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26June-July 1962
$0.12

Challengers of the Unknown #26

DC · June-July 1962 · on sale 1962-04-12

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Identification plate

Series
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
June-July 1962
Key date
1962-06-00
On-sale date
1962-04-12
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Secret of the Space Spectaculars!cover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
1Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson, Joe Kubert, Nick Cardy, Ross Andru; inks: Murphy Anderson, Joe Kubert, Nick Cardy, Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Death Crowns the Challenger Kingcomic story11.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan Starkman
3House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventurepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDr. Floogle
6Your Pass to New Worlds!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
8Frog... Toad...cartoon0.5
9The Secret of the Space Spectacularscomic story12.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan Starkman
12Disappearance in the Dungeontext story1letters: typeset
13Batman; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffAbdul; Ari
16For the Best in Comics Entertainmentpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1725-9
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