Showcase #62

(May-June 1966)

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);

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Inferior 5 (DC, 1972 series) #11 (August - September 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #22 (June 1982)

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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Inferior 5 (DC, 1972 series) #11 (August - September 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #22 (June 1982)

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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Inferior 5 (DC, 1972 series) #11 (August - September 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #22 (June 1982)