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CATALOG RECORD

Challengers of the Unknown #48

DC · Series began 1958 · February-March 1966

Dates

Cover date
February-March 1966
On sale
December 2, 1965
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Brown, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoffinks: Bob Brown, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Henry Boltinoffscript: Arnold Drake, Murray Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • Twilight of the Challengers · 7.67 pages

    The Doom Patrol answers a call for help from the Challengers, who are badly injured. In flashback, we learn how they were attacked by the Challenger-Haters.

  • Part 2: Kingdom of Darkness · 7.67 pages

    Continuing the flashback, Prof saves the Challengers from the Challenger-Haters trap, but the team decides to pretend to be dead in order to lure out their foes. Unfortunately they fall victim to another attack from their enemies, and call the Doom Patrol for help.

  • Part 3: The Battle of the Female Titans · 7.67 pages

    The Chief needs Robotman to retrieve a sample of Multi-Man's stingray venom in order to develop an antidote to save the Challengers. Then the heroes join forces to battle the villains.

Characters

Cliff SteeleRobotmanLarry TrainorNegative ManRita FarrElasti-GirlDr. Niles CaulderThe ChiefRocky DavisAce MorganRed RyanProf HaleyMulti-ManDuncan PrambleVolcano ManKraMulti-WomanDrabny

Reprinted in

Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (1965), The Doom Patrol Archives (2002), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (2018), DC Finest: The Doom Patrol: The World's Strangest Heroes (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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