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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #4
Publication Date: October 1958
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Issues: #4 of 87 Issues (90 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/14/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 16 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagChallengers of the Unknown #3 published January 1960 as The Wizard of Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Wizard of Time!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Darius Tiko
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as [Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #4]; The Wizard of Time! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as Challengers of the Unknown #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Wizard of Time, Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Professor Harlan Fuller; Darius Tiko
Synopsis: When a group of men dressed as ancient Greek soldiers attempts to steal a plane, one is captured. The Challengers are brought in to investigate and find that the captured soldier only wishes to return to the "Island of the Wizard." The soldier leads the Challs to this island where they meet Darius Tiko, who experiments with time travel. Confronted, the scientist disappears in a time cube but the Challs and the soldier follow in another cube, to track down Tiko and recover his stolen technology.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as The Wizard of Time: Chapter I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as The Men Who Rode Across the Sun: Chapter II [The Wizard of Time] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as The Sorcerer's Sect: Chapter III [The Wizard of Time] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as The Mechanical Judge: Chapter IV [The Wizard of Time] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-25 published July 1971
as The Wizard of Time, Chapter 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-25 published July 1971
as Chapter II: The Men Who Rode Across the Sun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-25 published July 1971
as Chapter III: The Sorcerer's Sect [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-25 published July 1971
as Chapter IV: The Mechanical Judge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Héros #6 published January 1980
as Sorcier du temps [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as The Wizard of Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Wizard of Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Men Who Rode Across the Sun [Chapter II] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Sorcerer's Sect [Chapter III] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Mechanical Judge [Chapter IIII (sic)] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Do You Know the Legend of Superman?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: I've noticed you on your flying carpet, Moolah!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chapter II: The Men Who Rode Across the Sun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; an oracle
Synopsis: Having split up, Ace and Rocky are looking for Tiko and his stolen technology in ancient Greece where they are accused by an oracle of being messengers of ill omen. They run from the Greeks, find Tiko's stolen plane, and crash it near where they hope Prof and Red will return with their time cube.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.67
Disclose Notes: Wood inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Marvin Stein. Per Stein's conversations with Greg Theakston, he did not ink any Challengers stories.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Lost -- A Free Education!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Binky
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chapter III: The Sorcerer's Sect

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Rhamis
Synopsis: In Egypt, Prof and Red destroy Tiko's stolen telescope, reunite with Rocky and Ace, and head to the 15th century to find Nostradamus and Tiko, but Tiko has already met the seer and gone.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: The splash page is very reminiscent of a panel in Fantastic Four #19 with Rama-Tut.

Wood inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Marvin Stein. Per Stein's conversations with Greg Theakston, he did not ink any Challengers stories.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Cosmic Time Bomb

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Mark Cranston
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Doctor Rocket
First Line: Come, I will show you around our planet, Dr. Rocket!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chapter IV: The Mechanical Judge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Darius Tiko; The United Earth Police
Synopsis: The Challs find Tiko in the future, but all are arrested and submitted to the judgment of a machine, which dismisses all charges and sends them back to their own time (in one cube) for Tiko to face justice.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: The fate of the second time cube is revealed in Adventures of Superman #508.

Wood inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Marvin Stein. Per Stein's conversations with Greg Theakston, he did not ink any Challengers stories.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Dinosaurs
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Midwest Card Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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