Dates
- Cover date
- April-May 1960
- On sale
- February 16, 1960
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Prisoner of the Tiny Space Ball · 12 pages
The Challs meet Zanna, former ruler of the planet Ak-Sel. He was overthrown by an insurgent, Dakyah, shrunk, and exiled into space. The Challengers and Zanna fly to Ak-Sel where Zanna’s underground fighters hide in an extinct volcano. When Dakyah’s troops attack, Zanna’s fighters and the Challengers fly to a floating island. The Challengers counter-attack by floating the entire island over the palace and blowing up the main defenses on jet-sleds. Zanna’s army overruns the palace and Dakyah is found before he can escape. With gratitude, the Challengers are flown back to Earth.
- Silent Doom · 1 pages
- Untitled · 0.67 pages
Dr. Floogle has mixed up two vials of chemicals.
- The Creatures from the Past · 13 pages
When the team joins June's and Dr. Henry's search for the Golden Fleece, Rocky finds the mythical treasure, but feels dizzy. When the Challs spot Rocky wearing the fleece, he runs, and a flame-breathing dragon charges at them, then vanishes. Dr. Henry guesses that Rocky is now able to summon mythical creatures. Hunting for Rocky, the Challs are snagged by a cyclops, but Ace throws a beehive at the monster. Finally, a mermaid -- June in disguise -- lures Rocky to the sea and throws fluid at him which can destroy the power of the fleece. Rocky’s head clears and the mythical creatures fade away.
Reprinted in
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown (2006), All Favourites Comic (1960)