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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published February 1997
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jenette Kahn (editor-in-chief); Mike Carlin (executive editor); Dan Thorsland (as D. K. Torslund); Alisande Morales (as Dread Kali; assistant editor)
Notes Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com.

Cover Details - "Are You Ready for the Truth?"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Clay Brody; Marlon Corbet; Brenda Ruskin; Kenn Kawa]
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Paul Leon
Inks Shawn Martinbrough
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Ken Lopez?

22 page Challengers of the Unknown story "Challengers of the Unknown"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Clay Brody; Marlon Corbet; Brenda Ruskin; Kenn Kawa]; Saxon; minister of Harvest church; Charlotte; Jamie; citizens
Synopsis The Challengers are called to Harvest, Wyoming to investigate a string of mysterious disappearances dating back to the 19th century. The locals are hostile, and the Challengers end up in a brawl. A dour man named Saxon contends the unknown should stay unknown. (Saxon plagues the team as an anti-Challenger.) Finally Brenda and Kenn are chained down on a playground for "the harvest": human sacrifices to some nameless periodic power. Locals bicker and the minister is shot. Kenn picks the chain locks and shoves Marlon free - as the "harvest" hits. A force - gravity blip? - whisks locals straight up into space. The chained Challs are ironically spared. The Challengers decide knowing the truth is better than living in ignorance - isn't it?
Genre Adventure
Script Steven Grant; Len Kaminski
Pencils John Paul Leon
Inks Shawn Martinbrough
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Ken Lopez
Notes This is the first appearance of the new Challengers: Clay Brody, Marlon Corbet, Brenda Ruskin, Kenn Kawa. They refer to earlier unrecorded adventures. This team pays homage to THE X-FILES TV show.

2 page text article "Of Planes, Trains, and Legacies"

Synopsis This text article provides background and context for the events of the current series.
Letters Typeset