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Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers comic books 1970-1983

  • Issue #79MJ
    Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 79MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Challengers reprints: "The Monster Maker" (from issue 2), pencils by Jack Kirby; The Challengers pursue Roc, a would-be conqueror; Using "mind over matter," Roc runs them off by mentally conjuring a giant ape and missile; Fighting fire with fire, the scientist who created the mind-over-matter machine gives Ace similar powers; They battle with a conjured dragon, knight, giant vacuum cleaner, mirrors, and more. "The Human Pets" (from issue 1), pencils by Jack Kirby; An alien boy collects "animals." Half-page Kirby biography. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #80MJ
    Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 80MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Last 20-cent cover price (the next issue will not appear for another four years). Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Day The Earth Blew Up" (Reprint from Showcase 11), script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby; At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped; Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica; They call in "men capable of handling the unknown"; Ace, Rocky, and Red fly off, picking up Prof along the way; Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed; In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot; The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs; Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice!; They land on a futuristic bridge; Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #81MJ
    Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 81MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. First 35-cent cover price. New stories begin again: "Multi-Man's Master Plan." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Nasser, inks by Bob Wiacek. Nasser/Neal Adams inks. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #82MJ
    Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 82MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Brief Swamp Thing appearance in "The Lurker Below." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Nasser, inks by Joe Rubinstein. One-page Nasser biography. Nasser/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #83MJ
    Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 83MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Brief Swamp Thing appearance in "Seven Doorways to Destiny!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by John Celardo. Rich Buckler/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $0.35.