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 | $62,200 | -7.2% | 168.1% | - | - | - | |
| 2 | Playboy V1 #1 | $48,900 | -8.4% | 47.3% | 70.4% | 61.4% | - | |
| 1 | 3 | Playboy V1 #1 Page 3 Variant | $31,900 | -9.6% | 72.4% | -10.1% | -34.5% | - |
| -1 | 4 | War of the Worlds, The nn | $23,700 | -40.5% | 2.6% | 287.3% | 2178.8% | - |
| 1 | 5 | Playboy V1 #1 Red Star Variant | $21,800 | -9.9% | 92.9% | 4.8% | -6.8% | - |
| -1 | 6 | Cinema '57 20 | $13,900 | -50.5% | -14.7% | 316.2% | 763.4% | - |
| 7 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 Ghoul's Eye sticker | $13,700 | -41.9% | -25.1% | 5.4% | -48.5% | -9.3% | |
| 8 | Black Laughter 1 | $13,600 | -40.1% | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 UK Edition | $8,440 | -41.8% | -24.0% | 22.9% | -39.3% | - | |
| 8 | 10 | Playboy V1 #2 | $7,730 | -9.7% | 99.7% | 66.6% | 31.0% | - |
| 5 | 11 | Topless U.S.A. 5 | $7,710 | -13.9% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 12 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1 | $7,350 | -42.1% | -25.7% | 3.4% | -46.0% | -40.2% |
| -1 | 13 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 4 | $6,080 | -42.1% | -24.0% | 21.1% | -43.7% | -6.7% |
| -1 | 14 | Drag Cartoons 27 | $5,760 | -40.2% | -24.1% | -71.6% | -93.8% | - |
| 6 | 15 | Satan 2 | $5,560 | -13.9% | 55.3% | -63.9% | - | - |
| -2 | 16 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 UK Edition | $5,540 | -41.7% | -24.1% | 22.3% | -39.3% | - |
| -6 | 17 | World Famous Creatures 1 British Edition | $5,290 | -50.6% | -14.1% | 319.8% | 743.7% | - |
| -1 | 18 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Tomorrow's Monsters cover | $5,130 | -41.8% | -24.1% | 22.4% | -25.1% | 75.7% |
| -4 | 19 | World Famous Creatures 4 | $4,450 | -50.6% | -14.8% | 336.3% | 2533.1% | - |
| -1 | 20 | World Famous Creatures 1 | $4,100 | -50.5% | -14.8% | 318.8% | 743.6% | - |
| 11 | 21 | Playboy V1 #4 | $4,070 | -8.1% | 186.6% | 10.3% | -59.2% | - |
| 22 | Film Fun 548 | $3,980 | -36.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| -3 | 23 | Heidi Saha, An Illustrated History of nn | $3,940 | -51.4% | 4.8% | -66.0% | -74.4% | - |
| -1 | 24 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 6 | $3,540 | -41.8% | -23.2% | 6.6% | -48.6% | -42.5% |
| 11 | 25 | Satan 1 | $3,530 | -13.9% | - | - | - | - |
| -2 | 26 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 See Zacherley cover | $3,260 | -41.8% | -24.0% | 22.6% | -41.3% | 8.3% |
| -1 | 27 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 7 Remember Roland? cover | $2,990 | -41.8% | -24.1% | 23.6% | -39.2% | 0.0% |
| 23 | 28 | Playboy V1 #5 | $2,970 | -13.7% | 118.4% | 2.1% | -68.6% | - |
| -2 | 29 | Barbarella 1 | $2,930 | -40.4% | 2.4% | 286.0% | 1613.5% | 4189.9% |
| -1 | 30 | Spacemen 3 | $2,710 | -41.0% | 1.5% | -54.6% | 99.3% | 611.3% |
| 26 | 31 | Satan 3 | $2,640 | -14.0% | 55.3% | -38.6% | - | - |
| 41 | 32 | Playboy V6 #4 | $2,630 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - |
| -8 | 33 | World Famous Creatures 3 | $2,610 | -50.7% | -14.7% | 317.6% | 695.7% | - |
| -1 | 34 | Spacemen 4 | $2,580 | -41.0% | 1.6% | 63.3% | 713.9% | 1522.6% |
| -1 | 35 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 5 | $2,500 | -41.7% | -28.8% | 2.9% | -48.2% | 71.2% |
| -1 | 36 | Spacemen 1965 Yearbook | $2,490 | -40.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 698.1% | 2515.5% |
| 37 | 37 | Indian Magazine, The 1 | $2,360 | -9.6% | 95.0% | 2.6% | -13.9% | - |
| 1 | 38 | Spacemen 5 | $2,320 | -41.1% | 1.3% | 93.3% | 775.5% | 1726.8% |
| 17 | 39 | New Man V9 #3 | $2,300 | -28.1% | 28.5% | 16.8% | 2.7% | 182.2% |
| -2 | 40 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 12 | $2,290 | -41.9% | -25.4% | 27.9% | -44.4% | -3.4% |
| -1 | 41 | Wildest Westerns 5 | $2,280 | -40.2% | 3.6% | 105.4% | 91.6% | - |
| -11 | 42 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 1 | $2,220 | -50.6% | -14.9% | 321.3% | 598.1% | 788.0% |
| 35 | 43 | Playboy V2 #2 Newsstand Edition | $2,220 | -10.8% | 54.2% | - | - | - |
| -14 | 44 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 7 | $2,220 | -50.7% | -14.9% | 321.3% | 598.1% | 788.0% |
| -17 | 45 | House of Horror 1 | $2,200 | -54.6% | 16.4% | 53.8% | 36.6% | 780.0% |
| -2 | 46 | Amazing Forries 1 | $2,150 | -40.1% | 3.4% | 184.8% | 90.3% | 687.5% |
| -6 | 47 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 20 | $2,140 | -41.8% | -24.1% | 56.2% | -30.1% | 18.2% |
| 31 | 48 | Playboy V1 #3 | $2,140 | -14.1% | 64.6% | -4.5% | -9.3% | - |
| -6 | 49 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 8 | $2,100 | -41.7% | -31.1% | 22.1% | -61.1% | -16.0% |
| -1 | 50 | Spacemen 1 | $2,050 | -42.1% | -0.5% | -60.2% | -1.4% | 707.1% |
| -14 | 51 | World Famous Creatures 2 | $2,010 | -50.6% | -14.5% | 314.4% | 579.1% | - |
| 52 | Spacemen 7 | $2,000 | -40.5% | -25.1% | -72.1% | -55.0% | 1474.8% | |
| 53 | Media Spotlight 1 | $2,000 | -40.3% | 3.1% | 185.3% | 98.0% | 700.0% | |
| 54 | Spacemen 6 | $1,930 | -40.4% | 3.2% | 60.8% | 628.3% | 1419.7% | |
| 55 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 26 | $1,860 | -41.9% | -24.1% | 55.0% | -23.8% | 38.8% | |
| -14 | 56 | Castle of Frankenstein 3 | $1,800 | -50.7% | -15.1% | 319.6% | 584.4% | 778.0% |
| 37 | 57 | Sensation Magazine 4 | $1,800 | -10.0% | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 21 | $1,780 | -41.6% | -23.9% | 23.6% | -38.0% | 60.4% | |
| -13 | 59 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 2 | $1,750 | -50.7% | -15.0% | 314.7% | 586.3% | 775.0% |
| -1 | 60 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 15 | $1,750 | -41.9% | -26.5% | 30.6% | -43.0% | 2.9% |
| -16 | 61 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 3 | $1,750 | -50.7% | -15.0% | 314.7% | 586.3% | 775.0% |
| -14 | 62 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 4 | $1,750 | -50.7% | -15.0% | 314.7% | 586.3% | 775.0% |
| -16 | 63 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 6 | $1,750 | -50.7% | -15.0% | 314.7% | 586.3% | 775.0% |
| -4 | 64 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 9 | $1,730 | -42.1% | -31.1% | 54.5% | -57.5% | -36.6% |
| -15 | 65 | House That Hammer Built, The 3 | $1,730 | -50.7% | -15.6% | 531.4% | 418.0% | - |
| -5 | 66 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 24 | $1,690 | -41.9% | -23.9% | 87.4% | -12.4% | 29.0% |
| -5 | 67 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 11 | $1,670 | -41.6% | -20.1% | 50.5% | -27.4% | 28.5% |
| -5 | 68 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 16 | $1,650 | -41.7% | -24.7% | 7.1% | -43.7% | -24.3% |
| -5 | 69 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 2 | $1,630 | -41.8% | -25.6% | 9.4% | -61.5% | -51.6% |
| 70 | Media Spotlight 5 | $1,610 | -40.1% | 3.2% | 186.0% | 96.3% | 705.0% | |
| -3 | 71 | Media Spotlight 2 | $1,610 | -40.1% | 3.2% | 186.0% | 96.3% | 705.0% |
| -5 | 72 | Media Spotlight 3 | $1,610 | -40.1% | 3.2% | 186.0% | 96.3% | 705.0% |
| -7 | 73 | Media Spotlight 4 | $1,610 | -40.1% | 3.2% | 186.0% | 96.3% | 705.0% |
| -9 | 74 | Monsters and Things 1 | $1,590 | -41.8% | -23.9% | 22.3% | -37.6% | 40.7% |
| 75 | Spacemen 2 | $1,540 | -40.3% | 2.7% | -58.3% | -38.2% | 593.7% | |
| -4 | 76 | Monsters and Things 2 | $1,540 | -41.7% | -24.1% | 22.2% | -38.2% | 40.0% |
| 33 | 77 | After Hours 1 | $1,530 | -13.6% | 88.4% | -32.6% | 4.8% | - |
| -2 | 78 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 23 | $1,490 | -41.8% | -24.0% | 30.7% | -37.7% | 80.0% |
| 1 | 79 | Monster Parade 1 | $1,440 | -41.9% | -24.2% | 22.0% | -36.6% | 92.0% |
| 6 | 80 | Famous Monster of Filmland 90 | $1,390 | -37.7% | 5.3% | 73.3% | 64.9% | - |
| -12 | 81 | House That Hammer Built, The 1 | $1,330 | -50.6% | -15.3% | 533.3% | 411.5% | - |
| 1 | 82 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 18 | $1,330 | -41.7% | -26.1% | -2.9% | -57.0% | -46.8% |
| 2 | 83 | Sports Illustrated V40 #2 | $1,330 | -40.4% | 1.5% | 110.8% | - | - |
| -13 | 84 | Fantastic Monsters of the Films 5 | $1,320 | -50.7% | -15.4% | 230.0% | 417.6% | 560.0% |
| 3 | 85 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 14 | $1,290 | -41.9% | -25.9% | -23.2% | -62.3% | -56.7% |
| 3 | 86 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 1962 Yearbook | $1,290 | -41.6% | -23.7% | 24.0% | -42.7% | 24.0% |
| 87 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 29 | $1,290 | -42.2% | -24.6% | 60.2% | -25.4% | 7.5% | |
| -11 | 88 | Castle of Frankenstein 30 | $1,260 | -50.6% | -15.4% | 253.9% | 1909.6% | 8300.0% |
| 23 | 89 | Playboy V18 #9 | $1,250 | -28.2% | 29.3% | 22.5% | 12.6% | - |
| 53 | 90 | Playboy V2 #2 | $1,240 | -1.6% | 118.3% | -15.1% | -34.0% | - |
| 91 | Journal of Frankenstein, The 1 | $1,230 | -41.7% | -28.1% | -5.4% | -57.6% | -6.8% | |
| 47 | 92 | American Motorcycling 1 | $1,220 | -9.6% | 94.9% | 3.4% | -15.3% | - |
| -1 | 93 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 17 | $1,220 | -41.6% | -26.9% | -6.2% | -57.2% | -12.9% |
| 2 | 94 | Hollywood Pictorial Western 4 | $1,190 | -38.7% | 5.3% | 62.6% | 3.5% | 95.7% |
| -13 | 95 | Castle of Frankenstein 2 | $1,180 | -50.6% | -14.5% | 315.5% | 602.4% | 761.3% |
| -15 | 96 | House That Hammer Built, The 2 | $1,180 | -50.6% | -15.7% | 527.7% | 404.3% | - |
| -4 | 97 | Famous Monsters of Filmland 3 | $1,170 | -41.8% | -33.1% | -40.0% | -79.1% | -51.7% |
| 40 | 98 | Men Today V6 #4 | $1,160 | -14.1% | 54.3% | -33.3% | -10.8% | 93.7% |
| -2 | 99 | Starlog 3 | $1,160 | -40.2% | 3.6% | 185.0% | 404.3% | 9033.9% |
| 76 | 100 | Playboy V2 #1 | $1,160 | 20.1% | 125.2% | 52.2% | 62.5% | - |