Credits
Writer(s):
Bob Rozakis
Penciller(s):
Jack Kirby (pages 1-2,10-24); Alex Toth (pages 3-9)
Inker(s):
Greg Theakston
Colorist(s):
Greg Theakston
Letterer(s):
John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
Superman; Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s):
Superman; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley]; Mr. Jenkins; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Zo-Mar (villain); General Zod (cameo, flashback); Jax-Ur (cameo); Miss Bernstein
Synopsis:
At the Daily Planet, the Challengers of the Unknown seek help to contact Superman to help them solve the mystery of a card with a Kryptonian letter. Superman uses his mind-prober ray to recall Zo-Mar, a Kryptonian criminal shot into space before the discovery of the Phantom Zone, and his mind-slaving card. Superman and the Challs find Zo-Mar, but he enslaves them all with his card. The card, however, inhibits Kryptonian super-powers, and when Superman and the Challs trick Zo-Mar into grabbing the card, they make him weak enough that Superman can knock him out and send him to the Phantom Zone.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
24
Notes:
This was one of Jack Kirby's very last DC works.
Pages 3-9 were originally created as a Challengers of the Unknown story to appear in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #498.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.