Challengers of the Unknown #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Peter Puptent - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: June-July 1958
Key date: 1958-06-00
On-sale date: 1958-04-15
Indicia publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Peter Puptent - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doctor Rocket - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Monster Maker!	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; letters: Ira Schnapp	Rocky Davis, Prof Haley, Ace Morgan, Red Ryan
2	The Traitorous Challenger	comic story	10	script: Dave Wood, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Marvin Stein; letters: Pat Gordon	Rocky Davis, Prof Haley, Ace Morgan, Red Ryan, June Robbins
3	Glad to See You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Sgt. Bilko, Pvt. Duane Doberman
4	-	activity	0.5
6	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff	Peter Puptent First
7	The Day Earth Was Stolen	text story	1	letters: typeset	Wesley Clement; McKenzie
8	The Monster Maker	comic story	14	script: Dave Wood, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Marvin Stein; letters: Pat Gordon	Rocky Davis, Prof Haley, Ace Morgan, Red Ryan
9	Henry Villard	comic story	1	script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker	Henry Villard; Abraham Lincoln; Carl Schurz
10	Nature's Prize Pupil!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
11	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff	Doctor Rocket First

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Challengers of the Unknown #76	1970	On eBay ›
Challengers of the Unknown #79	1973	On eBay ›
Challengers of the Unknown Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-997-3	2003	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 ISBN 1-4012-1087-2	2006	On eBay ›
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3474-4	2012	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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