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CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #27
Cover Date: August-September 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-06-14
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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Brown
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Credits:
| Art | Bob Brown |
| Lettering | Stan Starkman |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Gates and Lowther (first appearance for both; trick an amnesiac alien into turning failed inventions into real weapons)
- Kleeg (first appearance; a small humanoid alien who loses his memory after crash landing; reveals that he is a criminal on the run)
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #2 (2008)
Credits:
| Story | Arnold Drake |
| Art | Bob Brown |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dr. Edward Gruner (first appearance; creates artificial Volcano Men)
- Two artificial Volcano Men (first appearance; both next in issue #32)
- A Third artificial Volcano Man (first appearance; not yet active; next, activated in DC Universe: Legacies #3/2)
- Volcano Man (first appearance; a sentient volcanic giant that was the basis for the legends that inspired Gruner; next in issue #42)
Location(s):
- Malina Island (first appearance; a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean)
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown #2 (2008)