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22October-November 1961
$0.10

Challengers of the Unknown #22

DC · October-November 1961 · on sale 1961-08-15

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Identification plate

Series
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
October-November 1961
Key date
1961-10-00
On-sale date
1961-08-15
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thing in Challenger Mountain!cover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappRocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; June Robbins
2The Curse of the Golden Godcomic story11.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Amazonian natives; Hinton (villain); Jarvis (villain)
4Big-Big-Big News about a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDoctor Rocket
9The Thing in Challenger Mountaincomic story12.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; June Robbins; An alien lawman; Five time-lost warriors; J'kal (villain); Monstus (villain)
10Wrath of the Big Eyetext story1script: Jack Miller
11-comic story0.67script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
The Flash #2291974On eBay ›
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1725-9
2008On eBay ›

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