Challengers of the Unknown Part II

The first Challengers of the Unknown stories by Jack Kirby have been reprinted a number of times in the last decade in collected editions. The earliest reprints of these stories is six issues of the original comic - numbers 75 through 80.

75 August-September 1970
76 October-November 1970
77 December 1970-January 1971
78 February 1973
79 March-April 1973
80 June-July 1973

Here we'll look at the first two. 

Issue 75 reprints the second COTU story from Showcase 7 (March-April 1957). The COTU logo has been changed to the modern one and the last panel's reference to Showcase has been changed. The cover has not been reproduced. Rather the splash page is framed by art from George Tuska, who has also drawn a one page introduction.

Issue 76 reprints "The Traitorous Challenger" from Challengers of the Unknown 2 (June-July 1958). and "Secret of the Sorcerer's Mirror" from Challengers of the Unknown 3 (August-September 1958). The COTU logo has again been changed to the modern version and there is a new cover from Joe Kubert.

COTU 75 - August-September 1975

COTU 76 October-November 1979

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