Along with providing detailed value breakdowns for thousands upon thousands of comic books, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has provided comparisons among the most popular books. In the Guide’s fifth edition in 1974, Robert M. Overstreet ranked the top hundred titles based on their cumulative value that year. While several of these titles, like Action Comics and Detective Comics, are still top dogs in comic collecting, there are some whose momentum has not kept pace. Below is the list of the top 20 books based on their value in the Guide #5.

#1 – Action Comics – $10,996
#2 – Detective Comics – $8,305
#3 – Marvel Mystery Comics – $7,820
#4 – Whiz Comics – $7,590
#5 – Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories – $6,314
#6 – Adventure Comics – $5,838
#7 – More Fun Comics – $5,474
#8 – Superman – $4,282
#9 – Captain America – $4,199
#10 – All Star Comics – $3,630
#11 – Batman – $3,604
#12 – Captain Marvel Adventures – $3,410
#13 – Famous Funnies – $3,396
#14 – All American Comics – $3,194
#15 – Donald Duck – $3,169
#16 – Master Comics – $3,042
#17 – King Comics – $3,004
#18 – Flash Comics – $2,765
#19 – Jumbo Comics – $2,356
#20 – Police Comics – $2,198