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40October-November 1964
$0.12

Challengers of the Unknown #40

DC · October-November 1964 · on sale 1964-08-06

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Series
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
October-November 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-08-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappAce Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Multi-Man
1Smoking Is for Squares!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Super Powers of the Challengerscomic story11.67script: F. Herron; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanRocky Davis, Prof Haley, Ace Morgan, Red Ryan
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
9-letters page0.67script: Murray Boltinoff
11The Spy in Challenger Cavecomic story11.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Mr. Voodoo [Multi-Man]

Plus 8.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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