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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #48
Publication Date: February 1966
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Issues: #48 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: 12/02/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 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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Twilight of the Challengers!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #16 published January 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as [Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #48]; Twilight of the Challengers! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Twilight of the Challengers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Challenger-Haters [Kra; Volcano Man; Drabny; Multi-Man] (villains)
Synopsis: The Doom Patrol answers a call for help from the Challengers, who are badly injured. In flashback, we learn how they were attacked by the Challenger-Haters.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #16 published January 1966
as Twilight of the Challengers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as Twilight of the Challengers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Story continues from The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #101.
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The Kat Talks Back to "My Mother the Car"

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Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Our Army at War
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Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Showcase; The Spectre
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Sold by Ballantine Books, Inc.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Lon Mitchell, Mike Roddy, questions culled from various readers' letters and a listing of fanzines.
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The Invisible Handicap!

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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Part 2: Kingdom of Darkness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Doom Patrol [The Chief]; Challenger-Haters [Kra; Volcano Man; Multi-Man; Multi-Woman] (villains)
Synopsis: Continuing the flashback, Prof saves the Challengers from the Challenger-Haters trap, but the team decides to pretend to be dead in order to lure out their foes. Unfortunately they fall victim to another attack from their enemies, and call the Doom Patrol for help.
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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First Line: Uoy -- Gnidaer ruoy cimoc sgam!
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[untitled]

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First Line: Definitely coming...
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: I'd like a model plane!
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Part 3: The Battle of the Female Titans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Challenger-Haters [Kra; Volcano Man; Multi-Man; Multi-Woman] (villains)
Synopsis: The Chief needs Robotman to retrieve a sample of Multi-Man's stingray venom in order to develop an antidote to save the Challengers. Then the heroes join forces to battle the villains.
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Story continues in The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #102.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Weird-oh and monster krazy labels...
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Disclose Notes: On the page between the 5th and 6th pages of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
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[untitled]

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Halt! Who Goes There?

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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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More Features! More Fun!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for Aurora's Model Motoring toys.
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