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"Challengers of the Unknown: "To Doomsday and Beyond"": The Challengers receive word that a mad scientist by the name of Dr Chrislow has placed a bomb inside an active volcano. The bomb will detonate deep inside the volcano and its devastating explosion would result in the destruction of the Ea

Quote1 A civilization did die today! A civilization which our world didn't know existed! And now that it's gone, our world will probably remain unaware that it was ever there! Quote2
— Ace Morgan

Super-Team Family #9 is an issue of the series Super-Team Family (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1977.

Synopsis for Challengers of the Unknown: "To Doomsday and Beyond"

The Challengers receive word that a mad scientist by the name of Dr Chrislow has placed a bomb inside an active volcano. The bomb will detonate deep inside the volcano and its devastating explosion would result in the destruction of the Earth. The Challengers descend down into the bowels of the volcano, they discover the bomb but they are soon attacked by a fiery creature that injures Rocky when he kicks it with his foot. The Challengers race back up to the surface and Rocky is able to successfully throw the bomb into the ocean where it explodes harmlessly. At that point, a group of natives appear with the mad scientist in tow. Dr Chrislow boasts that the Challengers have merely destroyed the small bomb but a bigger bomb still remains inside the volcano. The Challengers have no choice but to go back in and retrieve the second bomb. The Challenger known as Rocky remains behind due to his foot injury but the remaining three Challengers descend back into the volcano. They survey the fiery environment from a ledge that suddenly gives way and the Challengers fall into the deep cavernous mouth. As they fall they notice that their rate of descent seems to be slowing. The feel an updraft pushing up on them and they land safely in a cavern containing an alien city. They are immediately attacked by a group of robots but the Challengers make short work of them. The three Challengers then encounter three Alien beings that explain they are the last of their kind. They have been devastated by a strange illness that could easily spread to the surface and they urge the Challengers to return back to their home. The Challengers explain that they are looking for a bomb and the Aliens admit that they have retrieved the bomb and will use it to bring about their demise. One of the Aliens also admits that it was he that initially attacked Rocky in his fiery form. The Aliens no longer want to live and the bombs explosion will bring an end to their misery. They spray the Challengers with a protective foam that will protect them from the volcanos heat and they return them to the surface as the bomb detonates. The explosion causes no harm to the Earth but the Alien civilization dies away.

Appearing in Challengers of the Unknown: "To Doomsday and Beyond"

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  • Doctor Chrislow (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Green Arrow: "The Green Arrow's Last Stand"

This story is reprinted from Adventure Comics #254.

Oliver Queen and Roy Harper are on vacation in the West when they hear a report about a group of scientists that have gone missing near Crow Mountain. The two men change into their alternate identities as Green Arrow and Speedy and fly off in their Arrowplane in search of the missing men. They arrive at the mountain site and spot an abandoned car. They use their radio to communicate with the stranded men but they have no place to and the plane on the rough terrain. Green Arrow then hangs from the wing of the plane and successfully uses his acrobatic skills to catch each of the scientists and bring them aboard the flying plane. The Arrowplane soon develops engine problems and they are forced to land in a nearby valley. They are soon attacked by a large group of Sioux Indians who turn out to be descendants of a lost 1880 tribe that went missing. The Indians attack but they are soon dispersed by trick arrows used by the two heroes. The Indians regroup back at their village. They are led by an evil Chief and a medicine man by the name of Big Turtle. The two leaders keep their men in check by repeating the fact that the Indian wars are still in progress and they must fight to save themselves from the White man. The chief knows that if they discover the truth, his people would want to venture out into the world and he would no longer have any power over them. He devises a plan whereby he would acknowledge that Green Arrow is the greatest bowman. He also adds the fact that the greatest bowman is said to be able to fire arrows at the full moon and cause thunder to roar across the skies as rain falls down to the ground. Green Arrow and Speedy are suspicious of the chiefs expectations but they come up with a plan to deceive the Indians. Green Arrow fires an arrow at the moon which appears to be full even though it should only be a quarter moon. A few moments later they hear a loud boom and rain starts falling from the sky. The Indians disperse as Green Arrow threatens to tell them about the real situation in the outside world. Green Arrow and Speedy then discuss how they used a rocket arrow to release a balloon into the sky resembling a full moon. They also used a dry ice arrow to sprinkle bits of ice amongst the clouds causing it to rain. The men fly off in their repaired arrow plane as they observe the Sioux Indians leaving the valley towards civilization

Appearing in Green Arrow: "The Green Arrow's Last Stand"

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  • Big Turtle (Single appearance)

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  • Professor Hagen (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Doom Patrol: "The Incredible Origin of the Chief, Part 1"

This story is reprinted from Doom Patrol #88.

A new criminal named the Baron has appeared and has been boastfully pulling off fantastic crimes. His first is robbing a charity casino aboard a cruise ship using a submarine, and later stealing an armored car with an airplane. He later boasts that he will next rob a jewelry store, garnering the attention of the Doom Patrol. The Chief deduces that the Baron would dig into the store from underneath. In spite of being slowed up by security, the Doom Patrol arrives to try and stop the Baron, however the Baron manages to escape with the loot.

Returning to Doom Patrol headquarters, the team are told by the Chief that he believes their enemy is really General Immortus in disguise. He finally decides to tell the Doom Patrol his origins:

He was a young scientist named Niles Caulder who pursued his education in the sciences even, even to his own financial ruination. One night he was visited by a representative of an unknown employer who offered to pay him two million dollars to try and find a way to cheat death. Caulder agreed and devised a ray that could bring the dead back to life shortly after death.
Curious about his employer, Caulder had followed his employer's representative, and learned that his employer was the evil General Immortus. One of his men caught Caulder, and Immortus demanded that he turn over the secrets to his device. When Niles refused, he had a bomb implanted in his chest, that Immortus could choose to detonate at any time. He realeases Caulder knowing there is nothing he can do. Caulder then walks the streets wondering how he can rescue himself from Immortus and his evil plans. He suddenly recalls how the bomb is kept alive by his own body and thinks about how the bomb would decay if he were to die. He then has an epiphany as to how he can disarm the bomb but the story ends and will be continued in the next issue “The Man Who Lived Twice”

Appearing in Doom Patrol: "The Incredible Origin of the Chief, Part 1"

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  • Caulder's Resurrection Ray (Destroyed)
  • RA-2, robot surgical assistant (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

  • Immortus's Locomotive/Rocket Escape Vehicle

Notes

  • "To Doomsday and Beyond!" is an original story.
  • Only the first of three chapters of "The Incredible Origin of the Chief" is reprinted in this issue. The remainder of the story is reprinted in the next issue.



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