(June-July 1978)
DC,
1958 Series
- Volume
- 17
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1978-03-21
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893045307
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #154.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
12 Million Years to Twilight!
Challengers of the Unknown / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Saviuk (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-708
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Swamp Thing; Deadman
- Reprints
-
in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #5 ([June] 2014) - in Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([March] 2020)
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Twelve Million Years to Twilight
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Carla Conway; Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- John Celardo
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-4971
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Deadman; Lucas Lawspeaker; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Swamp Thing; Rip Hunter; The Persuader
- Reprints
-
in Démon (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #12 (1er trimestre 1980) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]; moins 0,67 page [minus 0.67 page]] - in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #5 ([June] 2014)
- in Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([March] 2020)
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Chapter 1: Assault on Sunset
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Carla Conway; Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- John Celardo
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; June Robbins]; Swamp Thing; Deadman; Lucas Lawspeaker; The Sunset Lords; The Persuader
- Synopsis
- In 12,000,000 AD, Ace, Rocky, and June make a prison-break, while Swamp Thing holds back mutants. Back in 1978, Prof is saved from a monster when Red returns, cranks up the lab temperature, and cooks the monster. In the future, the Challs reach the breeder labs and blow them up.
- Reprints
- in Démon (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #12 (1er trimestre 1980) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #5 ([June] 2014)
- in Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([March] 2020)
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Includes a cutaway map of Challenger Mountain.
Imperiled Sub
Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Aqualad
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following the 6th page of the previous story sequence.
Chapter 2: Twilight's Last Glimmer
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carla Conway; Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Keith Giffen
- Inks
- John Celardo
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; June Robbins]; Swamp Thing; Deadman; Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Jeff Smith; Batman; Elongated Man; Green Lantern; Lightray; Demon; Mica; Lucas Lawspeaker; The Sunset Lords; The Persuader
- Synopsis
- As Swamp Thing battles the giant Persuader, Lawspeaker - the leader of the rebellion - arrives with the cavalry, his rebel Sky Riders. The Sunset Lords try to destroy the city, but Deadman possesses Rip Hunter to destroy their weapon and the heroes head home.
- Reprints
- in Démon (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #12 (1er trimestre 1980) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
- in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #5 ([June] 2014)
- in Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([March] 2020)
- in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])
-
[no title indexed]
Address: Unknown / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-936
Indexer Notes
New letters page name provided by fan Andy Proctor. Jack C. Harris announces that the title is cancelled.
Volume 78, Issue 12 - Week of March 20, 1978
Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (illustrations); José Luis García-López
- Inks
- Jim Starlin (illustrations); José Luis García-López
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Bob Rozakis
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
12 Million Years to Twilight!
Challengers of the Unknown -
1.
Twelve Million Years to Twilight
Challengers of the Unknown -
2.
Chapter 1: Assault on Sunset
Challengers of the Unknown -
3.
Imperiled Sub
Aquaman; Hostess Twinkies -
4.
Chapter 2: Twilight's Last Glimmer
Challengers of the Unknown -
5.
[no title indexed]
Address: Unknown -
6.
Volume 78, Issue 12 - Week of March 20, 1978
Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
- Mark Billian
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Clayton Emery
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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