| Issue | #496 |
| Published | February 1983 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Carl Gafford, Nicola Cuti |
| Characters | Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy |
| Pencils | Gil Kane (signed) |
| Inks | Gil Kane |
| Characters | Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Cyrus Haley |
| Synopsis | Continued from last issue... The not-yet-Challengers are still trying to discover who sabotaged their jet... In Hawaii, Prof and Rocky pay a call on Prof's cousin Freddie, who was passed over to inherit Uncle Cyrus's fortune. Rocky kicks in a door - and finds Uncle Cyrus, alive and cranky! Cyrus faked his death to avoid taxes, and now attacks Prof with his cane! Cyrus collapses with heart trouble. Neither the old man nor Freddie could have rigged a sabotage... In Las Vegas, Ace and Red visit Bernie, a loan shark that gambler Red owes a fortune. He wants Red alive to pay his debt. What about Johnny Green, an old friend of Red's? He was supposed to fly with them. As for the plastic sabotage gizmo - Ace yells, "Plastic, that's it!" Continued... |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Alex Toth |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Letters | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Carl Gafford |
| Notes | An original adventure that expands on the Challs' origin from Showcase 6 and Challengers of the Unknown 31. Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com. |
| Characters | Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lois Lane; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Whizzy (descendant of Streaky); Positive Man; Chameleon Men [also appear disguised as Legionnaires]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Streaky |
| Synopsis | Traveling to the 30th century, Supergirl defeats the Positive Man to help the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have lost their powers. Later, she exposes the Chameleon Men who have been posing as the Legionnaires. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Jim Mooney |
| Inks | Jim Mooney |
| Letters | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Notes | The real Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, and Triplicate Girl do not appear in this story, only their Chameleon Men impostors. |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #287 (April 1962) |
| Characters | Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Aquaman defeats the nameless gangsters then is transported away by a mysterious invention and finds Mera standing before him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Skeates |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Letters | Jim Aparo |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #45 (May-June 1969) |
| Characters | Captain Marvel, Jr. [also appears as Freddy Freeman]; Good-Natured Joe |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel, Jr. battles a gang of crooks who stole Freddy's newsstand. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Elliot S! Maggin |
| Pencils | Dave Cockrum |
| Inks | Dave Cockrum |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #9 (January 1974) |
| Characters | Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman; Luma Lynai; Helen of Troy; Rhondous; adult Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Man; Phantom Woman; Chameleon Man; Triplicate Woman; Sun Man; Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Lightning Man]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers |
| Synopsis | Supergirl tries to find the perfect mate for Superman. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Jim Mooney |
| Inks | Jim Mooney |
| Letters | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #289 (June 1962) |
| Characters | Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Monroe Alvin; Torchy Grogan; Bugs Baron; Doctor Hoak |
| Synopsis | One of America's richest men is afraid of the dark and turns to the Sandman to solve his problem and hopefully end his horrific nightmares. But the man's personal psychiatrist has different ideas. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Letters | Howard Ferguson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #77 (November 1942) |
| Characters | Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Jack Dold |
| Synopsis | When interdimensional forces accidentally grant superpowers to "Sad" Jack Dold, he embarks on a crime spree and battles Wildcat and the Spectre. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Mike Friedrich |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Neal Adams |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Spectre, The (DC, 1967 series) #3 (March-April 1968) |
| Script | Paul Levitz |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Background information on the two Supergirl/Legion reprints in this issue. |
| Characters | Spectre; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Jack Dold; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy; Monroe Alvin; Captain Marvel, Jr; Aquaman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia (signed) |