Challengers of the Unknown #74 Values

Publisher: DC, 1970

About Challengers of the Unknown #74

Johnny Double and Deadman appearances. Neal Adams cover and art. George Tuska and Bernie Wrightson art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Challengers of the Unknown

Pencils: Neal Adams

Inks: Neal Adams

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: To Call a Deadman

Characters: Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Corinna Stark]; Deadman; Jonny Double; Vashnu; Dr. McJames; unnamed daughter; Seth Gross; Nodo

Synopsis: Deadman narrates the story. Dr. McJames steals the Ruby of Khafir and gives it to a hunchback, Nodo, in an old tower. Johnny Double, PI, breaks in and arrests McJames - then consults the Challengers. Corinna hypnotizes McJames and learns he was forced to steal from the museum when his daughter's spirit was captured by Seth Gross, a vengeful ghost. When the Challs fail to stop the ghost Deadman takes over finding out that Gross is only a petty magician who uses astral-projection. Deadman possesses Gross's body and rescues the girl's spirit.

Pages: 22.170

Script: Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils: George Tuska (credited, pages 1-16); Neal Adams (credited, pages 1, 17-23)

Inks: George Tuska (credited, pages 1-16); Neal Adams (credited, pages 1, 17-23)

Letters: Milt Snapinn ?; John Costanza (pages 17-23)

Reprints: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #230 (May 1975)

Notes: Across 23 pages, but page 7 is 2/3 of a page and page 16 is 1/2 of a page. Per info in The Comic Reader #'s 75-77, Deadman was originally scheduled to become a back-up series but those plans changed and the series instead became all-reprint with the following issue. Info per Nick Caputo. Neal Adams drew the Deadman figure on page one and pages 17-23. The remainder was drawn by George Tuska.

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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	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	3	8	9	13	11	0	0	0	51
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	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	4	1	4	8	10	13	11	0	0	0	57

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