Challengers of the Unknown #85

Name: Challengers of the Unknown #85
Brand: DC

Feb 1978 · DC · 0.35 USD

“The Creature from the End of Time!”

In "The Creature from the End of Time!", the Challengers of the Unknown journey to Rip Hunter's desert lab—now eerily abandoned—only to awaken a mysterious Time Sphere holding a skeletal figure. With the sphere's power, they leap to 12 million AD, where crumbling ruins hide a future where Rip Hunter, once a legend, now rules as a ragged king among the last of humanity. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Keith Giffen, with inks by John Celardo and colors by Jerry Serpe, this 1978 issue features a striking cover by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel.

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writer Gerry Conway · artist Keith Giffen · inker John Celardo · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Rich Buckler, Jack Abel

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Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist Keith Giffen

inker John Celardo

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Rich Buckler

cover inks Jack Abel

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The heroes fly to Rip Hunter's desert lab, which appears abandoned. Swamp Thing pushes a button and Rip's Time Sphere appears with a skeleton inside. They use the time sphere to travel to 12,000,000 AD. Amidst crumbling ruins they are surrounded by future-men and Rip Hunter in rags and a crown.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).