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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #12
Publication Date: February 1960
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Issues: #12 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: 12/17/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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
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The Challenger from Outer Space!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as Challengers of the Unknown #12 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo); Yogi Berra (photo); Bob Cousy (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Challenger from Outer Space

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): S'ntaga (first appearance); Krandanians; alien giants
Synopsis: Four-armed alien giants ravage the world of S’Ntaga, but S’Ntaga chases them off and follows them to Earth. The giants blast land, towns, and property on Earth, but the Challs can’t stop them, and Prof is blasted. S’Ntaga arrives and puts Prof into suspended animation and a revitalizing machine. The heroes discover the aliens building a diabolical machine to conquer their home world. S’Ntaga’s weapons don’t work, but Prof returns, revitalized with super-strength. Using Prof as a battering ram, S’Ntaga breaches the force field, plants a hyper-bomb, and blows up the renegades and their machine.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Challenger from Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

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Feature(s): Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; House of Mystery
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Disclose Notes: Tales of the Unexpected #46, My Greatest Adventure #40, and House of Mystery #95 ad.
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Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: Life on Earth may be destroyed some day by a passing comet...
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Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"

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Genres: opinion, superhero
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The Three Clues to Sorcery

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Fenton; Dr. Fenton's two assistants
Synopsis: Having taken June hostage, Dr. Fenton demands the Challengers find three artifacts: a chest atop a mountain, a bottle beneath the sea, and a ruby from an idol. Red and Ace find the chest, but it looks suspiciously new. Off the coast, Prof finds the bottle. Rocky steals the ruby from an idol. The guys compare stories, then deliver the items to Dr. Fenton. Since June has already picked the lock and escaped, Ace tests a theory, and unscrews the ruby into two halves. It fires tremendous bursts of solar energy. Dr. Fenton shoots at Ace but smashes one half of the ruby, destroying its power.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly #119 published January 1974
as The Three Clues to Sorcery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #115 published October 1974
as The Three Clues to Sorcery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 published December 2006
as The Three Clues to Sorcery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The Challengers get a new secret hideout, Challenger Mountain.
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The Phantom on Canvas

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First Line: Hamid, the Sultan can't fall asleep nights.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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