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Challengers of the Unknown #51 (1966) · The Collector

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Challengers of the Unknown (1958)
#51

DC Comics#51

Challengers of the Unknown

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Challengers of the Unknown #51

Smash the Sponge Man-- Or Die

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: August 1966
On sale: Jun 7, 1966
Cover price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Credits

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Bob Brown
Letterer: Stan Starkman

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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.

Cover

Bob Brown

Editor

Murray Boltinoff

Cover letters

Ira Schnapp

Characters

Admiral Hutton
Biff Bailey]
Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan
Judy Walton
Lisa
Nicky Walton
Number 2
Number 3
Prof Haley
Red Ryan
Rocky Davis
Scorpio agents [Number 1
Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance
The Sponge Man

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