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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown #59
Publication Date: December 1967
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Issues: #59 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: 10/03/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Murray Boltinoff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from an ad in The Adventures of Bob Hope #108 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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The Petrified Giant!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Brown; Neal Adams ? (see notes)
Inker(s): Bob Brown ?; Neal Adams ? (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley]
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Prod. Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Seekeenakee - the Petrified Giant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold Drake
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Tino Manarry]; Seekeenakee; King Venuka; Professor Danton; Heinrich Vandergild; Alicia Medina; Harry Noone; natives; soldiers
Synopsis: The Challengers land on the Pacific’s Vaniki Island because its king has been out of touch. Islanders in war canoes “greet” them with machine guns and knockout-gas leis. The Challs are dumped down a sacrificial well. Prof blocks the exit with rocks and they float free. Prof tricks the Stone God into believing his island will be atom-bombed. Seekeenakee dashes home to protect his base. The Challs battle guards, saddle up, and air-drop a huge bomb down the stone god’s throat.
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Pages: 21.5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mattel's Major Matt Mason
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 4 of the main story sequence.
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Feature(s): Teen Beat
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the main story sequence.
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Neal Adams (illustrations)
Inker(s): Neal Adams (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Bob Hope; Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: For belly laffs or blazing action...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 8 of the main story sequence.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Murray Boltinoff
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Chat with the Challs
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence.

Letters from: Brian Smith, Theodore Mirksy. Excerpts of letters from: Judi Goldberg, Ronald Frazier, Harvey Sobel, Bonnie Ziff, Chris Hansen, Joe Mantano, Irving Parchman, Tony Isabella, Leslie Lees.
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New Things Are Coming from DC!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tyco
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.
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Dig What's Coming

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): G. I. Combat
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ka-Bala
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately after page 16 of the main story sequence.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 17 of the main story sequence.
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126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos

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Disclose Notes: On the page between page 21 and page 22 of the main story sequence.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: I see you're making a model out of balsa wood...
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Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6573
Disclose Notes: From Anthony Mosibella, Dorchester, Mass. How to get the wood to curve. Title taken from first line of dialogue.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka; Professor Twiddle
First Line: We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!
Synopsis: Eureka likes to read before going to sleep.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; The Brave and the Bold
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Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Skittle-Bowl; Aurora
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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