Challengers of the Unknown #57

(August-September 1967)

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Kook and the Kilowatt Killer (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 22.5 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown ?

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Red is dead!

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Challengers of the Unknown: Leslie "Rocky" Davis; Mark "Prof" Haley; Kyle "Ace" Morgan
Red Ryan (flashback); Tino Manarry [Martin Ryan]; Power Man

Synopsis

After the Challengers lose a fight to Power Man, they are humiliated by Tino Mannaray. When next the villain strikes, Tino whisks away Power Man, who wants him to help him kill the Challs. The next time they confront Tino and Power Man, Tino is just about to shoot the Challs for letting his brother, their teammate Red Ryan, die, when their teleporter retrieves the heroes. in a final encounter, Prof shows Tino that Red sacrificed himself to save thousands. Chagrined, Tino lures Power Man into the ocean where he loses his charge. The Challs invite Tino to take his brother's place with the team.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #25 (mai 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

Across 24 pages, but pages 8, 16, and 24 are 1/2 pages. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Hi Yo, Kids! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Let's Chat with the Challs / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence. The letters column rocks with reaction to Red's death, pro and con, schemes to resurrect him, and more. Boltinoff promises "great and glorious plans." Includes a letter from Mike Freidrich.

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Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Tank Trap / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)