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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #1

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Publication Date: March 1991

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Issues: #1 of 8 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 01/17/1991

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $2.25 CAD
£1.00 GBP
$1.75 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 3 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Barbara Kesel; Elliot S. Maggin

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: Baxter

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: limited series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In5

2 Content Items
- [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]2
- The Challengers Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]3

reprinted 5 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

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Content Items (3 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown

Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley]; three kids

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

American Heroes #3 published January 1992
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Challengers of the Unknown Must Die #[nn] published November 2004
as [untitled] [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

The Challengers Must Die!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jeph Loeb

Penciller(s): Tim Sale

Inker(s): Tim Sale

Colorist(s): Lovern Kindzierski

Letterer(s): Bob Pinaha

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown

Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley; June Robbins]; Harold Moffet; an unnamed mad bomber (Duncan Pramble formerly Multi-Man); unnamed space creature

Synopsis: To the world, the Challengers are history. Rocky is a fat drunk and killing time, Ace is an airhead pondering religion and mysticism, and Red Ryan is angry the team is defunct. Prof Haley and June Robbins probe space for a new energy source for Earth when a red space mist catches their attention. A mad bomber sneaks away from a tour group and plants a bomb. The bomb detonates as Prof pulls the switch to tap the unknown red energy. Challenger Mountain explodes and takes most of Challengerville with it. Ace, Rocky, and Red rush to town and rescue folk. The cops arrive and arrest the Challengers.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

American Heroes #3 published January 1992
as I Challengers devono morire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

American Heroes #4 published February 1992
as I Challengers devono morire! parte seconda [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Challengers of the Unknown Must Die #[nn] published November 2004
as "The Challengers Must Die!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 25

Notes: Includes a very abbreviated glimpse of the Challengers' history, but hints much of it may be exaggerated or false.

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jeph Loeb

Penciller(s): Tim Sale (illustrations)

Inker(s): Tim Sale (illustrations)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Loeb tells the origin of the series. Illustrated with panels and character designs.