Nostomania's 100 most valuable magazines
With each pricing update we compute and show here the 100 most valuable magazines. 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. Also, the magazines database is still in its relative infancy, so there are certainly many items not yet in the database which will join this list when they are entered.
| Change | Position | Issue | NM 9.4 Value | Three Month Gain | One Year Gain | Three Year Gain | Five Year Gain | Ten Year Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playboy V1 #1 Newsstand Edition | $53,100 | -9.4% | -11.4% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | Playboy V1 #1 | $42,600 | -7.8% | -9.0% | 106.8% | 37.9% | - | |
| 3 | War of the Worlds, The nn | $31,800 | -5.4% | -19.5% | 274.1% | 4569.6% | - | |
| 4 | Playboy V1 #1 Page 3 Variant | $29,600 | -8.4% | -6.3% | 6.9% | -37.9% | - | |
| 5 | Playboy V1 #1 Red Star Variant | $18,400 | -10.2% | -8.5% | 43.8% | -19.7% | - | |
| 6 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 Ghoul's Eye sticker | $17,500 | -12.9% | -28.0% | 8.7% | 4.8% | 6.7% | |
| 1 | 7 | Cinema '57 20 | $14,000 | -4.8% | -49.6% | 54.2% | 1150.0% | 827.2% |
| -1 | 8 | Black Laughter 1 | $13,900 | -6.1% | -38.2% | - | - | - |
| 9 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 UK Edition | $10,800 | -12.9% | -27.5% | 26.5% | 23.4% | - | |
| 10 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 | $9,400 | -13.0% | -28.2% | 6.5% | 9.9% | -13.8% | |
| 11 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 | $7,780 | -12.9% | -28.0% | 25.3% | 18.1% | -0.4% | |
| 12 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 UK Edition | $7,100 | -12.8% | -27.5% | 26.3% | 23.1% | - | |
| 2 | 13 | Topless U.S.A. 5 | $6,910 | -2.5% | -11.4% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 14 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Tomorrow's Monsters cover | $6,570 | -12.9% | -27.6% | 26.1% | 56.8% | 84.6% |
| -1 | 15 | Playboy V1 #2 | $6,520 | -10.6% | -5.8% | 129.6% | 18.3% | - |
| 16 | Drag Cartoons 27 | $5,910 | -5.9% | -44.2% | -33.4% | -92.1% | - | |
| 17 | Heidi Saha, An Illustrated History of nn | $5,660 | -0.7% | -30.0% | -25.8% | -41.2% | - | |
| 18 | World Famous Creatures 1 British Edition | $5,340 | -4.8% | -49.6% | 55.2% | 1124.8% | - | |
| 1 | 19 | Satan 2 | $4,980 | -2.5% | -11.5% | -42.7% | - | - |
| -1 | 20 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 6 | $4,530 | -12.9% | -27.6% | 26.5% | 5.3% | -37.1% |
| 2 | 21 | World Famous Creatures 4 | $4,490 | -4.9% | -49.7% | 53.8% | 3770.7% | 1386.8% |
| 22 | Eye Magazine V2 #2 | $4,440 | -5.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| -2 | 23 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 See Zacherley cover | $4,180 | -12.7% | -27.4% | 26.7% | 21.5% | 17.1% |
| 3 | 24 | World Famous Creatures 1 | $4,140 | -4.8% | -49.6% | 54.5% | 1121.2% | 995.2% |
| 1 | 25 | Film Fun 548 | $4,090 | -6.2% | -33.7% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 26 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Remember Roland? cover | $3,830 | -12.8% | -27.6% | 29.4% | 23.9% | 7.6% |
| -3 | 27 | Alter Ego 6 | $3,510 | -20.0% | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | Playboy V1 #4 | $3,450 | -10.2% | -13.8% | 52.7% | -43.9% | - | |
| 29 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 5 | $3,200 | -12.8% | -27.4% | 7.0% | 3.6% | -26.6% | |
| 30 | Barbarella 1 | $3,190 | -5.9% | -34.6% | 203.8% | 2967.3% | 3027.5% | |
| 1 | 31 | Satan 1 | $3,170 | -2.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 32 | Spacemen 3 | $2,940 | -6.1% | -35.4% | 40.7% | 256.4% | 436.5% |
| -2 | 33 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 12 | $2,930 | -12.8% | -27.7% | 5.4% | 19.6% | 0.0% |
| 2 | 34 | Amazing Forries 1 | $2,890 | -5.2% | -18.8% | 206.8% | 293.7% | 124.0% |
| 2 | 35 | Spacemen 4 | $2,800 | -6.0% | -35.5% | 53.8% | 1335.9% | 1122.7% |
| -3 | 36 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 20 | $2,740 | -12.7% | -27.7% | 30.5% | 49.7% | 25.7% |
| 1 | 37 | Spacemen 1965 Yearbook | $2,710 | -5.9% | -34.7% | -18.1% | 1222.0% | 1878.1% |
| -3 | 38 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 8 | $2,690 | -12.9% | -27.5% | 31.2% | -22.3% | -13.5% |
| 39 | Media Spotlight 1 | $2,690 | -5.3% | -19.0% | 207.1% | 315.1% | 128.0% | |
| 40 | World Famous Creatures 3 | $2,640 | -4.7% | -49.6% | 55.3% | 1057.9% | 774.2% | |
| 1 | 41 | Spacemen 5 | $2,520 | -6.0% | -35.5% | 42.4% | 1455.6% | 1277.0% |
| 6 | 42 | Playboy V6 #4 | $2,520 | -0.4% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 43 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 26 | $2,380 | -12.8% | -27.7% | 31.5% | 54.5% | 49.7% |
| 9 | 44 | Satan 3 | $2,370 | -2.5% | -11.6% | 0.0% | - | - |
| 4 | 45 | Wildest Westerns 5 | $2,350 | -6.0% | -37.7% | 172.3% | 214.2% | - |
| 6 | 46 | New Man V9 #3 | $2,340 | -4.5% | -25.7% | 108.9% | 55.0% | 88.7% |
| -4 | 47 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 21 | $2,280 | -13.0% | -27.4% | 37.3% | 23.9% | 74.0% |
| -4 | 48 | Playboy V1 #5 | $2,270 | -12.4% | -22.5% | 14.6% | -34.8% | - |
| -3 | 49 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 15 | $2,240 | -12.8% | -27.7% | 1.8% | 20.4% | 13.1% |
| 6 | 50 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 1 | $2,240 | -4.7% | -49.7% | 55.6% | 922.8% | 423.4% |
| 6 | 51 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 7 | $2,240 | -4.7% | -49.8% | 55.6% | 922.8% | 423.4% |
| -5 | 52 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 9 | $2,210 | -13.0% | -28.2% | 14.5% | -14.0% | -17.5% |
| 5 | 53 | Spacemen 1 | $2,200 | -6.4% | -37.3% | 43.8% | 67.9% | 501.1% |
| 14 | 54 | House of Horror 1 | $2,170 | -0.9% | -55.2% | 99.1% | 83.9% | 197.7% |
| 6 | 55 | Media Spotlight 5 | $2,170 | -5.2% | -18.4% | 209.1% | 312.5% | 129.6% |
| 6 | 56 | Media Spotlight 4 | $2,170 | -5.2% | -18.4% | 209.1% | 312.5% | 129.6% |
| 6 | 57 | Media Spotlight 3 | $2,170 | -5.2% | -18.4% | 209.1% | 312.5% | 129.6% |
| 6 | 58 | Media Spotlight 2 | $2,170 | -5.2% | -18.4% | 209.1% | 312.5% | 129.6% |
| 1 | 59 | Spacemen 7 | $2,170 | -6.1% | -41.4% | -67.4% | -20.8% | 1085.8% |
| -10 | 60 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 24 | $2,160 | -12.9% | -27.8% | 32.5% | 81.5% | 39.4% |
| -10 | 61 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 11 | $2,140 | -12.7% | -27.2% | 37.2% | 46.6% | 40.8% |
| -8 | 62 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 16 | $2,110 | -12.8% | -27.5% | 13.4% | 19.9% | -17.9% |
| 3 | 63 | Spacemen 6 | $2,100 | -5.8% | -34.6% | 47.9% | 1196.3% | 1047.5% |
| -9 | 64 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 | $2,080 | -13.0% | -27.8% | 15.6% | -24.1% | -48.9% |
| -20 | 65 | Alter Ego 7 | $2,070 | -20.1% | - | - | - | - |
| -7 | 66 | Monsters and Things 1 | $2,040 | -12.8% | -27.4% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 52.2% |
| 4 | 67 | World Famous Creatures 2 | $2,030 | -4.7% | -49.6% | 53.8% | 890.2% | 347.1% |
| -1 | 68 | Indian Magazine, The 1 | $2,010 | -9.5% | -6.9% | 42.6% | -25.3% | - |
| -4 | 69 | Monsters and Things 2 | $1,970 | -12.8% | -27.6% | 25.5% | 23.1% | 52.7% |
| -1 | 70 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 23 | $1,910 | -12.8% | -27.4% | 31.7% | 29.1% | 94.5% |
| 2 | 71 | Playboy V2 #2 Newsstand Edition | $1,890 | -9.6% | -11.3% | - | - | - |
| 72 | Monster Parade 1 | $1,850 | -12.7% | -27.5% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 93.5% | |
| 1 | 73 | Playboy V1 #3 | $1,830 | -9.4% | 7.6% | 51.2% | -24.1% | - |
| 2 | 74 | Castle of Frankenstein 3 | $1,820 | -4.7% | -49.7% | 55.6% | 911.1% | 417.0% |
| 5 | 75 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 6 | $1,760 | -4.9% | -50.0% | 53.0% | 905.7% | 413.1% |
| 5 | 76 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 4 | $1,760 | -4.9% | -50.0% | 53.0% | 905.7% | 413.1% |
| 5 | 77 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 3 | $1,760 | -4.9% | -50.0% | 53.0% | 905.7% | 413.1% |
| 5 | 78 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 2 | $1,760 | -4.9% | -50.0% | 53.0% | 905.7% | 413.1% |
| 5 | 79 | House That Hammer Built, The 3 | $1,740 | -4.9% | -50.0% | 371.5% | 728.6% | - |
| -10 | 80 | Alter Ego 4 | $1,740 | -20.2% | - | - | - | - |
| -6 | 81 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 18 | $1,700 | -12.8% | -27.7% | -0.6% | -7.1% | -41.4% |
| 5 | 82 | Spacemen 2 | $1,670 | -6.2% | -34.8% | 56.1% | 6.4% | 421.9% |
| -6 | 83 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 14 | $1,660 | -12.6% | -27.2% | -20.2% | -22.4% | -51.7% |
| -6 | 84 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 29 | $1,660 | -12.6% | -27.8% | 31.7% | 56.6% | 16.1% |
| -6 | 85 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1962 Yearbook | $1,660 | -12.6% | -26.9% | 28.7% | 20.3% | 27.7% |
| -1 | 86 | Journal of Frankenstein, The 1 | $1,580 | -12.7% | -27.2% | 1.3% | -8.7% | -6.5% |
| 1 | 87 | Comic Book Marketplace 1 | $1,580 | -10.2% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 88 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 17 | $1,560 | -12.8% | -27.4% | -1.9% | -11.9% | -10.9% |
| 3 | 89 | Starlog 3 | $1,560 | -5.5% | -18.8% | 208.9% | 502.3% | 3219.1% |
| -1 | 90 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 3 | $1,560 | -9.3% | -24.6% | -17.5% | -56.4% | -45.8% |
| -1 | 91 | Sensation Magazine 4 | $1,540 | -9.4% | -9.4% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 92 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 10 | $1,440 | -12.7% | -27.6% | -17.2% | 19.0% | -19.6% |
| 93 | Shock Tales 1 | $1,420 | -12.9% | -27.6% | 25.7% | 24.6% | 81.1% | |
| 94 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 30 | $1,390 | -13.1% | -27.6% | 26.4% | 16.8% | -22.3% | |
| 95 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 22 | $1,390 | -12.6% | -27.2% | 37.6% | -20.1% | -35.6% | |
| 1 | 96 | Famous Monster of Filmland 90 | $1,380 | -7.4% | -37.6% | 136.7% | 157.9% | - |
| 2 | 97 | Sports Illustrated V40 #2 | $1,370 | -6.2% | -38.3% | 82.2% | - | - |
| 2 | 98 | After Hours 1 | $1,370 | -2.8% | -12.7% | 5.4% | 21.2% | 154.2% |
| 2 | 99 | House That Hammer Built, The 1 | $1,340 | -5.0% | -49.8% | 375.2% | 717.1% | - |
| -4 | 100 | Monster Parade 4 | $1,330 | -13.1% | -27.3% | 26.7% | 25.5% | 107.5% |