Comic Title: Challengers of the Unknown #44
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1965
On Sale Date: April 1, 1965 Copyright Date April 1, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "The Curse of the Evil Eye"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Challengers of the Unknown (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Brown

Feature Character(s)

• Challengers of the Unknown (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #43; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #45)
• Ace Morgan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #43; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #45)
• Rocky Davis (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #43; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #45)
• Red Ryan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #43; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #45)
• Prof. Haley (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #43; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #45)

Villain(s)

• An evil eye (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• An alchemist (appears in flashback; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Anthony Dragio and a group of airline passengers (next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #49)
• Mario Dragio and an unnamed relative (both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Count Lorenzo Dragio (appears in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Challengers are tasked to deactivate an unexploded bomb left from World War II inside Dragio Castle. The Challengers safely detonate the bomb, but inadvertently release an evil eye. The eye was created 600 years earlier by an alchemist to take revenge upon the Dragio family. The eye kills Count Dragio and thwarts the Challengers with it's amazing power. The Challs try to protect the other Dragios, failing once. They make another attempt to save Anthony Dragio aboard a passenger plane. Using a laser, the Challs overcome the evil eye and end the curse.