(May-June 1966)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
On-sale date:
1966-03-24
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Miller
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Later Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was An On-Going Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks:
Joe Orlando (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
satire; superhero
Characters:
Inferior Five [Awkwardman; The Blimp; White Feather; Dumb Bunny; Merryman]

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Inferior Five.


The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils:
Joe Orlando; Jerry Grandenetti
Inks:
Mike Esposito
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
The Inferior Five [Awkwardman; Blimp; Dumb Bunny; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather] (intro, origin); The Freedom Brigade [The Patriot; Lady Liberty; Captain Swift; The Bowman; Princess Power; Mr. Might; The Mermaid]; Toho (flashback only);
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Indexer Notes

Origin. Super hero spoof. Jerry Grandenetti credit from Error Report #2582, from Mark Evanier.


"Digger" Dugan (Table of Contents)

"Digger" Dugan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
"Digger" Dugan
Synopsis:
"Digger" Dugan can't get any decent help in translating some hieroglyphics.

Indexer Notes

Single page gag.


Cap's Hobby Hints (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Model kit building tips.

Roll Out the Robot (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Mike Esposito
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Inferior Five; Dr. Gregory Gruesome; Hermes (Dr. Gruesome's servant)
Synopsis:
The mad doctor needs a ruby for his device and creates a robot out of old junk to secure it for him. Fortunately, the Inferior Five stop the robot.
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Inferior Five Dead Letter Office (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
none
Inks:
none
Colors:
none
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
How the Inferior Five came to be and who gets the blame!

Professor Eureka (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
6342

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction; humor
Characters:
Professor Eureka; aliens
Synopsis:
Professor Eureka and another astronaut trade with an alien on a distant planet.

A Gruesome Revenge (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Mike Esposito
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
satire
Characters:
Inferior Five; Dr. Gregory Gruesome; Hermes
Synopsis:
Through dumb luck, the heroes defeat the mad scientist and are honored by the city government.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents
    Inferior Five
  2. 2. "Digger" Dugan
    "Digger" Dugan
  3. 3. Cap's Hobby Hints
  4. 4. Roll Out the Robot
    Inferior Five
  5. 5. Inferior Five Dead Letter Office
  6. 6. Professor Eureka
    Professor Eureka
  7. 7. A Gruesome Revenge
    Inferior Five
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Donald Dale Milne
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