Challengers of the Unknown #82 is an issue of the series Challengers of the Unknown (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1977.
Synopsis for "The Lurker Below"
Appearing in "The Lurker Below"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- M'nagalah
- Doctor Heathcliff Monroe
Other Characters:
- Gaylord Clayburne
- Swamp Thing (Flashback only)
- Abraham Monroe (Flashback only)
- Jason Monroe (Flashback only)
- a tractor salesman (Richard M. Nixon?) (Dies)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Challenger Jet
- Jet-Pack
Notes
- A single Swamp Thing panel is inked by Bernie Wrightson.
- This issue is reprinted in Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Vol. 2.
- This issue is divided into four chapters:
- Part I: The Lurker Below
- Part II: Legacy of the Damned
- Part III: The Soul Predator
- Part IV: The Lurker Rises
Trivia
- The villain, Heathcliff Monroe, is an HP Lovecraft look-alike.
- The tractor salesman is a "wink" to Richard M. Nixon (NOTE: his "...and that's not a crime..." speech and the "V"ictory fingers.)
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Challengers of the Unknown series
- Images from Challengers of the Unknown Vol 1 82
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