(August-September 1970)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-06-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Ultivac Is Loose! (Table of Contents)

Challengers of the Unknown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Tuska; Jack Kirby
Inks
George Tuska; Jack Kirby ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reader, are you ready for one of the greatest?
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes a new vignette of Ace by George Tuska. Credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List. Marvin Stein previously listed as inker of the main image. Per Stein's conversations with Greg Theakston, he did not ink any Challengers stories.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Holloway ?

Job Number
B-647
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night... And a shrieking summer storm...
Genre
adventure

Ultivac Is Loose! (Table of Contents: 3)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby; ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Rosalind Kirby ? (blacks); Marvin Stein ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?
Editing
Jack Schiff (original editor)

Job Number
B-647-A
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He neither man nor beast! But he is alive... in a world that fears him!
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. It also looks like Kirby inked a few pages on his own. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter Two: A Challenger Must Die! (Table of Contents: 5)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby; ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Rosalind Kirby ? (blacks); Marvin Stein ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This way, gentlemen...
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. It also looks like Kirby inked a few pages on his own. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Major League Baseball Caps (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Official Miniature Major League Baseball Caps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Letters
typeset

Job Number
B-651
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Editor's Note: Some time ago, readers kept up a constant clamor to reprint the early adventures...

Indexer Notes

Murray Boltinoff explains that readers requested reprints of earlier Challengers adventures. The letters section includes readers writing about their close calls with death. Letters from: Rick Manugian, Bud Cavadini, Robert Conner, and James Medlin.

Chapter Three: The Fearful Millions (Table of Contents: 8)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby; ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Rosalind Kirby ? (blacks); Marvin Stein ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's so confused, he's not using his telepathic powers!
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. It also looks like Kirby inked a few pages on his own. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Chapter Four: The Fatal Prediction! (Table of Contents: 10)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby; ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Rosalind Kirby ? (blacks); Marvin Stein ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
June... you're safe!
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. It also looks like Kirby inked a few pages on his own. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Power for Self-Defense! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Power Self-Defense Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Cannon Ball; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Tank Trap; Woods Edge / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Hot Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Ultivac Is Loose!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. ["Night... And a shrieking summer storm..."]
    Challengers of the Unknown
  4. 3. Ultivac Is Loose!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
  6. 5. Chapter Two: A Challenger Must Die!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  7. 6. Major League Baseball Caps
    Official Miniature Major League Baseball Caps
  8. 7. ["Editor's Note: Some time ago, readers kept up a constant clamor to reprint the early adventures..."]
    Let's Chat with the Challs
  9. 8. Chapter Three: The Fearful Millions
    Challengers of the Unknown
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  11. 10. Chapter Four: The Fatal Prediction!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  12. 11. Power for Self-Defense!
    Power Self-Defense Books
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Cannon Ball; Task Force
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tank Trap; Woods Edge
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  16. 15. ["Now you can make as many Hot Wheels cars as you want."]
    Hot Wheels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore