DC's Justice League Is Going to War

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DC's Challengers of the Unknown are preparing to go to war with the entire Justice League, and their sights are set on taking over the Watchtower.

After yet another near-disastrous mission regarding the investigation into the various Darkseid Anomalies that have cropped up across the globe, yet another member of the eponymous team of Challengers of the Unknown #3 finds themselves locked away in quarantine within the confines of the Justice League Unlimited's Watchtower space station. If that weren't bad enough, Mister Terrific, who has largely taken charge of the more esoteric goings-on of the Justice League Unlimited, has made it perfectly clear that he no longer trusts the Challengers. Unsurprisingly, that feeling goes both ways, and the rest of the Challengers are more than prepared to take the Watchtower for themselves if that ends up being the price for their teammates' freedom.

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Challengers of the Unknown #3

Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Art by SEAN IZAAKSE & AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Colors by ROMULO FAJARDO JR.
Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU
Main cover art by SEAN IZAAKSE & ROMULO FAJARDO JR.
Variant cover art by CHRISTIAN WARD

The original Challengers of the Unknown made their debut in the pages of 1957's Showcase #6 by Dave Wood and Jack Kirby. In their initial incarnation, the Challengers consisted of four specialized adventurers including Olympic wrestler Rocky Davis, professional diver Prof Haley, circus acrobat Red Ryan, and fighter pilot Ace Morgan. When the four survived the events and aftermath of a devastating plane crash together, they decided to form an official adventuring team, giving rise to the very first iteration of the Challengers of the Unknown.

In the years since their debut, the Challengers of the Unknown have come to include over a dozen different heroes hailing from almost every possible background. By incorporating so many specialists into their ranks, the Challengers of the Unknown have been able to combat every threat that they have ever come across, ranging from natural phenomena to mechanized monstrosities. Among the most prominent of these is the towering robot known as Ultivac, who recently reappeared after being relegated to abject obscurity, all in a bid to hunt down and destroy Darkseid before the Apokalyptian villain can seed his influence across reality as a whole.

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Since the apparent death of Darkseid, which ushered in the villain's transformation into a part of the fabric of DC Comics' newly uncovered Absolute Universe, numerous Darkseid Anomalies have emerged. While the exact nature of these strange occurrences has yet to be revealed, they are clearly having a profound impact on the people and locales they come into contact with. As members of the recently formed Justice League Unlimited with extensive experience in such matters, the Challengers of the Unknown were called upon to investigate these Darkseid Anomalies, only to be quarantined and treated as threats by many of their fellow League members.

Challengers of the Unknown #3 is available now from DC Comics.

Source: DC Comics