Publishers / DC / Challengers of the Unknown (1958) / #85
85February-March 1978
$0.35

Challengers of the Unknown #85

DC · February-March 1978 · on sale 1977-11-22

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Identification plate

Series
Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
February-March 1978
Key date
1978-02-00
On-sale date
1977-11-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893045303
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Joe LettereseChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]
2The Creature from the End of Time!comic story2script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnChallengers of the Unknown [Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Deadman; Swamp Thing
3Chapter 1: The Box from Beyondcomic story4script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnChallengers of the Unknown [Red Ryan; Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Deadman; Swamp Thing
4Chapter 2: Monsters and Mencomic story6script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Deadman; Swamp Thing; Rip Hunter (flashback); Jeff Johnson (flashback); Bonnie Baxter (flashback); Corky Baxter (flashback)
5Chapter 3: Flight Into the Futurecomic story5script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt SnapinnChallengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; June Robbins]; Deadman; Swamp Thing; Rip Hunter
6-letters page1script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Mike Nasser; inks: Bob Wiacek
7Volume 77, Issue 47 - Week of November 21, 1977in-house column1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Juan Ortiz; inks: Bob McLeod; editing: Bob RozakisLegion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy]; Major Disaster

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Printings and variants

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