Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #10
Published April-May 1977
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Joe Orlando
Notes Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com.

Cover Details - "Multi-Man Rules the Earth!"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; June Robbins; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley]
Genre Adventure
Pencils Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks Jack Abel (signed)
Notes Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com.

1 page Batman; Hostess advertisement "The Whole World's Upside Down"

Characters Batman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta

20 page Challengers of the Unknown story "Multi-Man Rules the World!"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; June Robbins]; F. Gaylord Clayburn III; Multi-Man; Kra (Cameo); Volcano Man (Cameo)
Synopsis When the US Navy tests an atom bomb on a Pacific Island, a gigantic Multi-Man rises laughing. He’s invulnerable! And he can remotely detonate any nuclear power plant in the world. Unless he’s appointed Supreme Dictator of Earth, he’ll destroy US cities one by one. The Challengers check their island prison: sure enough, a Multi-Man doll sits before the monitor! Rocky and Red check the atom-bomb island and find no clues: not even footprints. Meanwhile, emotions run high. Prof has a secret: he’s dying of an incurable disease! And June Robbins is keeping company with F. Gaylord Clayburn III, a one-shot Challenger (COTU 30) playboy. Ace tells him to get lost, and Clayburn vows to find MM first. Prof has some clues to the remote nuclear detonator, and knows where to get parts. Jetting to the plant, the Challengers wallop Multi-Man’s thugs, but can’t lay a hand on Big Dome. He can turn immaterial at will, which is how he survived the atom-bomb blast! June and Clayburn dive into the fight, but can’t spray Multi-Man with antidote because he’s ghost-like. In the brawl, June gets grabbed - as Multi-Man’s hostage!.. To be continued in their revived magazine, Challengers of the Unknown 81.
Genre Adventure
Script Steve Skeates
Pencils James Sherman
Inks Jack Abel
Notes This story continues in CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #81.

1 page The Doom Patrol cover reprint (on interior page) "The Doom Patrol #88"

Characters Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Reprinted from Doom Patrol, The (DC, 1964 series) #88 (June 1964)

7 page Doom Patrol story "The Man Who Lived Twice"

Characters Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder] (origin); Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; General Immortus [as The Baron] (villain)
Synopsis Origin of the Chief.
Genre superhero
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bruno Premiani
Inks Bruno Premiani
Notes Chapter 2. The Doom Patrol costumes are re-colored here to match the newer design.
Reprinted from Doom Patrol, The (DC, 1964 series) #88 (June 1964)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "And Now... Still Another Message of Untold Importance From Our Prolific Publisher!!"

Characters Jenette Kahn (photo)
Synopsis Jenette Kahn discusses the new DC line of Dollar Comics.
Script Jenette Kahn
Letters Typeset

5 page Doom Patrol story "Showdown for the Chief"

Characters Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; General Immortus [as The Baron] (villain)
Synopsis Origin of the Chief.
Genre superhero
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Bruno Premiani
Inks Bruno Premiani
Notes Chapter 3. The Doom Patrol costumes are re-colored here to match the newer design.
Reprinted from Doom Patrol, The (DC, 1964 series) #88 (June 1964)

1 page Team Talk letters page

Letters Typeset