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Challengers of the Unknown 7

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #7

Cover Date: April-May 1959
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Kirby


Story: "The Beasts from Planet 9" (13 Pages)

Credits:

PlotJack Kirby
StoryEd Herron
PencilsJack Kirby
InksWally Wood
Associate editingGeorge Kashdan, Murray Boltinoff
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Challengers of the Unknown:
Rocky Davis
Prof Haley
Red Ryan
Ace Morgan

Villain(s):

Three alien animals (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Two unnamed aliens from "Planet 9" (first appearance for both; see Comments)

Location(s):

Druid Island (first appearance)

Comment(s):

No credits are listed in this issue, the above was taken from the Grand Comic Database.
Prof erroneously assumes that the aliens are from Pluto, when they are from the ninth planet from their sun.

Story Reprinted in:

Challengers of the Unknown Archives #2 (2004)
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 (2006)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (June 2012)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (2018)


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Second Story: "The Isle of No Return" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PlotJack Kirby
StoryEd Herron
PencilsJack Kirby
InksWally Wood
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Challengers of the Unknown:
Rocky Davis
Prof Haley
Red Ryan
Ace Morgan

Supporting Character(s):

June Robbins (last in issue #6/2)

Villain(s):

Zammer (first appearance; a criminal who finds the late professor's secret hideaway)

Other Character(s):

Prof. Macon (no actual appearance; dies before this story; inventor of several fantastic weapons (a dematerializer, a shrink ray, a disintegration ray and a freeze ray, along with a fail safe device deactivating all of the above)

Comment(s):

No credits are listed in this issue, the above was taken from the Grand Comic Database.

Story Reprinted in:

Challengers of the Unknown #78 (February 1973)
Challengers of the Unknown Archives #2 (2004)
Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #1 ([October] 2006)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (June 2012)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby (2018)


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