Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) comic books 1971-1973
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Issue #77
$4.20
$4.20
Last 15-cent cover price (the next issue will not appear for another two years). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Menace of the Ancient Vials!" (Reprint from Showcase 12), script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jack Kirby, art assist by Wally Wood; Karnak and his men land on an island while trying to escape from the Challengers; There they find Amos Hunter and 5 mysterious vials; The first vial makes two members of the gang into giants; The next vial releases a fiery salamander that begins to burn down the island; The fiery salamander is defeated but the third vial releases a giant octopus creature; The fourth vial turns Karnak into 50 copies of himself. One-page text history of the Challengers comic. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #78
$6.49
$4.80
$4.80
$3.80
First 20-cent issue. Cover by Jack Kirby. Challengers reprints: "The Isle of No Return" (from issue 7), script by Jack Kirby and Ed Herron, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; After hearing a television report about a burglar with the ability to walk through walls, the Challengers patrol the city with honorary member June Robbins accompanying them; They arrive too late to stop another robbery but pursue the thief, Anton Zammer, to his hideout, an abandoned laboratory owned by the late Prof. Macon, who left behind a number of inventions Zammer intends to use for his own gain. "The Sorceress of Forbidden Valley" (from issue 6), script by Jack Kirby and Ed Herron, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; June Robbins crash-lands on an uncharted island and finds an Aladdin's lamp in a cave; Lighting it creates fumes that overpower her; The Challengers track June down, discovering a hidden valley where they are attacked. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
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Issue #79
$3.00
$2.50
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 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
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Issue #80
$6.49
$5.40
$3.00
$3.00
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 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
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