Challengers of the Unknown #4

(May 1997)

Exposé (Table of Contents: 1)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Steven Grant; Len Kaminski (plot and scripting assist)

Pencils

John Paul Leon

Inks

Shawn Martinbrough

Colors

Matt Hollingsworth

Letters

Ken Lopez

Genre

adventure

Characters

Challengers of the Unknown [Clay Brody; Marlon Corbet; Brenda Ruskin; Kenn Kawa] (partial origin); Nina Justis; Stanley Graham; Rocky Davis; Sarah Hargate; Ma Brody (Clay's mother); Roy Brody (Clay's brother); Charlie Brody (Clay's brother); Mrs. Corbet (Marlon's mother); Jessie (Marlon's fiancee); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Linda Park (cameo); Link Rambeau (cameo); Tana Moon (cameo)

Synopsis

Reporter Nina Justis was debunked as an "alien abductee" by the Challengers. Nina sets out to film a documentary exposing them. Rocky Davis, former Challenger, refuses to talk. So does Sarah Hargate, the Challengers' office manager. Nina interviews dozens of people from Challenger relatives to civilians they've saved. No clear picture of the heroes emerges. Finally Nina's docudrama airs on TV, showing a iffy recreation of the Challengers' plane disaster and light sighting. Ironically, Nina is plucked up to a spaceship and grilled by machine-aliens about the Challengers!

Indexer Notes

No explanation yet as to why aliens are interested in the Challengers.

Watch This Space No. 41 (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Watch This Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Challengers of the Unknown / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Thorsland

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment by Donald MacPherson, Drew R. Moore, Kerry Aldrich, Brian Seal, Cardiacrx. Responses by Dan Thorsland.
Elsewhere in the Universe (The Book of Fate #4, Night Force #6, Scare Tactics #6); Next Month; The Cover (credits); DC publisher credits.
On last two interior pages.