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Showcase presents Challengers of the unknown. Vol. 2 / [all art by Bob Brown unless otherwise noted].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Comics Collection PN6728.C53 S461 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Showcase presents library of classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Challengers of the Unknown (Fictitious characters)--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Challengers of the Unknown (Fictitious characters).
- Heroes--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- Heroes.
- Good and evil--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- Good and evil.
- Adventure and adventurers--Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- Adventure and adventurers.
- Genre:
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rothman, Steven D. (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 525 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- Challengers of the Unknown. Vol. 2
- Place of Publication:
- New York : DC Comics, [2008]
- Summary:
- "Catapulted into world fame by deeds of daring, pilot Ace Morgan, scientist and master skindiver Prof. Haley, circus daredevil Red Ryan, and Olympic wrestling champion Rocky Davis all survived certain death in a plane crash, leading them to form an alliance to tread the paths that others fear, to walk the dangerous road beyond things we know as -- the Challengers of the Unknown! There is no danger, dare or risk these men will not accept! Join in the adventure as four heroes living on borrowed time come up against a host of supernatural, scientific, alien and human menaces on, off, and under the Earth!"--P. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- The menace of mystery island
- The doomed world of tomorrow
- The alien who stole a planet
- The beasts from the fabulous gem
- Multi-Man strikes again
- The cosmic-powered creature
- The weird world that didn't exist
- The Challengers' space-pet Ally
- The curse of the golden god
- The thing in Challenger Mountain
- Death guarded the doom box
- The island in the sky
- The Challengers die at dawn
- Multi-Man, master of Earth!
- Return of the invincible pharaoh
- Captives of the alien hunter
- Death crowns the Challenger king
- The secret of the space spectaculars
- The 1,001 impossible inventions
- Master of the volcano men
- The revolt of terrible FX-1
- The riddle of the faceless man
- Four roads to doomsday
- The war between the Challenger teams
- Multi-Man
- villain turned hero
- The fifth Challenger
- The man who saved the Challengers' lives
- One Challenger must die!
- Cosmo turns traitor
- The Challengers meet their master
- The threat of the "Trojan Robot"
- Beachhead, U.S.A.
- Multi-Woman, queen of disaster
- The war against the moon beast
- Sons of the Challengers
- The giant in Challenger Mountain
- Bodyguards to a star
- The triple terror of Mr. Dimension
- The last days of the Challengers.
- Credits:
- Includes stories by Arnold Drake and Ed "France" Herron.
- Notes:
- Originally issued in single magazine form as: Challengers of the Unknown 18-37, in 1961-1964.
- Reprinted in black and white.
- ISBN:
- 9781401217259
- 1401217257
- OCLC:
- 855951440
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