Challengers of the Unknown #51
August-September 1966 · 0.12 USD · 36 pages
On sale 1966-06-07
Rated Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Synopsis
When Sponge Man attacks an undersea base, the Sea Devils respond. Ineffective, they call in the Challengers. When Sponge Man appears, the Challs try to reason with him. The Sea Devils' robot Neptimus rises to fight, but the Sponge freezes its gears. Later, the Challs knock out the Sponge with electricity. Lisa, Miklos' former neighbor, an agent of the criminal organization Scorpio, releases Miklos. The heroes figure out what Lisa has done and force her to spill the beans. The teams attack Scorpio HQ as they launch a missile of poison gas. Sacrificing himself, the Sponge absorbs the gas.
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger, Murray Boltinoff, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Bob Brown, Chic Stone, Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Bob Brown, Chic Stone, Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Ed Hamilton
- Editor
- Murray Boltinoff
- Illustration
- Curt Swan, George Klein
Notes
On sale date from Direct Currents in Sea Devils #30 and copyright registration.
Reprinted in
- Eclipso #2— Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]