Challengers of the Unknown
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Challengers of the Unknown is a DC Comics superhero team of adventurers who face strange, often science-fictional threats, co-created by legendary comic book artist and writer Jack Kirby (Jacob Kurtzberg).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics superhero team
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fictional character team ⓘ |
| affiliation | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreator |
Dave Wood
NERFINISHED
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Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coloristOnEarlyStories | various DC staff colorists ⓘ |
| comicBookFormat | team book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorRealNameOfJackKirby | Jacob Kurtzberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorOnEarlyStories | Jack Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Showcase #6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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science fiction ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasCrossoverWith |
Batman
NERFINISHED
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Green Lantern NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Challengers of the Unknown (1960 ongoing series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprint | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | pulp adventure heroes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lettererOnEarlyStories | various DC staff letterers ⓘ |
| memberOccupation |
daredevil
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mountain climber ⓘ scientist ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| motif | living on borrowed time ⓘ |
| notableArtist | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ace Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Prof Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVillain |
Karnak
NERFINISHED
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Multi-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWriter | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originEvent | surviving a near-fatal plane crash ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | comic books ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| sharedUniverse | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamBase |
Challengers Mountain
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamLeader | Ace Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamType | non-powered adventurers ⓘ |
| theme |
adventuring beyond normal human limits
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facing strange and science-fictional threats ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.