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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan]; Superman; Legion of Super-Villains [Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King]
Pencils:
Keith Giffen [as Giffen] (signed)
Inks:
Frank Giacoia [as Giacoia] (signed)
Colors:
Anthony Tollin
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino
Notes:
Lettering and coloring credits from Carl Gafford in a December 2010 e-mail.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Part Two: Contract on a Champ!
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Prof Haley]
Synopsis:
Retelling of the origin of the Challengers continues.
Pages:
11.000
Script:
Bob Rozakis
Pencils:
George Tuska
Inks:
Andy Mushynsky
Letters:
Milt Snapinn
Title:
Part I: Superboy's Big Brother!
Characters:
Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis:
When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not in fact Kryptonian.
Pages:
9.000
Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Letters:
Joe Letterese
Notes:
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
Part 2: The Secret of Mon-El!
Characters:
Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb; Lar Gand] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone
Synopsis:
Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. He remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam named Lar Gand, who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Lar Gand into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning.
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Letters:
Joe Letterese
Notes:
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
To Win Is to Lose!
Characters:
Aqualad; Aquaman; Aquagirl; Vulko; Phil Darson
Synopsis:
Aqualad continues the search for Mera while Aquaman is temporarily sidelined.
Pages:
23.000
Script:
Steve Skeates
Pencils:
Jim Aparo
Inks:
Jim Aparo
Letters:
Jim Aparo
Notes:
Story has an Aqualad logo instead of Aquaman.
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
Captain Marvel Faces Fear!
Characters:
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Fear; Dr. Carl de Reine; Sterling Morris (cameo)
Synopsis:
The living embodiment of Fear causes trouble for Captain Marvel by stirring up a panic with rumors about an atomic bomb in the city.
Pages:
9.000
Pencils:
Pete Costanza
Inks:
Pete Costanza
Notes:
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
The Legion of Super-Villains!
Characters:
Superman; Lex Luthor; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man (Adult Lightning Lad); Cosmic Man (Adult Cosmic Boy); Saturn Woman (Adult Saturn Girl)]
Synopsis:
Lex Luthor presumes that the existence of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future requires a legion of super-villains as well and manages to contact them from his prison cell. They travel into the "past" to free him, and join forces to destroy Superman. However, he foils their plans by removing Saturn Queen's criminal tendencies.
Pages:
11.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters:
Milt Snapinn
Notes:
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
The Sinister Lives of Captain Skull!
Characters:
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Captain Skull
Synopsis:
The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him.
Pages:
23.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino
Notes:
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Title:
The Story Behind the Stories
Synopsis:
Paul Levitz gives background information about the Legion-oriented reprints in this issue.
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