(1992 [February 1993])
DC,
1992 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- On-sale Date
- 1992-12-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- ISBN
-
1-56389-079-8
- Editing
- Bob Kahan (editor, collected edition); Robert Greenberger (associate editor, collected edition); Paul Kupperberg (associate editor, collected edition); Neal Pozner (associate editor, collected edition)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- cardstock cover
- Binding
- softcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages
- Script
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Fireman Farrell / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #1 (March-April 1956)
-
The Story Behind Showcase
comic story / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #1 (March-April 1956)
-
The School for Smoke-Eaters
Fireman Farrell / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #1 (March-April 1956)
-
Fire Under the Big Top
Fireman Farrell / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #1 (March-April 1956)
-
Fourth Alarm
Fireman Farrell / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #1 (March-April 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
The Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen] (first appearance, origin); Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a comic book cover); Iris West (first appearance); The Turtle Man [later The Turtle] (villain)
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Barry Allen as the Flash.
The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!
The Flash / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mazdan (villain)
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957)
-
The Secret of the Sorcerer's Box!
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot, script); Dave Wood (script rewrite)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Rosalind Kirby (black fill-ins); ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis] (first appearance, origin); sailors; citizens; VILLAIN: Mr. Morelian (first appearance; dies)
- Synopsis
- Four men escape a plane crash unharmed, decide they are living on borrowed time and vow to use it challenging the unknown. In their first case, they’re asked to open the four chambers of an ancient box. The chambers release: a stone giant that Prof. destroys by pure thought, a sun that freezes by consuming nearby heat that Red traps in a vacuum chamber, and a device that snarls things in plastic ribbons but is controlled by a dial on its container. Morelian opens the fourth and removes a ring, claiming the box says it contains immortality. He is wrong: immortality was in the box, not the ring.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957), #6 (January-February 1957), #6 (January-February 1957), #6 (January-February 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
1) Credits updated 10/06 by Bob Hughes. Previously inker listed as Marvin Stein. Per Stein's conversations with Greg Theakston, he did not ink any Challengers stories. 2) An epilogue occurs in Secret Origins 12 (1987), when the Challengers are reunited with the box to solve its final mystery. 3) Letters credit from Rodrigo Baeza via the editor e-mail list on March 5, 2007.
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #9 (July-August 1957)
-
The Girl in Superman's Past
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better. But Superman refuses to fall into their traps.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #9 (July-August 1957)
-
The New Lois Lane
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Conners [Con]
- Synopsis
- Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #9 (July-August 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
artist changed from Ruben Moreira by Bob Hughes 3/06
Mrs. Superman
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lulu Lyons (introduction)
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #9 (July-August 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #11 (November-December 1957)
-
The Day the Earth Blew Up
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Carl Jackson; Warren Moss; Commander Lockwood; Colonel Price. Villains: General Tolek; Garnat; other Tyrans
- Synopsis
- At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped. Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica. They call in "men capable of handling the unknown". Ace takes the call as he, Rocky, and Red fly and pick up Prof along the way. Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed. In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot. The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs. Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice! They land on a futuristic bridge. Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #11 (November-December 1957), #11 (November-December 1957), #11 (November-December 1957), #11 (November-December 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
Around the World in 80 Minutes!
The Flash / comic story / 13.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Le Chat Noir (villain); El Claw (villain); Princess Tara
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
Master of the Elements!
The Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond; later Dr. Alchemy] (first appearance, origin, villain); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
vs. Mr. Element 1st
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)
-
Secret of the Eternal City!
Adam Strange / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox; Edmond Hamilton (co-plot, uncredited)
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Adam Strange (introduction, origin); Rann (planet, introduction)
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Page 8 and page 15 are 2/3-pages. Origin & 1st appearance Adam Strange. See notes at original printing for the creative credits listed.
The Planet and the Pendulum!
Adam Strange / comic story / 9.5 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox; Edmond Hamilton (co-plot, uncredited)
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #17 (November-December 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Logo is Adventures on Other Worlds. See notes at original printing for the creative credits listed.
[no title indexed]
Kings of the Wild / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #2 (May-June 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
Manhunters / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #5 (November-December 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Frogmen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #3 (July-August 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #7 (March-April 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #12 (January-February 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #10 (September-October 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8 (May-June 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #14 (May-June 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Space Ranger / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #15 (July-August 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Space Ranger / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #16 (September-October 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #18 (January-February 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #19 (March-April 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Rip Hunter...Time Master / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #20 (May-June 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Rip Hunter...Time Master / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #21 (July-August 1959)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Introduction
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Fireman Farrell -
3.
The Story Behind Showcase
-
4.
The School for Smoke-Eaters
Fireman Farrell -
5.
Fire Under the Big Top
Fireman Farrell -
6.
Fourth Alarm
Fireman Farrell -
7.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
8.
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
The Flash -
9.
The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!
The Flash -
10.
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown -
11.
The Secret of the Sorcerer's Box!
Challengers of the Unknown -
12.
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
13.
The Girl in Superman's Past
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
14.
The New Lois Lane
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
15.
Mrs. Superman
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
16.
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown -
17.
The Day the Earth Blew Up
Challengers of the Unknown -
18.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
19.
Around the World in 80 Minutes!
The Flash -
20.
Master of the Elements!
The Flash -
21.
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange -
22.
Secret of the Eternal City!
Adam Strange -
23.
The Planet and the Pendulum!
Adam Strange -
24.
[no title indexed]
Kings of the Wild -
25.
[no title indexed]
Manhunters -
26.
[no title indexed]
Frogmen -
27.
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown -
28.
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown -
29.
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
30.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
31.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
32.
[no title indexed]
Space Ranger -
33.
[no title indexed]
Space Ranger -
34.
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange -
35.
[no title indexed]
Adam Strange -
36.
[no title indexed]
Rip Hunter...Time Master -
37.
[no title indexed]
Rip Hunter...Time Master
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Juan Gonzalez
- Mark Gordon
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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