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Challengers of the Unknown, #59

Published: December 1967-January 1968

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Issue Contents:
The Petrified Giant!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Indexer Bob Klein credited the cover inks to Bob Brown. Carl Gafford, via personal e-mail to Tony Rose, suggested Neal Adams was the actual inker, though it is not on his checklist at nealadams.com. Nick Caputo concurs with Gafford on Adams input but suggests he may have redrawn or altered some of the Challengers figures.

Seekeenakee - the Petrified Giant!

Story Featuring Challengers of the Unknown

"A primitive legend has come to life"

Storyline

The Challengers land on the Pacific’s Vaniki Island because its king has been out of touch. Islanders in war canoes “greet” them with machine guns and knockout-gas leis. The Challs are dumped down a sacrificial well. Prof blocks the exit with rocks and they float free. Prof tricks the Stone God into believing his island will be atom-bombed. Seekeenakee dashes home to protect his base. The Challs battle guards, saddle up, and air-drop a huge bomb down the stone god’s throat.

Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown
Credits
Story Notes

Story across 23 pages, but pages 8, 16, and 23 are half-pages. Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Story Featuring Professor Eureka

"We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!"

Storyline

Eureka likes to read before going to sleep.

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Title taken from first line of dialogue.

Story Featuring Cap's Hobby Hints

"I see you're making a model out of balsa wood..."

Credits
Story Notes

From Anthony Mosibella, Dorchester, Mass. How to get the wood to curve. Title taken from first line of dialogue.

Letter Column Featuring Let's Chat with the Challs

Credits
Story Notes

Immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence. Letters from: Brian Smith, Theodore Mirksy. Excerpts of letters from: Judi Goldberg, Ronald Frazier, Harvey Sobel, Bonnie Ziff, Chris Hansen, Joe Mantano, Irving Parchman, Tony Isabella, Leslie Lees.

Story Notes

Back cover.

Story Notes

On inside back cover.

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
Story Notes

On the page between page 21 and page 22 of the main story sequence.

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 17 of the main story sequence.

Story Notes

On the page immediately after page 16 of the main story sequence.

Dig What's Coming
Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

New Things Are Coming from DC!
Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

"For belly laffs or blazing action..."

Credits
Story Notes

On the bottom of page 8 of the main story sequence.

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 5 of the main story sequence.

Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 4 of the main story sequence.

Story Notes

Inside front cover.