Inside the Guide: Top 10 Crime Comics in 2000

As part of the meticulous studying of the market to accurately assess the value of comic books, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide also recognizes how top tier books compare to each other. In 2000, the Guide #30 provided these findings through multiple charts that listed the most valuable books by comic age and genre.

The crime comics list is dominated by books published in the 1940s, with a few repeated entries by notable titles. Below are the top 10 crime comics as reported in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #30.

#1 – Crime Does Not Pay #22 – $1,700
#2 – True Crime Comics #2 – $1,050
#3 – Crime Does Not Pay #23 – $975
#4 – Crimes By Women #1 – $960
#5 – Crime Does Not Pay #24 – $775
#6 – True Crime Comics #3 – $775
#7 – The Killers #1 – $750
#8 – True Crime Comics #4 – $700
#9 – The Killers #2 – $650
#10 – True Crime Comics Vol. 2 #1 – $625