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Issue Details

Issue #S-25
Published July-August 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Red Ryan; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis]; Tartan; Drabny; Darius Tiko
Genre adventure
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta

12 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Man Who Stole the Future"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; June Robbins; Drabny (villain)
Synopsis June's friend Marie comes to meet the Challengers to ask them to investigate weird events in her home country of Mordania. There they meet and fight the evil Drabny, whose scientific inventions have enabled him to take over Mordania.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby; Dave Wood
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood
Editing Jack Schiff (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #8 (June-July 1959)

1 page illustration "Hope You Like Us In Our New Uniforms..."

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown

15 page Challengers of the Unknown story "Captives of the Space Circus"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Red Ryan; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis]; Tartan (villain)
Synopsis The Challengers are abducted into space and forced to perform in a circus act under the control of the ringmaster Tartan.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby; Dave Wood
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #6 (February-March 1959)

1 page text article "The Kirby That Jack Built"

Synopsis autobiography
Script Jack Kirby

6 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Wizard of Time: Chapter 1"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Harlan Fuller; Darius Tiko
Synopsis The Challengers investigate a Greek soldier from ancient times who has been transported into the present and discover scientist Darius Tiko, who claims to have mastered time travel.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood; Roz Kirby
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #4 (October-November 1958)

5 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Men Who Rode Across the Sun: Chapter 2"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]
Synopsis Tiko has sent the Challengers to ancient Greece.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood; Roz Kirby
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #4 (October-November 1958)

7 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Sorcerer's Sect: Chapter 3"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Nostradamus
Synopsis The Challengers are transported to ancient Egypt, then to the fifteenth century to meet Nostradamus, where they think he may be able to help them.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood; Roz Kirby
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #4 (October-November 1958)

7 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Mechanical Judge: Chapter 4"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan]; Darius Tiko
Synopsis The Challengers pursue Darius Tiko to the year 3000, where the local law enforcement helps them defeat him.
Genre adventure
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Wally Wood; Roz Kirby
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #4 (September-October 1958)

1 page text story "Strategy for Survival"

Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Notes Original story was not a Challengers story; reprint has been edited to replace non-Challengers characters with Ace and Prof.
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #15 (August-September 1960)