Challengers of the Unknown #12

(February-March 1960)

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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Challenger from Outer Space (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

adventure

Characters

Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; S'ntaga; Krandanians; alien giants

Synopsis

Four-armed alien giants ravage the world of S’Ntaga, but S’Ntaga chases them off and follows them to Earth. The giants blast land, towns, and property on Earth, but the Challs can’t stop them, and Prof is blasted. S’Ntaga arrives and puts Prof into suspended animation and a revitalizing machine. The heroes discover the aliens building a diabolical machine to conquer their home world. S’Ntaga’s weapons don’t work, but Prof returns, revitalized with super-strength. Using Prof as a battering ram, S’Ntaga breaches the force field, plants a hyper-bomb, and blows up the renegades and their machine.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)

Keywords

hero team

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes.

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Life on Earth may be destroyed some day by a passing comet...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #18 (March 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

The Three Clues to Sorcery (Table of Contents: 9)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron ?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

adventure

Characters

Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; June Robbins; Dr. Fenton; Dr. Fenton's two assistants

Synopsis

Having taken June hostage, Dr. Fenton demands the Challengers find three artifacts: a chest atop a mountain, a bottle beneath the sea, and a ruby from an idol. Red and Ace find the chest, but it looks suspiciously new. Off the coast, Prof finds the bottle. Rocky steals the ruby from an idol. The guys compare stories, then deliver the items to Dr. Fenton. Since June has already picked the lock and escaped, Ace tests a theory, and unscrews the ruby into two halves. It fires tremendous bursts of solar energy. Dr. Fenton shoots at Ace but smashes one half of the ruby, destroying its power.

Reprints

• in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #115 (October-November 1974)
• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #119 (Circa 1974-1976)
• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)

Keywords

hero team

Indexer Notes

The Challengers get a new secret hideout, Challenger Mountain. Writer identification from Bob Hughes.

The Phantom on Canvas (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after the eighth page of the second story.

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Hamid the Hypnotist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hamid, the Sultan can't fall asleep nights.

Indexer Notes

Appears before the ninth page of the second story.

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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Space Shoes / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)