(April-May 1964)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-02-06
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Showcase #49 and copyright registration.

Last Days of the Challengers! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown: Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan
Professor Elber
Reprints

The Golden Rule (Table of Contents: 1)

Bob Hope / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; humor
Characters
Bob Hope
Synopsis
Bob Hope talks to some children about how The Golden Rule is found in all religions.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover in black and white. Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S.

The Triple Terror of Mr. Dimension (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown: Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan
Professor Kurtz (alien); VILLAIN: Mr. Dimension
Synopsis
The Challengers versus Mr. Dimension.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence. House ad for Hawkman # 1.

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

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 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
Let's explore this tomb.
Genre
humor
Characters
Peter Puptent; Stanley
Synopsis
Peter and Stanley explore a tomb.

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bruno Premiani (illustration)
Inks
Bruno Premiani (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 6)

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

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

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from Bill Turkevich and snippets of other letters.

The Last Days of the Challengers (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown: Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan
Professor Elber (deceased)
Synopsis
Professor Elber devises a scheme to kill the Challengers, but dies of a heart attack before he can put his plan in motion. Unfortunately for the Challengers, his robots are able to set the plan in motion.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Showcase; Cave Carson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be first in your neighborhood...

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

Blast Off / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Last Days of the Challengers!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  2. 1. The Golden Rule
    Bob Hope
  3. 2. The Triple Terror of Mr. Dimension
    Challengers of the Unknown
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hawkman
  5. 4. ["Let's explore this tomb."]
    Peter Puptent, Explorer
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Doom Patrol
  7. 6. Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
    116 Planes of All Nations
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Challengers' Mail Chute
  10. 9. The Last Days of the Challengers
    Challengers of the Unknown
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; Cave Carson
  12. 11. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Blast Off
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Morbus Iff
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore