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COVER DETAILS
Title:
The Day the Earth Blew Up!
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; General Tolek
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Jack Kirby
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Teddy Roosevelt: Guardian of Nature
Characters:
Theodore Roosevelt
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Letters:
Ira Schnapp
Notes:
Inside front cover.
Title:
The Day the Earth Blew Up
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Carl Jackson; Warren Moss; Commander Lockwood; Colonel Price; General Tolek (villain); Garnat (villain); other Tyrans (villains)
Synopsis:
At the Pentagon, Navy officers and scientists are stumped. Two scientists mysteriously disappeared in Antarctica. They call in "men capable of handling the unknown." Ace, Rocky, and Red fly off, picking up Prof along the way. Off New Guinea, Prof is astounded to find a volcano rising from the sea bed. In the Antarctic, the Challengers snow-tractor toward the mystery spot. The tractor bogs in a snowstorm and needs repairs. Ace and Rocky explore and fall through thin ice! They land on a futuristic bridge. Above, Prof and Red are captured by skinny orange aliens in bubble-suits.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby ? (see notes)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Marvin Stein ?
Letters:
Pat Gordon ?
Reprints:
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #80 (June-July 1973)
Notes:
Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.
Characters:
Moolah
Synopsis:
Moolah's companion spends the night in an Egyptian tomb.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Title:
Chapter Two: The Tyrans
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Carl Jackson; Warren Moss; Garnat; General Tolek
Synopsis:
Two captured Challengers are dropped down a miles-deep airlift. Ace and Rocky find an airshaft and search for miles. They reach a underground city of aliens with an army preparing for invasion. Ace tries to capture a sentry, but the alien anticipates his every move with its computer-like mind. All four Challs are imprisoned with the missing scientists. The aliens are planting charges all over the world to blow away chunks and reduce Earth's mass intending to enslave the human race. Prof realizes the undersea volcano was a test. The Challengers plan to attack when the aliens are at rest.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby ? (see notes)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Marvin Stein ?
Letters:
Pat Gordon ?
Reprints:
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #80 (June-July 1973)
Notes:
Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.
Characters:
Shorty
Synopsis:
A dog and a monkey assault Shorty during "Be Kind to Animals" week.
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Title:
Chapter Three: The Thing That Came Out of the Sea
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; Garnat; Carl Jackson; Warren Moss
Synopsis:
The Challengers hypnotize an alien who leads them to a gravity control room. The team crank the gravity high, pinning the aliens to the ground. Ace and Rocky try to destroy the main detonator. Prof and Red teleport to Washington and alert the military who bring their forces to the battle. Prof is given a wearable minisub and attempts to dismantle the bomb. Underground Ace, Rocky and the two scientists flee a gas attack and gun-cars. Cranking a valve brings raging heat that crisps aliens and slags the bomb detonator. In the Pacific, a claw-machine erupts from the ocean to attack the Navy.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby ? (see notes)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Marvin Stein ?
Letters:
Pat Gordon ?
Reprints:
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #80 (June-July 1973)
Notes:
Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.
Title:
The Man from Nowhere
Synopsis:
A driver picks up a hitchhiker and becomes afraid of him; only later does the driver realize that the hitchhiker saved his life three times.
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Time-Traveling into the Past and the Future!
Characters:
Julius Caesar; John Anderson
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
Virgil Finlay
Inks:
Virgil Finlay
Title:
Chapter Four: One Minute to Doom
Characters:
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan]; General Tolek; Carl Jackson; Warren Moss; Garnat
Synopsis:
On the Pacific island, Red sprays a new secret chemical weapon, a corrosive gas that eats the machine. Soon Ace leads a fleet of bombers to pound what's left of the alien base, and the menace is over. Their only casualty is Prof, who caught a cold diving off the South Pole!
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Dave Wood ?; Jack Kirby ? (see notes)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Marvin Stein ?
Letters:
Pat Gordon ?
Reprints:
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #80 (June-July 1973)
Notes:
Possible Stein inks per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo. Although Stein had conversations with Greg Theakston denying he inked any Challengers stories it's possible Stein forgot he worked on them. Previous indexer credited Bruno Premiani. Possible Wood script and Kirby revisions per Mark Evanier and Nick Caputo.
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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
1
0
1
2
10
7
16
13
17
9
11
14
10
12
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
136
Qualified
0
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
1
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Total
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
11
8
16
13
18
9
12
14
11
14
8
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
146
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