Challengers of the Unknown #74 is an issue of the series Challengers of the Unknown (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1970.
Synopsis for "To Call a Deadman"
Seth Gross, a wicked magician, befriends Vashnu, learns the secret of astral projection, and steals from him a mystic box with the power to trap a soul. He goes into ghost-form and uses the box on the daughter of scientist McJames, forcing him to attempt jewel robberies in return for the soul of the little girl, who will remain in suspended animation for some time. Johnny Double and the Challengers of the Unknown become involved in the case, but it is Deadman who actually fights Gross, inhabits his spirit-form in a particularly painful process, and restores the little girl's soul to her body in time. At that, Deadman exits Gross's ectoplasmic form, with Gross driven insane by the experience and unable to return to his body.
Appearing in "To Call a Deadman"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Seth Gross (First appearance)
- Nodo (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Johnny Double
- Vashnu
- Dr. McJames and his daughter (First appearance)
Items:
- Ruby of Khafir (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Dark as Death"
A gravedigger lives his life increasingly paranoid of being in a coffin: his claustrophobia causes him to avoid elevators, trains, and even an oxygen tent when he has pneumonia. Ultimately, his ranting and raving leads him to be committed to an insane asylum, where he will be locked up until he dies.
Appearing in "Dark as Death"
- Appearances not yet listed
Notes
- A one-page Moolah the Mystic gag piece between the two stories has Moolah riding a flying carpet in the hot sun and going through a rain cloud to cool himself.
- "To Call a Deadman" is reprinted in World's Finest #230.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Challengers of the Unknown series
- Images from Challengers of the Unknown Vol 1 74
Recommended Reading
- Deadman Recommended Reading
- Strange Adventures (Volume 1) (1967)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1): (1978)
- Deadman (Volume 1) (1985)
- Deadman (Volume 2) (1986)
- Action Comics (Volume 1): (1988)
- Deadman: Love After Death (Volume 1) (1989)
- Deadman: Exorcism (Volume 1) (1992)
- Lobo/Deadman: The Brave and the Bald (1995)
- Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory (1996)
- Deadman: Dead Again (Volume 1) (2001)
- Deadman (Volume 3) (2002)
- Deadman (Volume 4) (2006)
- Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (Volume 1) (2016)
- Deadman (Volume 5) (2018)