Challengers of the Unknown #27

(August-September 1962)

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

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Are you skinny like I was?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The 1,001 Impossible Inventions (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

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Arnold Drake ?

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Bob Brown

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Bob Brown

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Stan Starkman

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His fantastic ray pistol-- it's frozen us into suspended animation!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([June] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Ira Schnapp

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Boys and girls... all Superman DC annuals have 80 exciting pages!

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Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Sheldon Moldoff; Kurt Schaffenberger (illustrations)

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Sheldon Moldoff; Kurt Schaffenberger (illlustrations)

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Ira Schnapp

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Jack Schiff

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Sheldon Moldoff

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Sheldon Moldoff

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Golly, that test tomorrow sounds tough!

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

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Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

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This mummy we found in the tomb will be something for a museum's collection.

Genre

humor

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Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Have you seen the new Comicpac

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Challengers' Mail Chute / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff ?; Arnold Drake; Bob Brown

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Beginning with the next issue, this space will be devoted exclusively to letters in response to an overwhelming demand by you readers.

Indexer Notes

First letters page includes an autobiographical piece by Bob Brown and a short bio of Arnold Drake.

Master of the Volcano Men (Table of Contents: 9)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

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Arnold Drake

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Bob Brown

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Bob Brown

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Good grief! That thing coming out of the Earth... it--it can't be!

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Challengers of the Unknown; The Volcano Man (1st appearance, also in #32)

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([June] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from letters page.

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Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Curt Swan (illustration)

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George Klein (illustration)

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Ira Schnapp

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Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!

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

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Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.

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Superman (cameo)

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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America's most exciting war game only $1.00 plus postage

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Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Learn to play the guitar!

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Big enough for 2-3 kids!

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Nationally famous prizes for you or big 40% cash profits

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover.