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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #41
Publication Date: December 1964
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Issues: #41 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/01/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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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 Who Quit!

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; the Quadruple Man
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Children of Tomorrow!

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Genres: opinion
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The Challenger Who Quit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Dr. Burke; Dr. Hanford; The Quadruple Man (villain); Fear (villain)
Synopsis: The Challengers investigate the appearance of a mysterious castle. They use a bomb to blow it up, leaving no trace of the structure. Back at HQ, Rocky announces he's quitting the Challs due to headaches he's been having since the explosion. Later, Ace, Red, and Prof have a run-in with the Quadruple Man, but he vanishes. Rocky's doctor reveals Rocky has a metal sliver in his skull which leads the Challs to a castle where they find a helmet capable of turning thoughts into matter. The helmet produces a manifestation of fear but Ace uses the helmet to create four ghost-Challengers to defeat it.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
First Line: A comics thrill you'll never forget!
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Disclose Notes: On the bottom third of page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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Genres: war
Feature(s): Showcase; G. I. Joe
First Line: Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?...
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase # 53 (G.I. Joe). Immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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The Hand of Clay!

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Genres: non-fiction
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[untitled]

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First Line: Boys everywhere have more fun with Monogram quality models
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First Line: Start your own secret club with a Silly Putty secret code
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Gaylord Clayborn, Charles Hammersmith, Steve Perrin and snippets of other letters.
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First Line: Be first in your neighborhood...
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Come in, Dilly. I want to show you something.
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Genres: superhero
First Line: 25 years of Batman...
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2 Hours to Die!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]
Synopsis: On a routine mission, a seaquake avalanche traps Prof and his sub. Prof is stuck and he can't ditch a bomb, which will explode in two hours. Ace lowers a cable and hook, but the cable snaps. Red rappels down the seamount to trigger another bomb, but is rattled off. Prof asks Rocky to quit rather than get hurt. Rocky screams, “Think!” Prof recalls other times they were trapped by a Cyclops and the Flying Fishman. Prof tells Rocky to swing the ship’s anchor cable and knock the sub free. Prof ditches the bomb and Prof and Rocky get clear before the bomb explodes.
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In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #60 published February 1968
as 2 Hours to Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: "A Legion of Death Cheaters Special!" This story is an expansion of a non-Challengers text page with the same title that appeared in an earlier issue. The Flying Fishman adventure is not recorded elsewhere.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Bullets zip, and I'm ready to flip!
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First Line: Build your own real - electric engine
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First Line: Friend, dare you risk a dime 10¢?
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First Line: As seen on your TV screen!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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First Line: It's a bird... it's a plane...
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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