Challengers of the Unknown #1

In Challengers of the Unknown #1 (1991), a long-disbanded team is pulled back into action when a mysterious red space mist draws Prof Haley and June Robbins into a dangerous experiment. When a bomb detonates during the test, Challenger Mountain explodes and Challengerville is thrown into chaos—leaving Ace, Rocky, and Red Ryan to save the day, only to be arrested by the very authorities they’ve just rescued. Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated with sharp, moody precision by Tim Sale, with colors by Lovern Kindzierski and letters by Bob Pinaha, the cover by Brian Bolland captures the team’s grim return in striking detail.