Challengers of the Unknown #59 Values

Publisher: DC, 1967

About Challengers of the Unknown #59

First appearance of Seekeenakee. Bob Brown cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Petrified Giant!

Characters: Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley]

Pencils: Bob Brown; Neal Adams ? (see notes)

Inks: Bob Brown ?; Neal Adams ? (see notes)

Letters: Ira Schnapp

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.

STORY DETAILS

(3 Stories)

Title: Seekeenakee - the Petrified Giant!

Characters: Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Tino Manarry]; Seekeenakee; King Venuka; Professor Danton; Heinrich Vandergild; Alicia Medina; Harry Noone; natives; soldiers

Synopsis: 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.

Pages: 21.500

Script: Arnold Drake

Pencils: Bob Brown

Inks: Bob Brown ?

Letters: Stan Starkman ?

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

Pages: 1.000

Script: Murray Boltinoff

Letters: typeset

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.

Characters: Professor Eureka; Professor Twiddle

Synopsis: Eureka likes to read before going to sleep.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Boltinoff

Pencils: Henry Boltinoff

Inks: Henry Boltinoff

Letters: Henry Boltinoff

Notes: Title taken from first line of dialogue.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	5	3	2	0	0	0	22
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	5	3	2	0	0	0	22

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