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Challengers of the Unknown, #3

Published: August-September 1958

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Issue Contents:
The Invincible Challenger!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

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The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Jack and Roz Kirby inks credit per Bob Hughes, confirmed by Greg Theakston. We previously listed Marvin Stein. Per his conversations with Greg Theakston, Stein did not ink any Challengers stories. Nick Caputo questions Roz Kirby's inking credit.

The Secret of the Sorcerer's Mirror

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

Storyline

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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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 Menace of the Invincible Challenger

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

Storyline

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.

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. Rocky's being shot into space, crashing, and exhibiting super-strength, invisibility and fire powers has similarities to Kirby's later co-creations of Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, and Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four #1.

The Most Wanted Man In The Universe
The Jinxed Waterway

Ad Featuring Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns

Ad Featuring Littleton Stamps

Story Featuring Abdul the Fire Eater

"Bah! These new inventions!"

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Credits

Story Featuring Doctor Rocket

"May I look through the telescope, Dr. Rocket?"

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Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

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Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

"Shut that off!"

Storyline

A patron plays a radio in a library.

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On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes

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On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

Story Notes

Inside front cover.