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 | $71,800 | -0.3% | -0.6% | 0.1% | - | - | |
| 2 | Playboy V1 #1 Page 3 Variant | $50,700 | -1.6% | -1.9% | 26.1% | 36.3% | - | |
| 3 | Playboy V1 #1 | $41,900 | -3.9% | -9.5% | 9.1% | 42.0% | 25.4% | |
| 4 | Playboy V1 #1 Red Star Variant | $38,300 | 0.8% | 8.5% | 41.9% | 76.5% | - | |
| 5 | Illustrated History of Heidi Saha, An nn | $12,400 | 0.0% | 1.6% | -4.6% | -20.0% | -38.6% | |
| 6 | Penthouse 2 | $8,600 | 0.2% | - | - | - | - | |
| 7 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 Ghoul's Eye sticker | $7,260 | -1.9% | -4.5% | -4.7% | -13.9% | -28.1% | |
| 8 | Playboy V1 #2 | $6,920 | -1.3% | -0.4% | 31.6% | 49.1% | 17.1% | |
| 9 | Satan 1 | $6,760 | 0.4% | -1.3% | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 UK Edition | $5,910 | -2.0% | -4.5% | -7.1% | -9.6% | -18.5% | |
| 11 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 | $5,660 | -2.2% | -5.2% | -8.3% | -7.4% | -21.7% | |
| 12 | Odd 8 | $5,140 | -0.4% | 4.0% | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Satan 2 | $4,900 | -1.2% | -6.7% | -15.8% | -31.1% | - | |
| 14 | Motion Picture Magazine 54 | $4,850 | -1.4% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 15 | Penthouse 1 | $4,810 | 1.3% | 6.7% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 16 | Super Hero Calandar nn | $4,710 | -1.3% | -3.1% | - | - | - |
| 17 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 | $4,670 | -0.4% | 0.2% | -8.3% | -0.8% | -12.9% | |
| 18 | Batmania 2 | $4,410 | -1.6% | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 UK Edition | $3,920 | -2.0% | -4.4% | -6.9% | -9.3% | -18.2% | |
| 20 | Odd 7 | $3,770 | -1.3% | -3.1% | - | - | - | |
| 21 | Image 1 | $3,340 | -0.9% | -2.3% | - | - | - | |
| 22 | Playboy V1 #3 | $3,050 | -0.7% | -2.2% | 53.3% | 38.6% | - | |
| 23 | Air Wonder Stories V1 #2 | $2,950 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 24 | Science Wonder Stories V1 #1 | $2,930 | -0.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | Black Laughter 1 | $2,820 | 0.7% | 3.3% | 10.6% | - | - | |
| 26 | Air Wonder Stories V1 #1 | $2,700 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 27 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 3 | $2,640 | -1.9% | -2.9% | 2.3% | 6.0% | -3.6% | |
| 28 | Cinema '57 20 | $2,570 | -0.8% | -3.4% | -3.0% | 5.3% | 7.5% | |
| 1 | 29 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 5 | $2,550 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 6.7% | -6.9% | -12.4% |
| -1 | 30 | Drag Cartoons 27 | $2,500 | -3.1% | -15.5% | -34.7% | -34.4% | - |
| 1 | 31 | Alter Ego 6 | $2,290 | -1.3% | -3.0% | - | - | - |
| 1 | 32 | Playboy V2 #2 Newsstand Edition | $2,290 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 8.0% | - | - |
| -2 | 33 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 6 | $2,270 | -3.8% | -12.0% | -8.5% | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 34 | Bacchanal 1 | $2,270 | 0.0% | -2.6% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 35 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 | $2,160 | -1.4% | -4.8% | -6.5% | -3.6% | -15.0% |
| -1 | 36 | Playboy V6 #4 | $2,150 | -2.3% | -13.0% | - | - | - |
| 37 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Remember Roland? cover | $2,090 | -1.9% | -4.6% | -7.1% | 2.0% | 17.4% | |
| 38 | Playboy V2 #9 | $2,030 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 413.9% | 552.7% | - | |
| 1 | 39 | Masses, The 72 | $1,870 | -1.6% | -5.6% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 40 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Tomorrow's Monsters cover | $1,860 | -2.1% | -6.1% | -21.8% | -28.7% | -9.3% |
| 41 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 See Zacherley cover | $1,850 | -1.6% | -3.1% | -3.1% | 6.9% | -8.9% | |
| 1 | 42 | War of the Worlds, The nn | $1,800 | 0.6% | 2.3% | 71.4% | 152.1% | 116.9% |
| 1 | 43 | House of Horror 1 | $1,760 | 0.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 21.4% | 123.4% |
| -2 | 44 | Sports Illustrated V40 #2 Newsstand Edition | $1,690 | -6.6% | -30.7% | - | - | - |
| 1 | 45 | Playboy V6 #9 | $1,680 | 0.0% | 0.6% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 46 | Film Fun 548 | $1,660 | -1.8% | -5.1% | - | - | - |
| 47 | Playboy V2 #2 | $1,620 | 0.6% | 5.9% | 2.5% | -0.6% | - | |
| 48 | Eye Magazine V2 #2 | $1,580 | -1.2% | -4.8% | - | - | - | |
| 49 | Sensation Magazine 4 | $1,580 | 0.6% | 1.9% | 3.9% | - | - | |
| 1 | 50 | Indian Magazine, The 1 | $1,500 | 0.7% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| -1 | 51 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 8 | $1,490 | -3.2% | -9.1% | -21.6% | -19.9% | -6.9% |
| 1 | 52 | Playboy V1 #4 | $1,330 | 0.8% | 1.5% | -69.1% | -39.0% | - |
| -1 | 53 | Playboy V6 #2 | $1,330 | -0.7% | -5.0% | - | - | - |
| 54 | Playboy V1 #5 | $1,310 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -9.7% | -21.6% | - | |
| 2 | 55 | Heavy Metal 66 | $1,210 | -0.8% | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | Super-Hero 2 | $1,200 | -1.6% | -4.0% | - | - | - | |
| -2 | 57 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 9 | $1,190 | -2.5% | -7.0% | -24.2% | -21.2% | -30.8% |
| 58 | Dateline: Comicdom 4 | $1,180 | -1.7% | -4.1% | - | - | - | |
| 59 | Heavy Metal 65 | $1,170 | -1.7% | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 60 | Monster Parade 1 | $1,170 | -0.8% | -3.3% | -7.9% | -7.9% | -9.3% |
| 2 | 61 | Satan 3 | $1,160 | 0.9% | 6.4% | 16.0% | -4.1% | - |
| -2 | 62 | Rocket's Blast 17 | $1,160 | -1.7% | -4.1% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 63 | Odd 9 | $1,150 | -1.7% | -4.2% | - | - | - |
| 1 | 64 | American Motorcycling 1 | $1,150 | 0.9% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 17.2% | 2.7% |
| -1 | 65 | Alter Ego 4 | $1,130 | -0.9% | -3.4% | - | - | - |
| 66 | New Fandom 9 | $1,100 | 0.0% | -2.7% | - | - | - | |
| 67 | Playboy V2 #6 | $1,080 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 101.9% | 103.4% | - | |
| 68 | Playboy V1 #12 | $1,070 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.6% | 2.9% | - | |
| 69 | Comic Weekly Advertiser 2 | $1,040 | -1.0% | -2.8% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 70 | Playboy V1 #10 | $1,030 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 22.8% | 16.1% | - |
| 71 | Playboy V10 #4 | $1,030 | -1.0% | -3.7% | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 72 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 14 | $1,010 | -1.9% | -5.6% | -22.3% | -12.2% | -26.8% |
| -3 | 73 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 20 | $1,000 | -3.8% | -12.3% | -30.1% | -28.6% | -19.4% |
| 1 | 74 | Eighteen nn | $992 | -0.8% | -2.7% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 75 | Mask and Cape 4 | $987 | -1.3% | -4.2% | - | - | - |
| 1 | 76 | Playboy V7 #2 Newsstand Edition | $974 | -1.0% | -1.7% | - | - | - |
| 1 | 77 | Monsters and Things 2 | $972 | -1.2% | -3.8% | -9.2% | -4.7% | 47.0% |
| 1 | 78 | Alter Ego 5 | $969 | -1.2% | -3.1% | - | - | - |
| -3 | 79 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 11 | $961 | -2.3% | -3.8% | -11.0% | -15.7% | 7.9% |
| 3 | 80 | After Hours 4 | $943 | 1.3% | 6.1% | 12.4% | -5.0% | -13.5% |
| 81 | World Famous Creatures 1 British Edition | $933 | -0.7% | -3.1% | -3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | |
| 82 | Off Limits Spring-Summer 1953 | $933 | 0.1% | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 83 | Focus On nn | $927 | 1.4% | 6.7% | 13.0% | - | - |
| -4 | 84 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 21 | $918 | -2.7% | -7.2% | -15.8% | -20.2% | 5.9% |
| 2 | 85 | CFAAPA 55 | $917 | 0.4% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 86 | Rocket's Blast 19 | $915 | -1.3% | -3.3% | - | - | - |
| 3 | 87 | Science Fiction Yearbook, The 1957 | $907 | 0.2% | -3.0% | - | - | - |
| -3 | 88 | Monster Parade 4 | $906 | -1.2% | -3.3% | -8.4% | -10.3% | -7.9% |
| 89 | Playboy V1 #6 | $899 | -1.0% | 1.6% | -1.9% | 43.6% | - | |
| 1 | 90 | Playboy V37 #3 | $895 | -0.6% | -9.4% | - | - | - |
| 10 | 91 | Sports Illustrated V1 #4 | $891 | 5.8% | -23.2% | -33.0% | -32.0% | - |
| 10 | 92 | Sports Illustrated V1 #2 | $891 | 5.8% | -23.2% | -33.0% | -32.0% | - |
| 1 | 93 | Funny Papers, The 1 | $884 | 0.1% | -3.2% | - | - | - |
| -1 | 94 | Playboy V1 #7 | $879 | -0.5% | -1.5% | -1.9% | -13.0% | - |
| 1 | 95 | After Hours 1 | $878 | 0.6% | 3.1% | 13.7% | 5.3% | 32.8% |
| -1 | 96 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 10 | $862 | -1.9% | -4.8% | -22.3% | -33.2% | 5.8% |
| -5 | 97 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 12 | $861 | -3.5% | -11.7% | -25.1% | -30.6% | -34.3% |
| 98 | Playboy V15 #12 | $855 | 0.0% | 1.2% | - | - | - | |
| -2 | 99 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 22 | $854 | -1.7% | -3.4% | -4.0% | -8.3% | -23.1% |
| 3 | 100 | Playboy V2 #12 Newsstand Edition | $837 | -0.2% | -0.2% | - | - | - |