*DC: One of Jack Kirby’s last projects at DC before absconding to Marvel in the early 1960s was to co-create the Challengers of the Unknown, the tale of four daring adventurers who, having survived a disaster in common, were ‘Living on Borrowed Time’, and decided to devote that time to the betterment of others. After four try-out appearances in Showcase, Prof, Ace, Red and Rocky graduated to their own series. This first issue is uncommon in any condition, and typically features our heroes traversing dimensions and encountering strange aliens by the bushel, as you do. Kirby art, cover to cover. Sadly, this is a fairly horrible copy. The cover is held on by old brown tape, with some clear tape below it for the bottom quarter. The cover is torn all the way down to the clear tape along the line of the brown tape. Several small chunks/chips are out along all edges of front and back covers, with a long colour-breaking crease horizontal on the front cover, plus two pieces of clear tape and some biro scribbling. Staples are firm at centrefold and pages are okay. Not a copy that would take pride of place in your collection, but I guess it would do as a place-filler until a better copy comes along. At least complete and readable, and the first copy we’ve had in stock for eight years…  
PICTURED: CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #1 PR £75 SOLD