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 | Pos | Issue | NM 9.4 Value | 3 Month Gain | 1 Year Gain | 3 Year Gain | 5 Year Gain | 10 Year Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playboy V1 #1 Newsstand Edition | $62,300 | 7.6% | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | Playboy V1 #1 | $47,700 | 8.9% | -2.5% | 7.9% | 68.0% | -8.8% | |
| 3 | Playboy V1 #1 Page 3 Variant | $33,800 | 4.0% | 6.0% | 33.1% | -18.6% | - | |
| 4 | War of the Worlds, The nn | $30,100 | 3.1% | 27.0% | 109.0% | 4685.4% | - | |
| 5 | Playboy V1 #1 Red Star Variant | $24,100 | 14.8% | 10.6% | 106.0% | 17.0% | - | |
| 1 | 6 | Cinema '57 20 | $13,500 | 3.8% | -2.9% | 48.4% | 728.2% | 606.8% |
| -1 | 7 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 Ghoul's Eye sticker | $13,200 | -7.7% | -3.6% | -11.4% | -4.3% | -50.6% |
| 8 | Black Laughter 1 | $12,600 | 0.0% | -7.4% | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Odd 8 | $10,500 | 2.9% | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Odd 7 | $10,000 | 0.5% | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 UK Edition | $9,040 | 2.1% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 24.3% | -33.5% | |
| 12 | Talk With Harvey Kurtzman, A nn | $8,430 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 13 | Topless U.S.A. 5 | $7,930 | 28.7% | 2.9% | - | - | - |
| 14 | Playboy V1 #2 | $7,070 | 0.3% | -8.5% | 57.8% | 50.1% | - | |
| -2 | 15 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 | $7,040 | -8.5% | -4.2% | -1.4% | -5.9% | -52.1% |
| -1 | 16 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 | $6,030 | -5.2% | -0.8% | 5.8% | 13.6% | -53.3% |
| 17 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 UK Edition | $5,940 | 2.1% | 7.2% | 14.5% | 24.0% | -33.6% | |
| 1 | 18 | Drag Cartoons 27 | $5,810 | 8.0% | 0.9% | -39.4% | -95.5% | - |
| 2 | 19 | World Famous Creatures 1 British Edition | $5,080 | 2.2% | -4.0% | 47.7% | 736.9% | - |
| 2 | 20 | Satan 2 | $4,890 | 10.1% | -12.1% | -36.3% | - | - |
| -1 | 21 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Tomorrow's Monsters cover | $4,590 | -14.7% | -10.5% | -4.6% | 6.0% | -36.6% |
| 2 | 22 | Eye Magazine V2 #2 | $4,210 | 4.2% | - | - | - | - |
| -5 | 23 | Heidi Saha, An Illustrated History of nn | $4,090 | -27.1% | 3.8% | -59.5% | -20.6% | -90.9% |
| -1 | 24 | World Famous Creatures 4 | $4,010 | -4.1% | -9.9% | 37.3% | 2591.3% | 983.8% |
| 2 | 25 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 6 | $3,860 | 4.0% | 9.0% | 17.7% | 9.3% | -67.6% |
| -1 | 26 | World Famous Creatures 1 | $3,810 | -1.0% | -7.1% | 42.2% | 695.4% | 543.6% |
| -1 | 27 | Film Fun 548 | $3,790 | 2.2% | -4.8% | - | - | - |
| 11 | 28 | Satan 1 | $3,660 | 29.8% | 3.7% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 29 | Playboy V1 #4 | $3,580 | -3.5% | -12.0% | 73.8% | -18.6% | - |
| -1 | 30 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 See Zacherley cover | $3,420 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 22.1% | -41.5% |
| -1 | 31 | Comic Weekly Advertiser 2 | $3,370 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 32 | Bacchanal 1 | $3,340 | 4.4% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 33 | Dateline: Comicdom 4 | $3,280 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 34 | Super-Hero 2 | $3,280 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 35 | Odd 9 | $3,250 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Remember Roland? cover | $3,170 | 1.0% | 6.0% | 13.6% | 24.3% | -44.7% | |
| -2 | 37 | Alter Ego 5 | $3,160 | 0.6% | - | - | - | - |
| -1 | 38 | Alter Ego 6 | $3,000 | -0.3% | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 39 | Rocket's Blast 17 | $2,770 | 0.7% | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 40 | Mask and Cape 4 | $2,710 | 0.7% | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 41 | Rocket's Blast 19 | $2,670 | 0.8% | - | - | - | - |
| -4 | 42 | Barbarella 1 | $2,610 | -10.0% | -10.9% | 45.8% | 2409.6% | 2510.0% |
| 2 | 43 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 5 | $2,570 | -1.9% | 2.8% | -11.4% | -0.8% | -61.1% |
| 8 | 44 | Playboy V6 #4 | $2,530 | 9.1% | -3.8% | - | - | - |
| 3 | 45 | World Famous Creatures 3 | $2,510 | 2.0% | -3.8% | 47.6% | 725.7% | 541.9% |
| 7 | 46 | Spacemen 5 | $2,490 | 8.7% | 7.3% | 36.1% | 1409.1% | 1314.8% |
| -5 | 47 | Spacemen 3 | $2,460 | -7.9% | -9.2% | 48.2% | 203.3% | 285.6% |
| -2 | 48 | Spacemen 4 | $2,440 | -3.9% | -5.4% | 40.2% | 1107.9% | 1029.6% |
| 13 | 49 | Satan 3 | $2,410 | 14.2% | -8.7% | 15.3% | - | - |
| 6 | 50 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 8 | $2,340 | 6.4% | 11.4% | 25.8% | 23.2% | -58.1% |
| 28 | 51 | Playboy V6 #2 | $2,280 | 24.6% | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 52 | Fighting Hero Comics 12 | $2,270 | 0.4% | - | - | - | - |
| -10 | 53 | Amazing Forries 1 | $2,250 | -15.1% | 4.7% | 135.4% | 247.8% | 90.7% |
| -5 | 54 | Spacemen Yearbook nn | $2,250 | -8.5% | -9.6% | 43.3% | 581.8% | 1630.8% |
| 6 | 55 | Wildest Westerns 5 | $2,230 | 4.7% | -2.2% | 120.8% | 154.0% | - |
| 1 | 56 | Indian Magazine, The 1 | $2,200 | 0.5% | -6.8% | 71.9% | -6.4% | - |
| 8 | 57 | Playboy V2 #2 Newsstand Edition | $2,170 | 5.3% | -2.3% | - | - | - |
| 58 | New Man V9 #3 | $2,170 | 0.0% | -5.7% | 141.1% | 35.6% | 60.7% | |
| 59 | Comic Art 4 | $2,170 | 0.5% | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | 60 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 7 | $2,140 | 2.4% | -3.6% | 48.6% | 732.7% | 310.7% |
| -11 | 61 | Playboy V1 #5 | $2,140 | -12.3% | -27.9% | 2.4% | -14.7% | - |
| -15 | 62 | Media Spotlight 1 | $2,100 | -15.0% | 5.0% | 136.2% | 267.1% | 94.4% |
| -8 | 63 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 20 | $2,070 | -7.6% | -3.3% | 3.5% | 42.8% | -42.7% |
| 4 | 64 | Spacemen 1 | $2,060 | 3.5% | 0.5% | 38.3% | 74.6% | 485.2% |
| 10 | 65 | Spacemen 6 | $1,980 | 3.7% | 2.6% | 45.6% | 1100.0% | 1025.0% |
| -6 | 66 | House of Horror 1 | $1,980 | -7.9% | -10.0% | 36.6% | 218.3% | 99.6% |
| 7 | 67 | Comic Art 3 | $1,950 | 0.5% | - | - | - | - |
| -1 | 68 | Playboy V1 #3 | $1,940 | -2.5% | -9.3% | 16.2% | -13.8% | - |
| -18 | 69 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 12 | $1,930 | -19.6% | -15.7% | -24.9% | 2.1% | -68.2% |
| -7 | 70 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 1 | $1,930 | -7.7% | -13.1% | 34.0% | 651.0% | 270.4% |
| 9 | 71 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 9 | $1,900 | 5.0% | 9.8% | 0.5% | 3.8% | -48.6% |
| 15 | 72 | Sensation Magazine 4 | $1,850 | 10.1% | 2.8% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 73 | Spacemen 7 | $1,800 | -8.6% | -10.0% | -80.7% | -54.8% | 540.6% |
| -1 | 74 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 26 | $1,790 | -8.2% | -3.8% | 2.9% | 39.8% | -29.8% |
| 18 | 75 | Monsters and Things 2 | $1,780 | 10.6% | 15.6% | 22.8% | 32.8% | -16.4% |
| 1 | 76 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 21 | $1,780 | -4.8% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 16.3% | -18.3% |
| 4 | 77 | Alter Ego 7 | $1,770 | -0.6% | -25.3% | - | - | - |
| -12 | 78 | Media Spotlight 2 | $1,730 | -13.1% | 7.5% | 142.3% | 272.0% | 99.5% |
| -3 | 79 | World Famous Creatures 2 | $1,730 | -8.5% | -13.9% | 31.1% | 623.8% | 202.4% |
| 8 | 80 | Monsters and Things 1 | $1,730 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 16.1% | 26.3% | -21.0% |
| -12 | 81 | Media Spotlight 5 | $1,730 | -13.1% | 7.5% | 142.3% | 272.0% | 99.5% |
| -12 | 82 | Media Spotlight 4 | $1,730 | -13.1% | 7.5% | 142.3% | 272.0% | 99.5% |
| -12 | 83 | Media Spotlight 3 | $1,730 | -13.1% | 7.5% | 142.3% | 272.0% | 99.5% |
| -1 | 84 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 11 | $1,720 | -2.3% | 3.0% | 16.2% | 47.0% | -29.5% |
| 85 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 | $1,680 | -1.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 3.1% | -74.5% | |
| -4 | 86 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 24 | $1,600 | -9.6% | -5.3% | 1.3% | 66.1% | -36.0% |
| 10 | 87 | Spacemen 2 | $1,580 | 3.9% | 2.6% | 46.3% | -29.5% | 418.0% |
| 7 | 88 | Monster Parade 1 | $1,570 | 3.3% | 9.0% | 16.3% | 26.6% | -5.4% |
| -3 | 89 | Castle of Frankenstein 3 | $1,560 | -7.7% | -13.3% | 33.3% | 646.4% | 264.5% |
| -6 | 90 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 16 | $1,540 | -11.0% | -6.7% | -10.5% | 4.1% | -62.3% |
| -2 | 91 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 4 | $1,520 | -7.3% | -13.1% | 32.2% | 630.8% | 265.4% |
| -2 | 92 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 3 | $1,520 | -7.3% | -13.1% | 32.2% | 630.8% | 265.4% |
| -2 | 93 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 2 | $1,520 | -7.3% | -13.1% | 32.2% | 630.8% | 265.4% |
| -2 | 94 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 6 | $1,520 | -7.3% | -13.1% | 32.2% | 630.8% | 265.4% |
| -17 | 95 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 15 | $1,510 | -17.5% | -13.7% | -28.4% | 6.3% | -53.0% |
| 2 | 96 | Alter Ego 4 | $1,490 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - |
| -3 | 97 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 23 | $1,470 | -5.8% | -1.3% | 5.8% | 21.5% | -7.5% |
| 1 | 98 | Comic Art 5 | $1,460 | 0.7% | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 99 | Comic Book Marketplace 1 | $1,460 | 3.5% | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 100 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 14 | $1,400 | 2.9% | 8.5% | -10.8% | -20.9% | -72.7% |