Challengers of the Unknown, #39

Published: August-September 1964

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Rocky, the Genius Challenger!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"Even though Rocky has the greatest human brain, he won't beat my electronic brain to the formula for the ultimate weapon!"

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The Phantom of the Fair!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"These baby bombs aren't stopping the Chemical Man!"

Storyline

The Challengers again try to take a peek at their possible future children. They see instead Skokie Johnson, a crook they just arrested, 25 years in the future. Skokie learned a "fountain of youth" formula and, still young, vows to take his revenge on the Challengers' kids, sending them a booby-trapped package. Skokie digs up a time capsule and releases a huge "phantom" that wreaks havoc. The Challenger Kids helicopter to battle the Phantom and try to disperse it with a wind tunnel fan. Their dads arrive just in time to blow the Phantom to shreds and Skokie reverts to old age and is arrested.

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Story Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes. The second and last "Sons of the Challengers" story. The first was in Challengers of the Unknown #35.

Rocky, the Genius Challenger

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"Wizard Welles' laboratory-- it's floating away!"

Storyline

The Challengers surround the lab of "Wizard" Welles who has built an electronic brain to transfer its infinite knowledge into his own brain. Rocky drops through a skylight and gets his brain zapped to giant size, making him a genius. When Wizard freezes citizens solid with red snow, Rocky concocts a gadget and super-melts it. When Wizard uses a force field and bell-jar vehicle to steal chemicals, Rocky tosses radioactive dust to track it. Finally Rocky matches wits to out-think the electric brain, and it blows up from overload. Rocky's back to normal, as Red quips, "beautiful but dumb!"

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Story Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

"204 pc. revolutionary war soldiers set only $1.98"

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Back cover.

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

"Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"

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Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Roman War Soldiers

Ad Featuring 100 Toy Soldiers

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"I like chocolate fudge best!"

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue of Challengers .... save money too!"

Letter Column Featuring Challengers' Mail Chute

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Ad Featuring Silly Putty

"You can have hours and hours of fun with Silly Putty"

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"

Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"Tootsie Rolls go on and on after other candy is gone!"

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the previous story sequence.

Story Featuring Cap's Hobby Center

"What happened to you?"

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

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

Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Rx Against Accidents!

"Now, boys, remember all the things I've told you about--and we'll have a lot of fun on this overnight hike."

Story Notes

The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.