Challengers of the Unknown, #15

Published: August-September 1960

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Issue Contents:
The Lady Giant and the Beast!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"June has become a giant--she saved us in the nick of time!"

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The Return of Multi-Man

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"Jump, Rocky! Grab the rope ladder!"

Storyline

Multi-Man survives an explosion which gives him super-strength. He escapes prison and meets with Gurk, who wants Multi-Man to help him collect parts of a statue. After Multi-Man steals a part of the statue, the Challs follow him to Central America where Gurk and Multi-Man have gone for the last piece of the statue. The Challs revert Pramble to his normal form, as Gurk uses the statue to unlock a lost tribal treasure. Escaping, Pramble is speared by natives and emerges as a super-genius in a frail body with a giant head. But the natives help capture Gurk and Multi-Man and reclaim the treasure.

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Story Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

The Lady Giant and the Beast

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"It's June! She's become a giant--and doesn't recognize us!"

Storyline

Alone in Challenger Mountain, June experiments on space spores brought to Earth by a balloon. They explode and she blacks out. The Challs return to find June is giant-sized and hostile, trying to crush them, but she passes out. Another menace is a huge red dragon-beast menacing a local town. June revives, sensible again, and grapples the monster. The beast avoided crossing a stream, so the Challs commandeer a fire truck and hose it. The beast shrinks to nothingness. It was actually a microbe monster!

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Story Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes. The story may have been inspired by the 1958 science-fiction film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.

Strategy for Survival

"Here and there, a reflected shaft of sunlight picked out the exotic underwater flora and schools of fish swimming by."

Storyline

Two deep-sea scientists in a bathysphere are attacked by a giant octopus.

Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!

Story Featuring Superman

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Story Notes

House ad for the first DC Annual, Superman Annual (1960 series) #1.

Superman says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"

Story Featuring Superman

"Aw, Jim, we don't want Sandor along."

Storyline

Superman advises two boys to welcome war refugees like Sandor. Commemorates the United Nations World Refugee Year.

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Story Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Story Featuring Mysteries in Space

"If our sun were replaced by the nearest star..."

Story Featuring Dr. Floogle

"Wait till they see my steel robot that talks!"

Ad Featuring American Youth Sales Club Cards

"These prizes without cost or take cash profits as a member of American Youth Sales Club"

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve

"Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a beautiful signet ring engraved with your own initial"

Story Notes

Sold by Wilson Chemical Co. Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring 150 Civil War Soldiers

"Two complete armies -- the blues and the greys!"

Ad Featuring Frontier Cabin

"Big enough for 2-3 kids!"

Ad Featuring Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes

"Do you want spending money?"

Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

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

Story Featuring Batman

"This famous symbol is your guarantee..."

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

"The world's greatest molder of handsome he-man and champs out of weaklings says..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.