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Cover: Jack Kirby

Adventure Comics #101

Dec 1945 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "No Nap for No-Nerves," Starman faces off against a professor whose wild theory links sun-spot activity to crime waves—and possibly even the mysterious power of the Astral Avenger's Gravity Rod. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by Emil Gershwin, this 1945 adventure blends sci-fi intrigue with the early superhero mystique, all framed by Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover.

Contains 8 stories
No Nap for No-Nerves
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]
The Hen That Laid the Colored Eggs!
6 pp · Teen
Genius Jones
The Book That Couldn't Be Printed!
7.67 pp · Superhero
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Sun-Spot Scoundrel!
7 pp · Superhero
Starman [Ted Knight]Professor Riggler (astronomer)Perkins (villain, Riggler's assistant)

In "The Sun-Spot Scoundrel!" from Adventure Comics #101 (1945), Starman faces off against a professor whose wild theory links sun-spot activity to criminal surges—and possibly even the mysterious power of the Astral Avenger’s Gravity Rod. With science and superstition colliding, Starman must unravel a conspiracy rooted in cosmic coincidence.

Elisha Otis
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Freedom Road!
8 pp · War
Mike Gibbs

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $103
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,787*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,240
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $982
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $646
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $646
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $423
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CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $339
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $329*
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $299*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $299
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $224*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $195*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $174*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $154*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $81*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $68*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Emil Gershwin
cover pencils Jack Kirby

Reprints

Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009), The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] (2009)

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