Comic Title: Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: October 18, 2006 Direct Market Date September 27, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #6 (#210)

Direct Market Date October 18, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 544
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Man Who Stole the Future"
Pages: 12

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Wallace Wood

Reprinted From:
Challengers of the Unknown #8 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Challengers of the Unknown (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #8)
• Ace Morgan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #8)
• Rocky Davis (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #8)
• Red Ryan (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #8)
• Prof. Haley (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• June Robbins (last appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #7; next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #9)

Villain(s)

• Drabny (next appearance in Challengers of the Unknown #42)

Other Character(s)

• Marie (a friend of June; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
June’s friend Marie has inherited a castle containing a secret room. The Challengers are called in to solve the mystery. Inside a secret compartment, the Challengers find three boxes. They open the first box, and Ace and Rocky are sprayed by a liquid which restores their youth. In the confusion, the boxes are stolen by a man named Drabny.

The second box contains a helmet that gives Drabny a mind-over-matter ability. Drabny uses his abilities to take over the country of Mordania. Prof and Red go after him but get captured. They are freed by Ace and Rocky, and the youth serum wears off.

Using the helmet, and the contents of the third box, goggles that can see into the future, Drabny continues his goal of conquest against an army of tanks. The Challs help out and use the recovered youth serum to turn Drabny into a child. The devices are destroyed, and Drabny sent to prison.