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Issue Details

Issue #267
Published February-March 1981
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 52
Editing Jack Harris

Cover Details

Characters Superman; Batman; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis]
Genre superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes The cover scene, where everyone on Earth is hurled upwards by a gravity bomb, never happens in the story.

14 page Superman and Batman story "When Strike The Gravity-Masters!"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown [Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Batman; Superman; Dr. Charles Brock; General Rivers; The Gravity-Masters
Synopsis At the Pentagon, Superman and Batman meet generals and Challengers Ace and Prof. The Challs' secret mission to find Dr. Brock failed. He was forced to create a "gravity bomb" that could disrupt gravity all over North America while Red and Rocky were captured. Arriving in the Andes, Batman and Prof swim through tunnels. Superman and Ace fly around the hovering bomb, but are repelled by gravity waves. Superman super-makes an "energy attractor" to weaken the field and gain entry. He finds Rocky bound. Batman laser-torches inside tand finds Red. They climb acrobatically, then fiddle electronics to scuttle the Andes base. Superman gets pinned to a magnetic field. As Ace flies overhead, Superman signals by heat vision/Morse code, then bounces a flash to sever Rocky's bonds. Rocky rips out the power and Superman is free. Back at the Pentagon, Superman and Batman learn the Challs are already off on another secret mission "challenging the unknown."
Genre Superhero
Script Cary Burkett
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Jack Kirby is credited as the creator of the Challengers.

8 page Black Canary story "With This Gun... I Thee Slay"

Characters Black Canary; Green Arrow; Chino; Adele King
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Trevor von Eeden
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters John Costanza

8 page Red Tornado story "Future Shock"

Characters Vs T. O. Morrow.
Genre superhero
Script J. M. deMatteis
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Kim deMulder
Colors Phil Rachelson
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Continued next issue.

8 page Hawkman story "The Insect Invasion of Midway City"

Characters Vs. Lord Insectus.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Rodin Rodriguez
Colors Bob LeRose
Letters Milt Snapinn

10 page Shazam!; Captain Marvel story "Assault on the Rock of Eternity"

Characters Lt. Marvels; The Monster Society of Evil
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Don Newton
Inks Bob Smith
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Conclusion to the serial.