Challengers of the Unknown #48
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Twilight of the Challengers," the Challengers of the Unknown face their darkest hour yet as a desperate ruse to expose their enemies backfires, leaving them stranded and vulnerable. With the team faking their deaths to draw out the Challenger-Haters, they’re ambushed again—this time needing help from an unlikely ally, the Doom Patrol. Written by Arnold Drake and illustrated with gritty precision by Bob Brown, the cover by Brown captures the moment’s tension, making this 1966 issue a standout in the series’ storied run.
In "Part 2: Kingdom of Darkness," the Challengers of the Unknown face a deadly ambush orchestrated by their enemies, the Challenger-Haters. With their lives hanging in the balance, Prof devises a risky plan—faking their deaths to draw out the hidden threat—only to be struck down again by a new attack, forcing them to reach out to the Doom Patrol for salvation.
In "Part 3: The Battle of the Female Titans," the Challengers of the Unknown face a new threat as the Chief tasks Robotman with retrieving a dangerous sample of Multi-Man's stingray venom to craft an antidote. With time running out, the team unites to confront the villains in a high-stakes clash that tests their courage and resolve.
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Reprinted in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #16 (1967), Etranges Aventures #18 (1970), The Doom Patrol Archives #3 (2006), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn] (2017), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age #2 (2020), DC Finest: The Doom Patrol: The World's Strangest Heroes #[nn] (2025)
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