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Challengers of the Unknown, #2

Published: June-July 1958

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Issue Contents:
The Monster Maker!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"Those giant hands--out of nowhere--they’ll crush our plane to bits!"

Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Inks credit from Bob Hughes. We previously credited Marvin Stein.

The Monster Maker

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"An experimental machine had given a criminal fantastic powers..."

Storyline

The Challengers pursue Roc, a would-be conqueror. Using "mind over matter," Roc runs them off by mentally conjuring a giant ape and missile. Fighting fire with fire, the scientist who created the mind-over-matter machine gives Ace similar powers. They battle with a conjured dragon, knight, giant vacuum cleaner, mirrors, and more. Finally Ace uses spinning circles to hypnotize and capture Roc.

Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo after studying his concurrent work. In conversations with Greg Theakston, Stein said he did not ink any Challengers stories but it's possible he had forgotten. Previous indexers credited Jack and Roz Kirby on inks. Possible Kirby script revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

The Traitorous Challenger

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"This must go off as planned!"

Storyline

A prospector uncovers a monster, an indestructible one-eyed walking box that tramples villages. The Challengers's weapons don't make a dent. And June mysteriously sabotages their efforts! Prof finally guesses the monster's one eye is solar-powered. Pursued until sunset, the monster expires. June had run a computer program that predicted the Challengers would die, hence her sabotage. But her efforts changed the equation, so she saved the day!

Characters
Other
The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo after studying his concurrent work. In conversations with Greg Theakston, Stein said he did not ink any Challengers stories but it's possible he had forgotten. Previous indexers credited Jack and Roz Kirby on inks. Possible Kirby script revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.

Henry Villard

"At the age of 18, Bavarian-born Henry Villard came to America where he later became newspaper correspondent for German-American newspapers..."

Credits
The Day Earth Was Stolen

"March 7, 2006, was a day no one on Earth would ever forget."

Storyline

Aliens save the planet Earth from a collision course with a giant meteor by moving Earth out of its orbit.

Ad Featuring 100 Toy Soldiers

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Joe Weider Course and Products

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes

"Do you want spending money?"

Story Featuring Doctor Rocket

"This looks like a strange planet!"

Characters
Other
Credits
Nature's Prize Pupil!

"A bat has his own built-in radar by which he flies..."

Credits

Story Featuring Peter Puptent, Explorer

"It's hot in this desert sun..."

Characters
Other
Credits

Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

Characters
Other

"You don't have to know how to fly an airplane..."

Glad to See You!

Story Featuring Pvt. Doberman

"Hey, Sarge-- what are we doing here?"

Characters
Other

Ad Featuring Littleton Stamps

Story Notes

Inside front cover.