Challengers of the Unknown (1958 DC 1st Series) comic books 1978
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Issue #85
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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. "The Creature From The End Of Time!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by John Celardo; A giant box appears in Toronto; The Challengers, accompanied by Swamp Thing and Deadman, investigate; When Deadman tries to enter the box it opens and releases a monster; After they kill the monster, they haul the box and carcass to Challenger Mountain where tests indicate the box is from the future; The heroes fly to Rip Hunter's desert lab, which appears abandoned; Swamp Thing pushes a button and Rip's Time Sphere appears with a skeleton inside; They use the time sphere to travel to 12,000,000 AD; Amidst crumbling ruins they are surrounded by future-men and Rip Hunter in rags and a crown. Continued from last issue; continues next issue. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.20.
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Issue #86
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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The War at Time's End," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by John Celardo; In the present, Prof is wheelchair-bound in Challenger Mountain, and attacked by a mutant lizard from the future; Future-boxes keep releasing monsters around the world; Red (who quit) battles some in the streets; In the future, Rocky, Ace, June, Swamp Thing, and Deadman find Rip Hunter (and his crew) are brainwashed pawns of the despotic Sunset Lords; After a fight, they're overwhelmed and captured; But Deadman, sneaking around in a borrowed body, meets Lucas Lawspeaker and his rebels. Continued from last issue; continues next issue. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.20.
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Issue #87
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Cover pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dick Giordano. "Twelve Million Years To Twilight," script by Gerry Conway and Carla Conway, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by John Celardo; In 12,000,000 AD, Ace, Rocky, and June make a prison-break, while Swamp Thing holds back mutants; Back in 1978, Prof is saved from a monster when Red returns, cranks up the lab temperature, and cooks the monster, as the Justice League routs the remaining monsters; In the future, the Challs reach the breeder labs and blow them up as Swamp Thing battles the giant Persuader; Lawspeaker - the leader of the rebellion - arrives with the cavalry, his rebel Sky Riders; The Sunset Lords try to destroy the city, but Deadman possesses Rip Hunter to destroy their weapon and the heroes head home. Last issue of the revival. Includes a cutaway map of Challenger Mountain. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.
