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Issue: DC: The New Frontier #2
Publication Date: June 2005
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues (4 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 04/06/2005
Volume: 2
Pages: 212
ISBN: 1401204619
UPC/EAN: 76194124603100111
Price: $26.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
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Content Items: 26 (11 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Fifth printing available November 6, 2013 (per comiclist.com).
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; June Robbins]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Adam Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; King Faraday; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; John Henry [John Henry Wilson]; Blackhawk; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Lois Lane; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Jimmy Olsen
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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
as DC: The New Frontier #2 Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins; Prof Haley]; Blackhawk; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Adam Strange; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Image taken from DC: The New Frontier (DC, 2004 series) #6.
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DC: The New Frontier, Volume Two

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: Frontispiece. Image is an enlarged, small portion of the cover from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #28.
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DC: The New Frontier, Volume Two

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Hal Jordan; Carol Ferris
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Title page. Image of Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris kissing, enlarged, recolored, and textured. Image taken from DC: The New Frontier (DC, 2004 series) #5.
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Chapter Eight: Government Issues

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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West (in photo); Gorilla Grodd; Mlle. Marie; King Faraday; Hal Jordan; Carol Ferris; Ace Morgan; June Robbins; John Henry; John Jones [J'onn J'onzz; Martian Manhunter]; Harry Lieter; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Task Force X [Col. Rick Flag; Karin Grace; Jess Bright]; Edward R. Murrow; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Slam Bradley; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Walter Cronkite; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Adam Strange (in photo-clipping)
Synopsis: In 1958, the Flash is lured into a government trap, but escapes. Later, in Gotham City, John Jones is asked to interview a man who believes Martians are on Earth, but the interview is interrupted. In California, Hal Jordan is scrubbed from the Task Force X mission. After John Henry is hunted down in Tennessee, Edward R. Murrow addresses the race problem on TV. When The Flash also denounces the tactics used to try and capture him on TV, J'onn J'onzz decides to try to return home, turning over all his unsolved cases to Batman, including the story by Theodore Smiesel about a "Monster Island.”
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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #4 published July 2004
was Chapter Eight: Government Issues [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 37
Disclose Notes: One of John Jones' cases involves Adam Strange and contains papers from Leslie Thompkins.
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Chapter Nine: The Flying Cloud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Task Force X [Jess Bright; Col. Rick Flag; Karin Grace]; Hal Jordan; Carol Ferris; Doc Magnus; J'onn J'onzz [Martian Manhunter]; King Faraday; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tom Kalmaku
Synopsis: Task Force X prepares for their space mission without Hal Jordan. J'onn J'onzz tries to hitch a ride with them, but is stopped and captured by King Faraday. Task Force X's mission is a failure, and the Challengers set off to rescue its survivors, while the government tries to contact Superman to save the crew. Afterwards, Jordan is examining the simulator when he is snatched by a green light.
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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #4 published July 2004
was Chapter Nine: The Flying Cloud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 27
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Chapter Ten: S.O.S. Green Lantern

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; June Robbins; Red Ryan; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Hal Jordan; Abin Sur
Synopsis: Hal Jordan is given a super-scientific ring by the dying alien Abin Sur, while the Challengers respond to another reported dinosaur.
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #5 published September 2004
was Chapter Ten: S.O.S. Green Lantern [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: The name of the Challengers' headquarters' designer, Kurtzburg, is a reference to Challs creator Jack Kirby.
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Chapter Eleven: Towards the Centre

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; King Faraday; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; June Robbins; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Synopsis: Superman and Batman confer on the Smiesel story left to Batman by John Jones, while a shadow comes over Wonder Woman, and King Faraday plays chess with J'onn J'onzz. The Challs, accompanied by Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, approach Cape Canaveral and the reported pterodactyl, which is taken out by Superman, while Aquaman encounters an odd phenomenon under the sea.
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #5 published September 2004
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Chapter Twelve: The War That Time Forgot

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Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Capt. Nathaniel Adam; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Synopsis: Wonder Woman crash lands at Cape Canaveral, while Lois Lane discovers the secret of Dinosaur Island.
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was Chapter Twelve: The War That Time Forgot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Chapter Thirteen: Danger Is Our Business

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; King Faraday; Vandal Savage; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Sea Devils; The Blackhawks; Hal Jordan [Green Lantern]; Carol Ferris
Synopsis: The rest of the players -- The Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Speedy, The Sea Devils, Blackhawks, and Hal Jordan -- head to Dinosaur Island.
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Chapter Fourteen: The Boy Scout's Last

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Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Capt. Nathaniel Adam; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Blackhawks; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; June Robbins; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan]; King Faraday; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]
Synopsis: Wonder Woman relates to Superman the story of the fight between the Amazons and Dinosaur Island that led to her arrival in wounded condition. Superman rallies the troops for the fight and heads off to take on the island, but is hit with a giant blast and drops into the ocean lifeless.
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was Chapter Fourteen: The Boy Scout's Last [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Chapter Fifteen: Shall Earth Endure?

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Character(s): Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Phantom Stranger; Zatanna; Billy Batson [Captain Marvel]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; June Robbins; Ace Morgan]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Adam Strange; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Hal Jordan [Green Lantern]; Ray Palmer; King Faraday; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Niles Caulder; Doc Magnus
Synopsis: While the mystics gather on the moon, Lois reports on the loss of Superman. Adam Strange is released from Arkham Asylum and he collects scientist Ray Palmer, as the braintrust comes up with a plan to take on Dinosaur Island.
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #6 published November 2004
was Chapter Fifteen: Shall Earth Endure? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 15
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Chapter Sixteen: The Dawn Patrol

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; June Robbins]; Doc Magnus; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Blackhawks; Larry Trainor; Adam Strange; Capt. Nathaniel Adam; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Ray Palmer; King Faraday; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Hal Jordan [Green Lantern]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; The Sea Devils
Synopsis: The scientists present their plan to the gathered heroes: slow the island down, then bombard it with white dwarf rays, causing it to explode.
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Chapter Seventeen: The Pure Rugged

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins; Prof Haley]; Capt. Nathaniel Adam; Carol Ferris; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ray Palmer; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Doc Magnus; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Adam Strange; a Guardian of the Universe; Tom Kalmaku; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Blackhawks; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: The heroes execute the plan successfully, and Aquaman arrives with a final surprise.
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Epilogue: The New Frontier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; The Joker; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Henry Irons; Lex Luthor; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Rick Flag, Jr.; Adam Strange; Alanna; Metal Men [Doc Magnus; Tin; Mercury; Lead; Platinum [Tina]; Gold; Iron]; Doom Patrol [Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Chief [Niles Caulder]; Teen Titans [Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Aqualad [Garth]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Sinestro; Brainiac; Solomon Grundy; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Gorilla Grodd; Cheetah; Star Sapphire; Darkseid; Sivana; Two-Face; Black Manta; Dr. Light; Gentleman Ghost; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Hol]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Challengers of the Unknown [Red Ryan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; June Robbins]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Starro
Synopsis: Set to the words of John F. Kennedy's presidential nomination acceptance speech, the new age of heroes is celebrated. The story ends with the Justice League of America taking on their first foe, Starro.
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was Epilogue: The New Frontier [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Cover Gallery

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Hal Jordan
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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
as Introduction [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]Hal Jordan figure, modified
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title page for cover gallery section.
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): J'onn J'onzz [Martian Manhunter; John Jones]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #4 published July 2004
was Book Four: Mystery in Space [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Disclose Notes: From the front cover of the original issue, with most text removed.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Task Force X [Col. Rick Flag; Karin Grace; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #4 published July 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: From the back cover of the original issue, with ISBN box removed.
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #5 published September 2004
was Book Five: My Greatest Adventure [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From the front cover of the original issue, with most text removed.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #5 published September 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: From the back cover of the original issue, with ISBN box removed.
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #6 published November 2004
was Book Six: Justice League of America [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Disclose Notes: From the front cover of the original issue, with most text removed.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Adam Strange; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Jimmy Olsen; Prof Haley; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Blackhawk; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Lois Lane; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Flash [Barry Allen]
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From Content Item: FlagDC: The New Frontier #6 published November 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: From the back cover of the original issue, with ISBN box removed.
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Afterword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
as Afterword [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]text only
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Pages: 2
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Unpublished

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In Content Item: FlagAbsolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] published January 2006
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Contains development artwork created in preparation for the series, featuring many of the characters featured in the series.
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Acknowledgments

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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins; Prof Haley]; Blackhawk; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Adam Strange; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
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Disclose Notes: On inside back cover. Same image as inside front cover, but here overlaid with list of DC Universe trade paperbacks.

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