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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published January 2000
Cover Price 4.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
Pages 84
Editing Mike Carlin

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Deadman; Beast Boy; Wonder Woman; Cheetah; Metal Men; Challengers of the Unknown
Genre superhero
Pencils Sean Phillips (painted)
Inks Sean Phillips (painted)
Colors Sean Phillips (painted)
Letters typeset

10 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Great Unknown!"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Prof. Haley; Red Ryan]; Nastallia "Nasty" Vedunia; Zarra; trolls; monsters
Synopsis Back during the Cold War, the Challengers slip into Siberia to find a missing atom bomb. They find it, and a female Communist agent named "Nasty" with whom Ace fearlessly flirts. Also a White Russian princess, Zarra, who stole the bomb to wipe out Communism. Along with her giant mutant monsters and army of trolls. Zarra gets shot, the bomb gets detonated, "Nasty" gets away - and Ace daydreams about the "Commie calendar girl".
Genre Adventure
Script Karl Kesel
Pencils Art Adams
Inks Karl Kesel
Colors Zylonol
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com.

10 page Deadman story "Twisted"

Characters Deadman; Lorna
Synopsis Deadman investigates the death of the Indian Rubber Man.
Genre superhero
Script Michael Jan Friedman
Pencils Eduardo Barreto
Inks Eduardo Barreto
Colors Zylonol
Letters Bill Oakley

10 page Beast Boy story "Passenger 15B"

Characters Beast Boy; Mr. 104; Doom Patrol (cameo); Titans West (cameo); New Teen Titans (cameo); Cyborg
Synopsis Beast Boy encounters an old enemy on a flight to Hollywood.
Genre superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Ben Raab
Pencils Justiniano
Inks Chris Ivy
Colors Justin Wright
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Leads into the Beast Boy mini-series.

10 page Wonder Woman story "A Little Goes a Long Way"

Characters Wonder Woman; Helena Sandsmark; Cheetah; Wonder Girl
Synopsis Wonder Woman looks for her missing lasso, but doesn’t find it where she expects to.
Genre superhero
Script Dan Curtis Johnson
Pencils Phil Winslade
Inks Phil Winslade
Colors Chris Chuckry
Letters Ellie De Ville

10 page Metal Men story "Heart of Tin"

Characters The Metal Men [Veridium; Platinum; Mercury; Lead; Iron; Tin]; Aunt Tessie
Synopsis The Metal Men deal with their new knowledge of their human past.
Genre superhero
Script Tom Peyer
Pencils Scott Kolins
Inks Bob Layton
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Bill Oakley

10 page Mister Miracle story "…Carnival in Armagetto!"

Characters Darkseid; Commander Tusk; Mister Miracle
Synopsis Darkseid attempts to prevent a carnival in Armagetto.
Genre superhero
Script Walter Simonson
Pencils Klaus Janson
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Klaus Janson
Letters Bill Oakley

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Bedtime Story"

Characters Rokk Krinn; Pol Krinn; Mekt Ranzz; Garth Ranzz; Ayla Ranzz; Jenni Ognats; Dawn Allen Ognats; Jeven Ognats; Imra Ardeen; Salu Digby; Querl Dox
Synopsis The origin of Superman is told to the children who will grow up to be Legionnaires.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Stuart Immonen
Inks George Freeman
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Bill Oakley
Reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #nn ([June] 2008).