Challengers of the Unknown Part IV

This the last of three posts about the six issues of the Challengers of the Unknown comic book that reprinted the early COTU stories by Jack Kirby. Here are the fifth and sixth.

Issue 79 has two stories - "The Monster Maker" from COTU 2 (June-July 1958) and "The Human Pets" from COTU 1 (April-May 1958). The editor once again has recoloured the original purple outfits to match the later COTU costumes. The new cover by Joe Kubert is a scene from "The Monster Maker".

Issue 80 has "The Day the Earth Blew Up" from Showcase 11 (November-December 1957. The new cover is by Nick Cardy.

Nine of the 18 Kirby stories were reprinted in the six issues.

COTU 79 - March-April 1973

COTU 80 - June-July 1973

COTU Archives Volume 1 - 2003

COTU Archives Volume 2 - 2004

Challengers of the Unknown Part III

Part II of this series of posts introduced the six issues of the Challengers of the Unknown comic book that reprinted the early COTU stories by Jack Kirby. Here are the third and fourth.

Issue 77 reprints "Menace of the Ancient Vials" from Showcase 12 (January-February 1958). The reprint is faithful to the original.

Issue 78 has two stories - "The Isle of No Return" from COTU 7 (April-May 1959) and "The Sorceress of Forbidden Valley" from COTU 6 (February-March 1959). The editor decided that the original purple outfits might confuse the kids so they were recoloured to match the later COTU costumes.

COTU 77 - December 1970/January 1971

COTU 78 - February 1973

COTU Archives Volume 2 - 2004