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Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby #[nn]
In "The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box! [Chapter 1]," the Challengers of the Unknown face a spinning, ribbon-wielding menace that threatens to ensnare entire cities—only to discover the device's true nature lies in a hidden dial. As the team returns to their island base, they find Morelian has opened the fourth chamber, claiming a diamond ring he believes will grant him immortality—though the box’s cryptic inscription hints at a far darker truth. Written by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and Dave Wood, with art by Jack Kirby and inks by Rosalind Kirby, Marvin Stein, and Ben Oda, this 2018 DC issue features a cover by Jack Kirby and Wally Wood.
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The third menace is a tube that releases a whirling weaver. Out of control, it spins ribbons that snarl entire cities. The Challs pursue, then discover a dial on the weaver's tube and slow it to a halt. Returning to the island, they find Morelian has opened the fourth chamber for his own selfish reasons. He got a diamond ring of immortality: he'll live forever. Except the inscription on the box is vague, "contained in me, find immortality". Morelian flies off, but his plane stalls and crashes, killing himself and destroying the box. The box granted immortality: the ring was certain death.
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