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42February-March 1965
$0.12

Challengers of the Unknown #42

DC · February-March 1965 · on sale 1964-12-03

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Series
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
February-March 1965
Key date
1965-02-00
On-sale date
1964-12-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The League of the Challenger-Haterscover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent, Superboy
2The League of Challenger-Haterscomic story12.33script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanChallenger-Haters [Multi-Man; Volcano Man; Kra; Drabny] (first, also in 45, 48, 55, 60, 61, 62)
4Showcase; G. I. Joepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff
8The Secret of the Masked Challengercomic story11.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Stan StarkmanMandroid; villain (unnamed)
1080-Page Giantpromo (ad from the publisher)1
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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