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☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Day the Earth Blew Up [Chapter 1]," the Challengers face an alien threat that’s anything but ordinary—when they hypnotize a captured alien and uncover a gravity control room, chaos erupts as the team scrambles to stop a planetary-scale disaster. Written by Dave Wood and Jack Kirby, with Kirby handling both art and cover, this 1957 DC classic blends sci-fi suspense and inventive action, as the team races against time across land, sea, and underground.
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The Challengers hypnotize an alien who leads them to a gravity control room. The team crank the gravity high, pinning the aliens to the ground. Ace and Rocky try to destroy the main detonator. Prof and Red teleport to Washington and alert the military who bring their forces to the battle. Prof is given a wearable minisub and attempts to dismantle the bomb. Underground Ace, Rocky and the two scientists flee a gas attack and gun-cars. Cranking a valve brings raging heat that crisps aliens and slags the bomb detonator. In the Pacific, a claw-machine erupts from the ocean to attack the Navy.
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