| Issue | #1 |
| Published | March 1991 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Barbara Kesel; Elliot S. Maggin |
| Characters | Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley]; three kids |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland (signed) |
| Inks | Brian Bolland (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Challengers of the Unknown Must Die (DC, 2004 series) #[nn]; in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #3 |
| Characters | Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley; June Robbins]; Harold Moffet; an unnamed mad bomber (Duncan Pramble formerly Multi-Man); an unnamed space creature |
| Synopsis | To the world, the Challengers are ancient history. The only person still interested is Harold Moffet, hack reporter for the National Tattler, who’s scratched a living embroidering their adventures. Moffet goes to Colorado for one more story… Challenger Mountain is a theme park above tourist-trap Challengerville. Rocky is fat and drunk and killing time. Ace is an airhead pondering religion and mysticism. Red Ryan, the youngest, is angry the team is defunct. Prof Haley and June Robbins probe space for a new energy source for Earth when a red space mist attracts their attention. An unnamed mad bomber (Duncan Pramble, we’ll learn, the former Multi-Man) sneaks away from a tour group and plants a bomb. The bomb detonates as Prof pulls the switch to tap the unknown red energy. Challenger Mountain explodes and takes most of Challengerville with it. Ace, Rocky, and Red rush to town and rescue folk. Ace thinks about God, Red curses everyone, and Rocky wants a beer. The authorities arrive, see carnage and a thousand deaths, and arrest the Challengers. While up in the crater of Challenger Mountain, the red space THING seeps from the rubble into our world… Continued… |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jeph Loeb |
| Pencils | Tim Sale |
| Inks | Tim Sale |
| Colors | Lovern Kindzierski |
| Letters | Bob Pinaha |
| Notes | Includes a very abbreviated glimpse of the Challengers' history, but hints much of it may be exaggerated or false. |
| Reprinted | in Challengers of the Unknown Must Die (DC, 2004 series) #[nn]; in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #3 [part 1]; in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #4 [part 2] |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jeph Loeb |
| Pencils | Tim Sale (illustrations) |
| Inks | Tim Sale (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Loeb tells the origin of the series. Illustrated with panels and character designs. |