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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #7
Publication Date: April 1959
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Issues: #7 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: 02/17/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
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The Isle of No Return!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]
First Line: We're being trapped like butterflies--with no chance to escape!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #78 published February 1973
as The Isle of No Return! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as [Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #7]; The Isle of No Return! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as Backcover [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as Challengers of the Unknown #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Toys! Tricks! Surprises! Galore

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items.
Inside front cover.
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The Beasts from Planet 9

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Alien visitors
First Line: Get back! Here it comes!
Synopsis: Alerted by a friend to the discovery of a crashed spaceship, the Challengers investigate and find three alien creatures that had been held captive in that ship. The Challengers see if they have enough borrowed time to get the creatures back in their cages.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as The Beasts from Planet Nine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Beasts from Planet 9 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12.67
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.33
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What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, opinion
Synopsis: Advocating tolerance for others different than yourself.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1966.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Viking Prince
First Line: Why does the Viking Prince risk his life...
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Pages: 1
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Countdown for a Doomed Planet

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: As security officer in charge of the A-bomb test-firing, it was my job to make certain that no one wandered into the blast area.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, boy! It's always a great relief to put away the lawn mower...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #70 published April 1952
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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The Isle of No Return

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins; Anton Zammer
First Line: We've got to stop Zammer!
Synopsis: After hearing a television report about a burglar with the ability to walk through walls, the Challengers patrol the city with honorary member June Robbins accompanying them. They arrive too late to stop another robbery but pursue the thief, Anton Zammer, to his hideout, an abandoned laboratory owned by the late Prof. Macon, who left behind a number of inventions Zammer intends to use for his own gain. Zammer uses a shrinking ray to capture and cage the Challs, but June escapes the same fate, assisting the team in returning to their normal size and capturing Zammer.
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In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #78 published February 1973
as The Isle of No Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as The Isle of No Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown Archives #2 published July 2004
as The Isle of No Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Isle of No Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, science fiction
First Line: There once was a rocket-ship ace who bought Tootsie Roll Fudge by the case.
Synopsis: A bear enjoys his Tootsie Roll Fudge candy while flying his ship in outer space.
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I'd better hurry!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #31 published November 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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[untitled]

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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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