Challengers of the Unknown #6

(February-March 1959)

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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captives of the Space Circus (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 14.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood; Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

John Duffy ?

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan]; captive aliens; Tartan the Ringmaster; the Stupendous Interplanetary Circus

Synopsis

The Challengers answer a shipwreck distress call, but find it's a trap. They're pulled through space on a light beam and made captives of a rocket ship space circus. The heroes are prodded through cages and catapulted into a tank to fight Quadro, the Four-Finned Demons. Other alien performers are also captives. As the Challengers prepare for a last stand, Prof learns the atmosphere gives them super-strength. They bombard the circus guards with boulders and disable the ships. The aliens are surprised to learn the circus owners are criminals and promise to send all the captives home.

Reprints

• in All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (K. G. Murray, 1957 ? series) #13 ([May 1959])
• in Challengers of the Unknown (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 series) #1 ([1960])
• in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-25 (July-August 1971)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #47 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in Challengers of the Unknown Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([July] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
• in Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (DC, 2012 series) ([August] 2012)
• in Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) ([January] 2018)

Just One Second! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A real robot! I finally finished it!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #203 (December 1964)
• in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #274 (6 de diciembre de 1982)

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I packed a nice lunch. Let's go on a picnic!

Genre

humor

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Battle under the Sea (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• in Challengers of the Unknown (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 series) #1 ([1960])

The Sorceress of Forbidden Valley (Table of Contents: 11)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron; Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

The Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan]; June Robbins; Charles Agar; the Shong; residents of Forbidden Valley

Synopsis

June Robbins crash-lands on an uncharted island and finds an Aladdin's lamp in a cave. Lighting it creates fumes that overpower her. The Challengers track June down, discovering a hidden valley where they are attacked. They find June under a spell and with magical powers, controlled by Charles Agar, a criminal from the states.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #34 (July 1959)
• in Challengers of the Unknown (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 series) #1 ([1960])
• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #78 (February 1973)
• in Challengers of the Unknown Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([July] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
• in Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (DC, 2012 series) ([August] 2012)
• in Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) ([January] 2018)

Keywords

Hero Team

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Ghostly Miners (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #35 (February 1955)

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Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)