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Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #96

Feb 1945 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Two Dreams to Destiny!", High-Hat Archie stumbles upon a troubling dream shared by Philo—where Archie and his gang pull off a daring heist from Jones's estate, only to be pursued by the Sandman and Sandy. Though the Sandman dismisses dreams as mere fantasy, the eerie coincidence of Philo’s vision sends a shiver through the group. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by Pen Shumaker, with a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, this 1945 Adventure Comics issue blends mystery and suspense in a tale where the line between dream and destiny feels dangerously thin.

Contains 5 stories
Two Dreams to Destiny!
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]Philo JonesHigh-Hat Archie (villain)

In "Two Dreams to Destiny!" from Adventure Comics #96 (1945), High-Hat Archie stumbles upon a startling dream shared by Philo—one that eerily mirrors a daring heist involving Archie and his gang, a frantic escape from Jones's estate, and a pursuit by the Sandman and Sandy. Though the Sandman dismisses dreams as mere imagination, the chilling accuracy of Philo’s vision leaves everyone wondering how much of the future might already be written in the mind.

Of Rogues and Rabbits!
8.67 pp · Superhero
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Melody in Treble Trouble!
6 pp · Teen
Genius Jones
Prediction for Plunder!
8 pp · Superhero
Starman [Ted Knight]CasparA. Smithson Jones (editor)Moonface (villain)Moonface's gang (villains)

In "Prediction for Plunder!" from Adventure Comics #96 (1945), the editor of the "Weekly Horoscope" finds himself caught between two very different visitors: Ted Knight, frustrated over a friend's anxiety sparked by a horoscope, and a gang of criminals furious that a forecast they relied on failed to come true. With tension rising and the stars seemingly at odds, the editor must navigate a bizarre clash of belief and betrayal—where fortune-telling and crime collide in a story that’s as unpredictable as the predictions themselves.

Idol Victory
8 pp · War
Mike Gibbs

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $167
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $16,024
CGC 9.6 none in existence
CGC 9.4 · 4 in census $3,800
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,812*
CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $1,428
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,295
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,288
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $1,001
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $808
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $598
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $517*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $435*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $400
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $352
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $301
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $273*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $242*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $167*
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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Men's Adventure Comix - Apr/May 96 $25
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Full credits

artist, inker Pen Shumaker
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Joe Simon

Reprints

Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009), The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] (2009), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)

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