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 | $5,060,000 | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10.5% | 34.9% | 197.6% | 418.4% | |
| 2 | Detective Comics 27 | $3,170,000 | 0.3% | 1.6% | 10.8% | 21.5% | 120.1% | 283.3% | |
| 3 | Superman 1 | $1,970,000 | 3.1% | 13.2% | 68.4% | 227.2% | 203.1% | 445.7% | |
| 4 | Marvel Comics 1 | $1,260,000 | 0.0% | 41.7% | 99.1% | 169.2% | 208.1% | 208.1% | |
| 5 | Batman 1 | $1,190,000 | 1.7% | 8.2% | 37.7% | 54.5% | 230.6% | 516.6% | |
| 6 | Captain America Comics 1 | $913,000 | -0.1% | -0.2% | 130.0% | 165.4% | 378.0% | 418.8% | |
| 1 | 7 | Whiz Comics 1 | $821,000 | 4.2% | 11.1% | 56.1% | 222.0% | 358.7% | 285.4% |
| -1 | 8 | All Star Comics 8 | $767,000 | -4.0% | -16.0% | -18.1% | 345.9% | 722.1% | 728.3% |
| 9 | All-American Comics 16 | $755,000 | 0.4% | 4.7% | 33.6% | 58.3% | 133.0% | 150.0% | |
| 10 | Pep Comics 22 | $646,000 | -0.5% | -1.1% | 2.5% | 70.4% | 1345.2% | 1304.3% | |
| 1 | 11 | Action Comics 7 | $588,000 | 0.3% | -1.5% | 18.8% | 62.9% | 131.5% | 763.4% |
| -1 | 12 | Detective Comics 1 | $587,000 | -0.2% | 0.3% | 10.1% | 26.5% | 56.1% | 84.6% |
| 13 | Detective Comics 31 | $538,000 | -0.2% | 2.3% | 42.7% | 52.8% | 249.4% | 380.4% | |
| 14 | Flash Comics 1 | $457,000 | 1.1% | 5.5% | 64.4% | 100.4% | 78.5% | 91.2% | |
| 15 | Archie Comics 1 | $426,000 | -0.5% | -1.6% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 147.7% | 391.9% | |
| 16 | Amazing Fantasy 15 | $417,000 | -1.2% | -5.2% | 25.2% | 59.8% | 93.1% | 236.3% | |
| 17 | Showcase 4 | $413,000 | -0.7% | -2.6% | 37.2% | 166.5% | 428.1% | 533.4% | |
| 3 | 18 | Detective Comics 33 | $395,000 | 2.1% | 7.6% | 46.8% | 94.6% | 165.1% | 174.3% |
| 1 | 19 | Detective Comics 29 | $394,000 | 1.0% | 6.2% | 33.6% | 49.8% | 106.3% | 205.4% |
| -2 | 20 | More Fun Comics 52 | $392,000 | 0.3% | 2.9% | 18.4% | 32.9% | 41.0% | 67.5% |
| -2 | 21 | New Fun Comics 1 | $390,000 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 7.7% | 17.5% | 38.3% | 57.9% |
| 22 | Detective Comics 35 | $367,000 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 16.5% | 63.1% | 216.4% | 995.5% | |
| 1 | 23 | Detective Comics 38 | $344,000 | 2.1% | 10.3% | 46.4% | 124.8% | 218.5% | 170.9% |
| -1 | 24 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue Variant Edition with Captain America #22 and Marvel Mystery Comics #41 | $342,000 | -0.3% | -0.9% | -0.9% | -2.6% | 1.2% | - |
| 25 | Suspense Comics 3 | $330,000 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 27.4% | 86.4% | 291.9% | 353.3% | |
| 26 | Action Comics 13 | $327,000 | -0.6% | -3.3% | 35.7% | 151.5% | 948.1% | 1268.2% | |
| 27 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 | $320,000 | -1.8% | -3.9% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 154.0% | 751.1% | |
| 28 | Action Comics 2 | $314,000 | 0.0% | -2.2% | -0.9% | 9.8% | 141.5% | 196.2% | |
| 29 | Action Comics 10 | $300,000 | -0.3% | -2.0% | 2.4% | 21.5% | 261.4% | 376.2% | |
| 1 | 30 | Wonder Woman 1 | $280,000 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 21.2% | 187.8% | 171.8% | 238.6% |
| -1 | 31 | Fantastic Four 1 | $277,000 | -1.1% | 3.4% | 74.2% | 52.2% | 134.7% | 367.1% |
| 32 | Amazing Fantasy 15 UK Edition | $269,000 | -0.7% | -4.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| 33 | Action Comics 12 | $269,000 | 0.0% | 11.2% | 183.2% | 268.5% | 950.8% | 1742.5% | |
| 34 | More Fun Comics 73 | $241,000 | 1.7% | 9.5% | 44.3% | 174.8% | 519.5% | 319.1% | |
| 35 | Famous Funnies Series 1 | $218,000 | -0.5% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 39.7% | 137.2% | |
| 36 | Adventure Comics 40 | $216,000 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 34.2% | |
| 1 | 37 | Detective Comics 28 | $216,000 | 2.4% | 12.5% | 80.0% | 186.1% | 236.4% | 310.6% |
| -1 | 38 | Captain Marvel Adventures nn | $213,000 | -1.4% | -4.1% | 29.1% | 90.2% | 153.0% | 186.3% |
| 39 | Action Comics 3 | $208,000 | 0.0% | -1.9% | 0.5% | 11.8% | 111.0% | 204.1% | |
| 40 | Incredible Hulk, The 1 UK Edition | $205,000 | -1.4% | -1.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 41 | Sensation Comics 1 | $186,000 | 2.8% | 17.7% | 63.2% | 112.6% | 122.5% | 193.8% | |
| 1 | 42 | Marvel Mystery Comics 9 | $178,000 | 0.0% | -0.6% | 22.8% | 74.5% | 64.8% | 76.2% |
| -1 | 43 | Detective Comics 2 | $176,000 | -2.2% | -7.4% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 22.2% | 103.2% |
| 44 | New Fun Comics 6 | $169,000 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 7.0% | 16.6% | 35.2% | 50.9% | |
| 45 | Fantastic Comics 3 | $156,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 16.4% | 287.1% | 646.4% | |
| 2 | 46 | All Star Comics 3 | $148,000 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 23.3% | 82.7% | 23.3% | 14.7% |
| -1 | 47 | Detective Comics 36 | $148,000 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 42.3% | 109.0% | 341.8% | 516.7% |
| 1 | 48 | Marvel Mystery Comics 2 | $146,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.6% | 124.6% | 124.6% | 126.4% |
| -2 | 49 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 | $146,000 | -1.4% | 3.5% | 29.2% | 53.0% | 71.2% | 166.9% |
| 50 | Journey Into Mystery 83 | $145,000 | 0.0% | -8.2% | -2.7% | -18.5% | 114.8% | 236.4% | |
| 51 | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 | $145,000 | 0.0% | -0.7% | 7.4% | 12.4% | 21.8% | 33.0% | |
| 52 | Amazing Spider-Man 1 UK Edition | $136,000 | 0.0% | 2.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| 53 | Captain America Comics 3 | $135,000 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 40.9% | 123.5% | 219.1% | 256.2% | |
| 54 | Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 1 | $126,000 | -1.6% | -1.6% | 24.8% | 30.0% | 8.6% | 169.8% | |
| 55 | Batman 2 | $122,000 | -1.6% | 16.2% | 59.5% | 82.1% | 164.1% | 238.9% | |
| 56 | Showcase 22 | $121,000 | -2.4% | -14.2% | 99.0% | 147.4% | 50.3% | 868.0% | |
| 57 | Detective Comics 37 | $120,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.7% | 110.2% | 250.9% | 415.0% | |
| 58 | Captain America Comics 128 Page Issue | $113,000 | 0.0% | -1.7% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 33.4% | 164.6% | |
| 59 | Tales of Suspense 39 | $113,000 | 0.9% | 6.6% | 20.6% | 29.3% | -4.2% | 524.3% | |
| 60 | Action Comics 23 | $112,000 | 3.7% | 13.2% | 28.4% | 62.1% | 215.5% | 355.3% | |
| 1 | 61 | Action Comics 9 | $106,000 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 9.5% | 8.5% | 86.0% | 200.3% |
| -1 | 62 | Action Comics 4 | $105,000 | 0.0% | -2.8% | -0.9% | 39.6% | 92.0% | 123.9% |
| 63 | Captain America Comics 2 | $105,000 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 23.8% | 26.8% | 165.2% | 220.1% | |
| 64 | Detective Comics 3 | $102,000 | -1.0% | -1.0% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 62.4% | 78.0% | |
| 65 | More Fun Comics 53 | $99,900 | -0.1% | 7.1% | 64.0% | 60.9% | 118.6% | 19.5% | |
| 66 | Four Color Series I 4 Donald Duck | $99,000 | 0.5% | 2.5% | 23.6% | 26.9% | 11.7% | 142.1% | |
| 67 | Superman 2 | $97,900 | 1.5% | 9.1% | 2.0% | 9.5% | 94.6% | 77.4% | |
| 2 | 68 | Jumbo Comics 1 | $93,500 | 4.8% | 14.6% | 29.0% | 75.4% | 86.6% | 92.0% |
| 2 | 69 | Sub-Mariner Comics 1 | $91,000 | 2.4% | 35.0% | 83.1% | 87.6% | 63.1% | 40.6% |
| -2 | 70 | X-Men, The 1 | $90,900 | -0.3% | 5.1% | 32.5% | 12.8% | 88.6% | 62.6% |
| 2 | 71 | Detective Comics 30 | $90,800 | 3.3% | 26.3% | 92.0% | 144.7% | 238.8% | 363.3% |
| -3 | 72 | Radio Funnies nn | $90,700 | 0.0% | -1.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 3.0% | - |
| 3 | 73 | Detective Comics 168 | $88,900 | 5.6% | 25.7% | 110.7% | 245.9% | 573.5% | 790.8% |
| -2 | 74 | Green Lantern 1 | $88,200 | -0.5% | -0.8% | 8.8% | 1.4% | -10.6% | 8.2% |
| -1 | 75 | Action Comics 5 | $86,600 | -0.3% | -2.8% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 46.0% | 73.5% |
| -1 | 76 | Action Comics 6 | $85,300 | -0.1% | -2.1% | 14.2% | 28.5% | 74.8% | 89.6% |
| 1 | 77 | Fantastic Four 5 | $82,600 | 1.8% | 17.2% | 137.4% | 106.0% | 262.3% | 566.1% |
| -1 | 78 | Jackpot Comics 4 | $82,100 | 0.1% | 3.5% | 52.0% | 274.9% | 482.3% | 556.8% |
| 79 | Famous Funnies 1 | $80,400 | -0.4% | 0.1% | 12.6% | 8.4% | 25.4% | 15.0% | |
| 3 | 80 | Detective Comics 40 | $80,400 | 2.0% | 10.4% | 58.3% | 130.4% | 206.9% | 160.2% |
| -1 | 81 | Marvel Mystery Comics 5 | $80,100 | -0.1% | 0.9% | 18.5% | 29.6% | 44.1% | 48.3% |
| -1 | 82 | Detective Comics 18 | $79,700 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 14.7% | 32.4% | 43.1% | 189.8% |
| -1 | 83 | Tip Top Comics Bound Volume 3 | $79,300 | -0.1% | -0.1% | 11.1% | 24.3% | 33.1% | 31.5% |
| 84 | Action Comics 15 | $77,100 | 1.0% | 4.3% | 13.4% | 50.6% | 147.9% | 239.6% | |
| 2 | 85 | Tales of Suspense 39 UK Edition | $74,800 | 0.1% | 2.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 86 | Marvel Mystery Comics 128 Page Issue | $74,700 | -0.1% | -0.5% | 10.2% | 16.2% | 24.1% | 25.8% | |
| 3 | 87 | Captain America Comics 74 | $73,900 | 1.1% | 2.8% | 22.6% | 39.4% | 88.5% | 228.4% |
| 1 | 88 | Detective Comics 8 | $73,900 | 0.8% | 3.5% | 64.6% | 89.0% | 111.7% | 116.1% |
| 3 | 89 | Brave and the Bold, The 28 | $73,700 | 2.2% | -2.9% | -21.3% | -5.0% | 82.9% | 23.2% |
| -5 | 90 | Red Raven Comics 1 | $73,600 | -2.1% | -6.2% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 108.5% | 106.2% |
| -3 | 91 | Pep Comics 34 | $73,300 | -0.9% | 0.1% | 19.0% | 1392.9% | 3407.2% | 3325.2% |
| 2 | 92 | Captain America Comics 46 | $71,300 | 1.1% | 12.3% | 60.9% | 74.8% | 192.2% | 572.6% |
| 93 | New Adventure Comics 27 | $71,000 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 200.8% | 221.3% | 186.3% | 938.0% | |
| 1 | 94 | Batman 11 | $69,100 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 59.2% | 147.7% | 89.8% |
| 3 | 95 | Detective Comics 58 | $68,900 | 6.7% | 31.0% | 73.1% | 175.6% | 371.9% | 359.3% |
| -5 | 96 | Avengers 1 | $68,800 | -5.1% | -15.7% | -24.9% | -23.4% | 116.4% | 304.7% |
| -1 | 97 | Action Comics 8 | $68,100 | -0.1% | -2.4% | -1.6% | 7.1% | 101.5% | 149.5% |
| -1 | 98 | Detective Comics 5 | $65,800 | -0.6% | -1.6% | 9.7% | 26.3% | 83.3% | 118.6% |
| 1 | 99 | More Fun Comics 55 | $65,100 | 1.7% | 6.7% | 12.6% | 34.8% | 70.4% | 49.0% |
| 6 | 100 | Police Comics 1 | $64,200 | 3.9% | 14.6% | 36.9% | 64.6% | 107.1% | 211.7% |