 | 2.0% | 9.4% | 54.2% | 128.4% | 350.7% | 571.1% |
| 46 | All Star Comics 3 | $150,000 | -2.0% | 0.0% | 30.4% | 85.9% | 27.1% | 15.4% | |
| -2 | 47 | Journey Into Mystery 83 | $148,000 | -3.3% | -14.0% | -11.9% | -14.0% | 130.9% | 246.6% |
| 1 | 48 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 | $146,000 | 4.3% | 7.4% | 28.1% | 48.2% | 72.8% | 164.0% |
| 2 | 49 | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 1 | $144,000 | 4.3% | 16.1% | 45.5% | 49.8% | 23.1% | 217.9% |
| -2 | 50 | Fantastic Comics 3 | $144,000 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 16.1% | 278.9% | 599.0% |
| -1 | 51 | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 | $143,000 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 8.3% | 12.6% | 22.2% | 31.2% |
| 52 | Marvel Mystery Comics 2 | $141,000 | 2.9% | 2.2% | 84.3% | 118.6% | 117.6% | 122.0% | |
| 1 | 53 | Captain America Comics 3 | $139,000 | 4.5% | 12.1% | 58.0% | 138.0% | 232.5% | 276.7% |
| 1 | 54 | Journey Into Mystery 83 UK Edition | $131,000 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 55 | Showcase 22 | $130,000 | -3.7% | -10.3% | 108.3% | 172.5% | 71.5% | 1081.8% |
| 56 | Detective Comics 37 | $125,000 | 0.8% | -0.8% | 40.0% | 126.0% | 254.1% | 453.1% | |
| 57 | More Fun Comics 53 | $117,000 | 2.6% | 14.7% | 86.0% | 98.6% | 151.6% | 37.0% | |
| 1 | 58 | Captain America Comics 128 Page Issue | $112,000 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 7.7% | 51.4% | 167.9% |
| 1 | 59 | Tales of Suspense 39 | $109,000 | 1.9% | 7.9% | 18.2% | 26.6% | 86.3% | 564.6% |
| 2 | 60 | Batman 2 | $109,000 | 3.8% | 9.1% | 41.2% | 63.9% | 148.9% | 205.3% |
| -3 | 61 | Action Comics 4 | $107,000 | -2.7% | -2.7% | 14.6% | 47.6% | 103.4% | 133.6% |
| -1 | 62 | Action Comics 9 | $103,000 | -1.9% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 88.0% | 196.0% |
| 1 | 63 | Superman 2 | $103,000 | 1.0% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 18.4% | 103.6% | 202.9% |
| 7 | 64 | Captain America Comics 2 | $101,000 | 12.5% | 11.5% | 23.2% | 21.2% | 153.8% | 207.9% |
| 65 | Four Color Series I 4 Donald Duck | $100,000 | 0.8% | 5.6% | 31.2% | 31.1% | 16.3% | 154.5% | |
| -3 | 66 | Action Comics 23 | $98,900 | -3.0% | -3.0% | 14.6% | 46.1% | 183.4% | 308.7% |
| -1 | 67 | Detective Comics 3 | $96,500 | -1.5% | 0.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 53.7% | 74.2% |
| -1 | 68 | Green Lantern 1 | $93,000 | 0.9% | 5.1% | 13.3% | 8.0% | -8.8% | 16.2% |
| -1 | 69 | Radio Funnies nn | $90,300 | -2.0% | 0.4% | 14.3% | 12.9% | - | - |
| 3 | 70 | Jackpot Comics 4 | $89,500 | 2.6% | 8.1% | 84.9% | 334.5% | 543.9% | 616.0% |
| -2 | 71 | Action Comics 5 | $88,800 | -2.8% | -2.7% | 6.3% | 12.1% | 58.3% | 96.0% |
| -2 | 72 | Action Comics 6 | $87,900 | -3.0% | -2.4% | 19.4% | 37.6% | 81.2% | 104.9% |
| -1 | 73 | New Adventure Comics 27 | $87,900 | -0.5% | 12.1% | 235.5% | 294.2% | 290.7% | 1275.6% |
| 74 | X-Men, The 1 | $85,700 | 4.8% | 11.2% | 18.5% | 2.0% | 76.0% | 52.0% | |
| 1 | 75 | Detective Comics 30 | $85,100 | 7.4% | 53.1% | 78.4% | 132.5% | 227.3% | 345.5% |
| 6 | 76 | Famous Funnies 1 | $81,100 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 5.7% | 22.5% | 16.7% |
| 2 | 77 | Marvel Mystery Comics 5 | $79,900 | 3.6% | 6.2% | 23.9% | 35.4% | 46.6% | 48.8% |
| -3 | 78 | Jumbo Comics 1 | $79,700 | -0.4% | -0.7% | 24.7% | 53.3% | 59.4% | 64.0% |
| -1 | 79 | Detective Comics 18 | $76,300 | -1.5% | 0.5% | 9.6% | 24.5% | 43.7% | 181.5% |
| 9 | 80 | Fantastic Four 5 | $76,100 | 8.3% | 22.3% | 113.2% | 84.3% | 267.6% | 561.7% |
| -4 | 81 | Avengers 1 | $76,000 | -2.6% | -10.7% | -17.9% | -16.8% | 147.6% | 344.4% |
| 1 | 82 | Detective Comics 40 | $75,500 | 2.0% | 6.3% | 63.1% | 142.0% | 181.7% | 136.7% |
| 2 | 83 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue | $74,900 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 12.5% | 18.3% | 24.4% | 26.1% |
| -4 | 84 | Action Comics 15 | $74,700 | -2.4% | -0.1% | 13.9% | 53.4% | 155.8% | 226.2% |
| -1 | 85 | Red Raven Comics 1 | $74,700 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 111.0% | 113.4% |
| -5 | 86 | Brave and the Bold, The 28 | $72,700 | -4.6% | -10.6% | -24.4% | -1.8% | 82.7% | 21.0% |
| 6 | 87 | Tip Top Comics Bound Volume 3 | $72,500 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 13.6% | 19.0% | 13.1% |
| 2 | 88 | Detective Comics 168 | $72,300 | 3.0% | 10.2% | 82.6% | 215.7% | 478.4% | 635.5% |
| -1 | 89 | Captain America Comics 74 | $71,400 | 1.4% | 5.5% | 19.4% | 39.2% | 89.4% | 220.2% |
| -4 | 90 | Detective Comics 8 | $71,300 | -1.0% | 6.7% | 49.8% | 81.9% | 104.9% | 112.2% |
| -4 | 91 | Sub-Mariner Comics 1 | $70,900 | -0.1% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 46.8% | 27.3% | 9.2% |
| 3 | 92 | Captain America Comics 46 | $70,700 | 5.5% | 19.4% | 58.5% | 71.6% | 239.9% | 573.3% |
| -2 | 93 | Pep Comics 34 | $70,600 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 15.7% | 1589.0% | 3261.9% | 3138.5% |
| -2 | 94 | Action Comics 8 | $67,600 | -3.0% | -4.0% | -1.2% | 9.4% | 125.3% | 144.0% |
| -1 | 95 | Batman 11 | $67,100 | -0.7% | -1.8% | 2.0% | 49.1% | 148.5% | 82.8% |
| 96 | Archie Comics 2 | $67,000 | 0.8% | 3.4% | 14.3% | 29.8% | 266.1% | 492.9% | |
| 4 | 97 | Punch Comics 12 | $65,500 | 4.3% | 17.2% | 42.7% | 117.6% | 559.6% | 1562.4% |
| -1 | 98 | Human Torch, The 2 (1) | $64,900 | -0.2% | -0.3% | 3.2% | 0.2% | -29.9% | -11.8% |
| 1 | 99 | Marvel Mystery Comics 4 | $64,700 | 3.0% | 2.5% | 9.8% | 22.8% | 93.1% | 117.1% |
| -2 | 100 | Detective Comics 5 | $63,500 | -1.6% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 27.3% | 79.9% | 113.8% |