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 tenth edition, Robert M. Overstreet ranked the top single issues based on their cumulative value that year. It’s interesting to note that many of the biggest Silver Age titles did not make the top 20 since they hadn’t yet caught up to the value of Golden Age books, especially Disney comics.

Below is the list of the top 20 issues based on their value in the Guide #10.

#1 – Marvel Comics #1 – $10,000
#2 – Action Comics #1 – $8,400
#3 – Motion Pictures Funnies Weekly #1 – $7,500
#4 – Whiz Comics #1 – $5,000
#5 – Detective Comics #27 – $4,500
#6 – Superman #1 – $4,200
#7 – Wow Comics #1 – $3,000
#8 – Captain Marvel Adventures #1 – $2,500
#8 – Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #1 – $2,500
#10 – Captain America #1 – $2,400
#10 – Batman #1 – $2,400
#10 – More Fun Comics #52 – $2,400
#13 – Donald Duck Tells About Kites – $2,100
#14 – Boy Explorers #2 – $2,000
#15 – Marvel Mystery Comics #5 – $1,800
#15 – Marvel Mystery Comics #2 – $1,800
#15 – More Fun Comics #53 – $1,800
#15 – Action Comics #2 – $1,800
#15 – Red Raven Comics #1 – $1,800
#15 – Donald Duck Four Color #9 – $1,800