Comic Title: Challengers of the Unknown #24
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1962
On Sale Date: December 14, 1961 Copyright Date December 14, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 235000
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Challengers Die at Dawn"
Pages: 13

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

Artist: Bob Brown

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Challengers of the Unknown Vol. 2 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Challengers of the Unknown (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)
• Ace Morgan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)
• Rocky Davis (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)
• Red Ryan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)
• Prof. Haley (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)

Supporting Character(s)

• June Robbins (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #23; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #24)

Villain(s)

• Manfredo (a confidence man; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Banjuk tribesmen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Challengers trail a wanted swindler to an island inhabited by the Banjuk tribe. Ace and June remain with the plane while the others look for the criminal, Manfredo. Red, Prof, and Rocky accidentally enrage the natives and are sentenced to death. Prof gives them a chance when he demands a trial by combat.

Each Challenger faces off against an opponent, but they are secretly helped from behind the scenes. They believe Ace and June are helping them, but after they have won their trials and returned to the plane, they learn that their friends were not responsible.

Returning inland, they find evidence that Manfredo was killed by a jungle animal. They refuse to believe the evidence and locate Manfredo after a search of the island. The crook had helped the Challs so they could find out about his apparent death and return to the mainland with the news. With the crook in tow, the team returns home.