Challengers of the Unknown #49

(April-May 1966)

Watch Superman on Television! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Tyrant Who Owned the World (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (credited)

Pencils

Bob Brown (credited)

Inks

Bob Brown (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

adventure

Characters

Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; The Challenger Corps; Anthony Dragio; Tom Kaloki; Korba; The Iron Emperor; The Totem

Synopsis

The Challengers are summoned by the Challengers Corps, a group of civilians saved by the team in the past offering to be their "eyes and ears." When a member reports ships disappearing, the Challs respond, but they are dumped on an island with replicas of world monuments, ruled by Korba, a villain without a country. The heroes are pushed into an arena to fight a giant robot, the Iron Emperor. Rocky wallops the robot with new power gloves, but they awaken an ancient "totem" of three monsters. With their own super-gear, Red, Rocky, and Prof each defeat a monster and Korba is taken to jail.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #10 (octobre 1968) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

Across 24 pages in three parts with each part ending in a 2/3 page. This is the only appearance or mention of the Challengers Corps.

Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-u-la! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

AMT Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

On the bottom of page 7 of the main story sequence.

What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 10 of the main story sequence.

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

The Magic Genie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is my magic lamp...

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 11 of the main story sequence.

Dynamite! Choice! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6372

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly! Bucket seats that really swivel!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 16 of the main story sequence.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

238 Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Destination Cool! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Chuck Robinson, Charles Pekar, and Annemarie Berrard plus plug for Voice of Comicdom (fanzine by Marvin Wolfman).

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)