DC Challenge #1 Cover by Jerry Ordway!
Artist: Jerry Ordway (All)
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DescriptionDC Challenge #1 by Jerry Ordway. Got this in a trade with Marcus Wai. It was a really cool trade and Marcus was quite generous and patient. The series was different and enjoyable. This cover by Jerry rocks! Thank you Marcus!More info: DC Challenge was an experimental limited series published from 1985 to 1986. Each chapter was written by a different author, and drawn by a different artist, and would end in a cliffhanger (sometimes multiple cliffhangers) which the next creative team would have to resolve. DC Challenge was intended to be "continuity free" and does not fit into the canon of Earth-One, the mainstream DC universe of the time. Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium states that the events in DC Challenge took place on Earth-Thirty-Two. Since the main characters are for all practical purposes identical to their Earth-One counterparts and the story involves variants of Earth-Two, Earth-S, etc as well, we have indexed it as if it happened on Earth-One rather than create a whole host of redundant pages for Earth-Thirty-Two characters. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/13/2025
This cover must have been so special to you that you didn't even wait to scan it and used the photo I sent you back in 2023!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 4/13/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
This cover must have been so special to you that you didn't even wait to scan it and used the photo I sent you back in 2023!
Well, your photo is better than the photo I would have taken! Thank you again Marcus!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 4/13/2025
Really cool piece! I love seeing Ordway’s work from that era, and the whole concept behind DC Challenge was such a wild idea. Must’ve been a blast (and probably a headache) to work on, in theory. Definitely a unique moment in DC history. Props to DC for even thinking of attempting such an idea.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
Posted on 4/13/2025
Beautiful design and love the inks! Huge congrats on landing #1!!!
James S
Member Since 2017
Posted on 4/13/2025
Really like the design of this one. Face off with the creative city scape.
West Stephan
Member Since 2007
Posted on 4/13/2025
I always enjoyed this short-lived series! Many great covers and stories in the series.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 4/13/2025
Classic 4 on 4 split team battle cover design by Ordway. really great cover. Congrats Nick (and Marcus too I'm sure!)!
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
Posted on 4/16/2025
Congrats Nick! Always nice to see Jerry art.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
Posted on 4/16/2025
These are really fun issues to read. I discovered them when I acquired a cover from the series as well. You have an AMAZING example here. Always love a face-off between two groups of characters, especially when you get Supers, Bats AND Wonder Woman!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/17/2025
Outstanding cover to DC Challenge #1 by Jerry Ordway! I love these covers that have face-offs between teams of characters. You've got so many characters to enjoy--Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Riddler, etc. Nicely composed cover with an interesting design--A question mark set inbetween the teams that is itself a window to a cityscape. Gorgeous work by Jerry Ordway , who's one of those unheralded artists who did so much work but has received little attention for it. But his art was always well composed and well drawn and he handled a lot of assignments. Fantastic pick-up, congrats!
Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005
Posted on 4/19/2025
Great cover that belongs with Nicky B!
Canada Jones
Member Since 2017
Posted on 4/20/2025
Congrats on this pickup Nick! Fantastic Ordway art!
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