(April-May 1966)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- On-sale date:
- 1966-01-01
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Murray Boltinoff
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
On sale date given as February 1 in Direct Currents in Flash 159.
The Tyrant Who Owned the World
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 24 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger (signed)
- Pencils:
- Bob Brown
- Inks:
- Bob Brown
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Characters:
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; The Challenger Corps; Anthony Dragio; Tom Kaloki; Korba; The Iron Emperor; The Totem
- Synopsis:
- The Challengers are summoned by a surprise group, the Challengers Corps, an auxiliary force of civilians saved by the team in the past. They'll be the "eyes and ears" for the team. Soon a message comes from a CC member of ships disappearing. Boating to the area, the Challs' boat is sucked into a gyre. A robot arm dumps them on an island with replicas of world monuments: the Eiffel Tower, pyramids, Tower of Pisa. The "ruler" is Korba, a villain without a country. He uses slaves to build "his world". The heroes are pushed into an arena to fight a giant robot, the Iron Emperor. Ace ducks to their boat and grabs the Challengers' super-gear: Prof's super-diving suit, Red's electro-suit, Ace's jetpack, and new "power gloves" for Rocky. Rocky wallops the Iron Emperor. But they awaken an ancient "totem" of three weird monsters. Red zaps a tentacled horror with electricity on the Eiffel Tower. Rocky spanks a roller-horror out to sea with a plank. Prof drops the Tower of Pisa on a bomb-shooter. The slaves are freed and Korba goes to jail.
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance or mention of the Challengers Corps.
Editing
Table of Contents
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The Tyrant Who Owned the World!
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The Tyrant Who Owned the World
Challengers of the Unknown
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