Comic Title: Challengers of the Unknown #36
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1964
On Sale Date: December 5, 1963 Copyright Date December 5, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963


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

Title: "The Giant in Challenger Mountain"
Pages: 12

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 #35; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #36)
• Ace Morgan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #35; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #36)
• Rocky Davis (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #35; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #36)
• Red Ryan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #35; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #36)
• Prof. Haley (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #35; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #36)

Villain(s)

• Krager and two henchmen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Challengers of the Unknown track a fugitive to the Azul Caverns. During the pursuit, Rocky falls into a stream polluted by a strange chemical. Later that night, Rocky grows into a mindless giant. After a few minutes of destruction, he reverts back to normal. Over the next few nights, the transformations continue, growing worse each time.

Krager finds a way to control Rocky while he is a giant using radio signals. The other Challengers break Krager's control. Then Prof suggests giving Rocky a full blood transfusion to remove his infected blood. The Challs then dispose of a meteor from the stream that infected their teammate.