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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #51
Publication Date: August 1966
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Issues: #51 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: 06/07/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Murray Boltinoff
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Direct Currents in Sea Devils #30 and 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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Smash the Sponge Man-- Or Die!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown; Sea Devils; Sponge Man
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Disclose Notes: The Sea Devils uniforms are miscolored purple instead of red.
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40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias

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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Smash the Sponge Man-- Or Die

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bill Finger (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Brown (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Brown (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan]; Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Biff Bailey; Nicky Walton; Judy Walton]; Admiral Hutton; The Sponge Man [Miklos]; Scorpio agents [Number 1; Number 2; Number 3; Lisa [Number 8]]
Synopsis: When Sponge Man attacks an undersea base, the Sea Devils respond. Ineffective, they call in the Challengers. When Sponge Man appears, the Challs try to reason with him. The Sea Devils' robot Neptimus rises to fight, but the Sponge freezes its gears. Later, the Challs knock out the Sponge with electricity. Lisa, Miklos' former neighbor, an agent of the criminal organization Scorpio, releases Miklos. The heroes figure out what Lisa has done and force her to spill the beans. The teams attack Scorpio HQ as they launch a missile of poison gas. Sacrificing himself, the Sponge absorbs the gas.
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AMT Makes the Party

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
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Feature(s): AMT
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
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Draggin'?? Complainin'??

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Murray Boltinoff
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Challengers' Mail Chute
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Virgil Jackson (idea); Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: Every kid has leftover plastic 'trees' around...
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Job Number: 6433
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Direct Currents
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The Policeman Is Your Friend!

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Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Synopsis: Children learn that policemen do more than just catch crooks.
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 16 of the main story sequence.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Gold Crown
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Disclose Notes: On the page between page 16 and page 17 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Jaro Stamp Co.; Anca Stamp Co.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Dynamite's Coming!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan (illustration)
Inker(s): George Klein (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Mets Wrist Watch
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200 Pc. Set World War II Soldiers

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A Front Line in the Back Yard!

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Feature(s): Adventures in the GI Joe Club with Andy & George; G. I. Joe
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Command Your Own Missile-Firing Tank in Battle

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Feature(s): Mattel's Switch 'n Go Battle Set
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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