Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby #[nn]

This 2012 DC Comics hardcover collects Jack Kirby's run on *Challengers of the Unknown*, and the cover — penciled and inked by Kirby himself — captures exactly the kind of larger-than-life peril that defines the series: four team members in their signature purple jumpsuits struggle desperately as massive golden tentacles rise from the sea to crush their boat, while a fifth Challenger fires a weapon from the water below. With an introduction by Paul Kupperberg and an afterword by John Morrow, this volume offers both the thrilling adventure work of Kirby alongside collaborators Dave Wood, Roz Kirby, Marvin Stein, and Ben Oda, and some thoughtful context for appreciating it all.