Challengers of the Unknown #35

(December 1963 - January 1964)

War Against the Moon-Beast! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Characters:

Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; (Challengers of the Unknown); aliens (in flashback); Dr. Lloyd Warner; the Moon-Beast.

Synopsis:

A scientist's laser shot at the Moon unleashes a "moon beast" who zooms to Earth. The beast runs rampant, eating metal ravenously. It also blasts its "organic rocket" jets deep into the ground. Prof finds a telepathic crown, a ship's log that tells how an alien race, ravaged by the beast, locked it up on the Moon. They also find a jar of anesthesia. When the beast attacks, the Challengers fend it back with flares: accustomed to darkness, the light pains its eyes. Prof duplicates the anesthesia. As the beast zooms through the sky - with Rocky holding tight - Prof pitches the jug down its gullet. The Challengers seal the beast in a space capsule full of knockout gas and send it back to the Moon.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([April] 2008)

Keywords:

hero team

Sons of the Challengers (Table of Contents)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

France Ed Herron?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Characters:

Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; (Challengers of the Unknown); June Robbins; Madame Zaddum; Paul Haley; Roxanne "Roxy" Davis; "Young Red" Ryan; unnamed boy Morgan; Mrs. Red Ryan; Mrs. Rocky Davis; Mrs. Haley; the Flying Fishmen.

Synopsis:

At Fun-Land, the Challengers put on a show for charity, then save a gypsy from being crushed by a toppling pole. As a reward, Madame Zaddum shows them a possible future. The Challengers are old and married (Ace to June) and their kids play "Sons of the Challengers", including "Roxy" Davis, a GIRL who tags along. The kids pursue the Flying Fishmen who raid ships. The boys ditch Roxy as a pest, but are captured. Roxy follows. The Fishmen hide in an underwater dome, a leftover movie set. The elder dads crash the place to rescue the kids and capture the crooks. They followed Roxy, smart girl! A true glimpse of the future? Or fiction? Only time will tell...

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([April] 2008)

Keywords:

hero team

Indexer Notes

This is the first "Sons of the Challengers" story. The only other appears in issue #39. Three names are given: Paul Haley, Roxanne "Roxy" Davis, "Young Red" Ryan. Ace's son is never named. Writer id by Bob Hughes.