Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $92.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 6.0 | $102.47 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 8.0 | $275.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 9.2 | $459.89 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 9.4 | $890.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $3,349.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $3,044.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| RAW | $23.53 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 10.0 | $3,958.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1963-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $150.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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Graded population
CGC records 115 graded copies for My Greatest Adventure #81 (1963). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Doom Patrol: "The Nightmare Maker"
A criminal mastermind known as Dr. Janus creates elaborate illusions of hideously nightmarish creatures and sends them out to terrorize various locales. The Chief) sends the Doom Patrol) out to investigate these bizarre sightings. Elasti-Girl) encounters a giant sea monster and mistakenly believes the creature to be real. She struggles with the apparition in an effort to save the crew of a nearby U.S. Naval Destroyer.
Meanwhile, Robotman) and Negative Man) encounter two more eerie phantasms, a large snow-beast and an alien riding atop a monster steed. Robotman however cannot see or hear these strange creatures. He begins to think that he is going insane.
The Chief eventually discovers that these creatures are merely illusions created by Dr. Janus. The lead shielding lining the inside of Robotman's ceramic-metal head is preventing him from perceiving the illusions. The Chief informs the Doom Patrol that the monsters they are fighting are not real. After casting aside Janus' illusions, they successfully apprehend him. They learn that Dr. Janus is actually a man named Josef Kreutz – a former member of the Nazi Ministry of Propaganda.
| Synopsis2 = A reporter and an archaeologist travel to Pakistan where they discover a hidden valley containing bizarre fruit that transforms them into Neanderthal cavemen.
| Editor1_1 = Murray Boltinoff
| Writer1_1 = Arnold Drake | Writer1_2 = Bob Haney | Penciler1_1 = Bruno Premiani | Penciler2_1 = Alex Toth | Inker1_1 = Bruno Premiani | Inker2_1 = Alex Toth | Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Doom Patrol) ** Chief) ** Elasti-Girl) ** Negative Man) ** Robotman (Cliff Steele)) **Antagonists:** * Doctor Janus) (a Nazi war criminal) **Other Characters:** * Adolph Hitler) * Dan Salem **Locations:** * Michigan **Midway City * Arizona **Logan City | Appearing2 = **Locations:** * Pakistan
| Notes = * This story is divided into two chapters: **Chapter 1: The Nightmare Maker **Chapter 2: Doorway to Disaster * Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man are referred to as the *Automaton*, *Elasti-Woman* and *The Negative Man* in this issue. * It is later revealed in *Doom Patrol (Volume 1)* #94 that Doctor Janus dies while in prison. * Television newscaster Dan Salem last appeared in *My Greatest Adventure* #80. He appears next in *Doom Patrol* #87. * The second feature in this issue is not a Doom Patrol story. * This issue is reprinted in Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 1 (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = * Doom Patrol (Volume 1) * Doom Patrol (Volume 2) * Doom Patrol (Volume 3) * Doom Patrol (Volume 4) * My Greatest Adventure * Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1 * Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe VII
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Creative credits
Writers: Arnold Drake, Bob Haney
Interior art: Bruno Premiani, Alex Toth
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:775209
GCD: 17814
PANEL PROFITS: 2426166