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Issue: Challengers of the Unknown Archives #2
Publication Date: July 2004
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues (3 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 05/26/2004
Volume: 2
Pages: 176
ISBN: 1401201539
UPC/EAN: 76194123693300211
Price: $61.95 CAD
$39.95 USD
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Content Items: 21 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Black-and-white reconstruction on selected interior pages by Rick Keene. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Peter Hamboussi. Special thanks to John Morrow for source material.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy interiors
Binding: hardcover; dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]
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Disclose Notes: A second thrilling Archive Edition featuring the adventures of the Challengers of the Unknown, with art by Jack Kirby & Wally Wood! This volume collects CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #3-8, circa 1958-1959, and is offered at a special low price!

This volume is highlighted by a host of '50s science-fiction oddities, including a mysterious "star stone" that bestows super-powers, a space circus, monsters from space, a planet populated by robots, and more! Plus, an introduction by John Morrow, editor/publisher of The Kirby Collector.
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Table of Contents

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Foreword

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Genres: adventure
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Disclose Notes: Introduction by John Morrow
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #3]; The Invincible Challenger!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #3 published August 1958
was The Invincible Challenger! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Secret of the Sorcerer's Mirror

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Kregon the Sorcerer; a genie; Hillary Mycroft and his gang
Synopsis: A mirror and chart have been stolen from a museum by Hillary Mycroft and his gang. The mirror was fashioned by Kregon the Sorcerer to show where "the ancients" hid their most potent secrets. The chart shows where the secrets are hidden. The Challengers break into Mycroft's hideout but he escapes in a plane. The mirror reveals three destinations: the sea bottom, a stone needle, and Sinbad's Island. The team split up and face an array of threats. Mycroft finally acquires the globes that, when assembled will summon a genie but Red secretly extracted a rod causing the globes destruction.
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #3 published August 1958
was The Secret of the Sorcerer's Mirror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Menace of the Invincible Challenger

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins (called June Walker); Professor Curtis; Chopper; Roxie
Synopsis: Summoned to a lab, the Challs observe a monkey with super abilities. It was given a pill derived from a meteorite, then boosted into space. Rocky is chosen to take the pill and rockets into space unaware the monkey has lapsed into a coma. The rocket crashes and Rocky emerges with super powers, including freeze rays, super strength, and invisibility, but he becomes irrational. A crook takes Rocky in hoping to use him to rob banks. Rocky's decency wins out and when the Challengers and June appear Rocky shocks the crooks. Grazed by a bullet Rocky recovers his memory and his powers wear off.
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #3 published August 1958
was The Menace of the Invincible Challenger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: This story is considered a dry run for Fantastic Four #1. Rocky is shot into space, crashes, then exhibits super-strength, invisibility, fire powers, and giant growth.
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #4]; The Wizard of Time!

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Darius Tiko
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #4 published October 1958
was The Wizard of Time! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Wizard of Time

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Professor Harlan Fuller; Rhamis; Nostradamus; Darius Tiko; A Greek oracle; The Sorceror's Sect; The United Earth Police
Synopsis: When men dressed as ancient Greeks try to steal a plane, one is captured. The Challengers investigate and the captured soldier leads them to Darius Tiko, who experiments with time travel. Tiko disappears in a time cube but the Challs follow to ancient Greece in another. Ace and Rocky crash Tiko's stolen plane. In ancient Egypt, Prof and Red destroy Tiko's stolen telescope and reunite with Rocky and Ace in the 15th century. They find Tiko in the future, where all are arrested and judged by a machine. It dismisses all charges and sends them back to their own time for Tiko to face justice.
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #4 published October 1958
was Chapter 1: The Wizard of Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: The splash on page 12 is very reminiscent of a panel in Fantastic Four #19 with Rama-Tut. Tiko sabotages the final return so the time cube crashes in 1994 Metropolis: see The Adventures of Superman 508.
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #5]; Riddle of the Star-Stone!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins; Vreedl
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #5 published December 1958
was Riddle of the Star-Stone! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Riddle of the Star-Stone

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins; Professor Brandon; Vreedl; Vreedl's gang
Synopsis: An archaeology assistant, Vreedl, steals the Star-Stone created by an ancient sorcerer. By turn he's a flame man, bird man, fish man, stealing as he goes. The Challengers pursue Vreedl through South America, India, and the Bay of Sharks. When Vreedl finds the fourth stone, he becomes super and invincible. Whipped, Ace notes his powers derive from the Star-Stone: someone else could become super. Vreedl smashes the stone - and his powers evaporate!
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #5 published December 1958
was The Riddle of the Star-Stone, Chapter One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 25
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #6]; The Sorcerors of Forbidden Valley!

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #6 published February 1959
was The Sorcerers of Forbidden Valley! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Captives of the Space Circus

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; captive aliens; Tartan the Ringmaster; the Stupendous Interplanetary Circus
Synopsis: The Challengers answer a shipwreck distress call, but find it's a trap. They're pulled through space on a light beam and made captives of a rocket ship space circus. The heroes are prodded through cages and catapulted into a tank to fight Quadro, the Four-Finned Demons. Other alien performers are also captives. As the Challengers prepare for a last stand, Prof learns the atmosphere gives them super-strength. They bombard the circus guards with boulders and disable the ships. The aliens are surprised to learn the circus owners are criminals and promise to send all the captives home.
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was Captives of the Space Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 15
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The Sorceress of Forbidden Valley

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins; Charles Agar; the Shong; residents of Forbidden Valley
Synopsis: June Robbins crash-lands on an uncharted island and finds an Aladdin's lamp in a cave. Lighting it creates fumes that overpower her. The Challengers track June down, discovering a hidden valley where they are attacked. They find June under a spell and with magical powers, controlled by Charles Agar, a criminal from the states.
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Pages: 10
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #7]; The Isle of No Return!

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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #7 published April 1959
was The Isle of No Return! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Beasts from Planet Nine

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Alien visitors
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was The Beasts from Planet 9 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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The Isle of No Return

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins
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was The Isle of No Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[Cover - Challengers of the Unknown #8]; Prisoners of Robot Planet!

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Juhl
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #8 published June 1959
was Prisoners of Robot Planet! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Man Who Stole the Future

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; June Robbins; Marie; Drabney
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #8 published June 1959
was The Man Who Stole the Future [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Introduction of Drabny, later a member of the Challenger Haters.
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The Prisoners of the Robot Planet

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Juhl; Kra
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #8 published June 1959
was The Prisoners of Robot Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Introduction of Kra, later a member of the Challenger Haters.
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Biographies

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Genres: biography, informational
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Biographies for Jack Kirby, Roz Kirby, France (Ed) Herron, Marvin Stein, Dave Wood and Wally Wood.
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Backcover

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]
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From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #3 published August 1958
was The Invincible Challenger! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #5 published December 1958
was Riddle of the Star-Stone! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #7 published April 1959
was The Isle of No Return! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
From Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #8 published June 1959
was Prisoners of Robot Planet! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
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Disclose Notes: Reprints covers from CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN (DC, 1958 series) #3, 5, 7, 8.

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