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World's Finest Comics #101 cover
Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

World's Finest Comics #101

May 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Menace of the Atom-Master," Superman and Batman face a new kind of threat as a mysterious villain uses mind-bending illusions to plunge Metropolis and Gotham into chaos. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Dick Sprang’s dynamic art with Sheldon Moldoff’s inks, this 1959 issue sees the duo grappling with a foe whose power grows as he steals to fuel his ever-expanding machine. The cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the tension of a city on edge.

Contains 5 stories
The Menace of the Atom-Master
11.67 pp · Superhero
Atom Master (villain, introduction)

When the mysterious Atom-Master unleashes towering illusions over Metropolis and Gotham, Superman and Batman are thrown into chaos—diverted not by brute force, but by phantoms of their own making. As his agents steal vast sums to fuel his growing power, the villain edges closer to mastering the ability to manifest his thoughts into reality.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Amazing Stand at Fort Scarecrow
5.67 pp · Historical, Western-Frontier
Dan Hunter
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor, Children
The Battle of the Useless Inventions
5.67 pp · Superhero
ProfessorColonelMr. Vention (villain)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $20
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $1,373*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $717
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $407
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $277*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $231
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $157
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CGC 7.5 · 6 in census $116*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $97*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $45*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $40*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $31*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $31*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $25*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $25*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Cast · 7 characters

Full credits

cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

↩ Reprints Superman #89 (1954), Flippity & Flop #19 (1954)

Reprinted in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #40 (1959), Five-Score Comic Monthly #17 (1959), Superman Annual #1961-1962 (1961), World's Finest Comics #161 (1966), World's Finest #14534 (1978), World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2002), Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 (2006), Showcase Presents: World's Finest #1 (2007), Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age #2 (2018), Stålmannen #3/1960

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