| Unofficial Challengers of the Fantastic Index |
CHALLENGERS OF THE FANTASTIC #1
Cover Date: June 1997
Cover Price: $1.95
Cover Credits:
Pencils: Tom Grummett
Inks: Al Vey
Colors: Mark McNabb
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Credits:
| Story | Karl Kesel |
| Pencils | Tom Grummett |
| Inks | Al Vey |
| Lettering | Richard Starkings, Comicraft |
| Colors | Joe Rosas |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Assistant editing | Glenn Greenberg |
| Editing | Tom Brevoort |
Feature Character(s):
- Challengers of the Fantastic
- Sue "Ace" Storm (first appearance; an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D; also in flashback)
- Reed "Prof" Richards (first appearance; a scientist working for Project Cadmus; also in flashback)
- Johnny "Red" Storm (first appearance; a young thrill-seeker; also in flashback)
- Ben "Rocky" Grimm (first appearance; former test-pilot and US Senator: also in flashback; briefly transformed into a four-armed "thing")
Supporting Character(s):
- Wyatt Flying Stag (first appearance; Johnny's friend)
- Uatu the Guardian
- June Masters (first appearance; Ben's blind girlfriend and the Challenger's robotics expert)
- Silver Racer (Willie Lincoln; first appearance; the Asgodian avatar of Death)
Villain(s):
- Doctor Doomsday (Victor Von Doom; first appearance; also in flashback)
- Communists of Gorillagrad (first appearance for all)
- Comrade Grodd
- Congored
- Ivan "Red Ghost" Kragoff (Secretary of State for Gorillagrad)
- Moon Boy
- Galatiac (first appearance; siphons off the energies of worlds to feed its computer mind)
- Multi-Master (first appearance in flashback; super-villain and father of June Masters)
- Ultivac the Multi-Robot (first appearance in flashback; a large robot created by Multi-Masters)
Other Character(s):
- The Un-People (first appearance for all)
- Vykin the Black Bolt
- Dream Crystal (Johnny's girlfriend)
- Big Gorgon
- Medusa Moonrider
- Triserinak
- and a very large unnamed canine
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Bronze Tiger (first appearance; King T'Challa of Wakanda)
Location(s):
- Earth-496:
- Fantastic Mountain (first appearance; home to Project Cadmus and the Challengers of the Fantastic)
Comment(s):
- Issue published by Marvel Comics.
- Another title, Strange Tales of the Unexpected, is mentioned in a footnote.
Story Reprinted in:
- Return to the Amalgam Age of Comics: The Marvel Collection (August 1997)