Showcase #65

(November-December 1966)

"Agony at the Academy or "A Scrap'll Floor the Teacher!" (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; satire

Characters:

Inferior Five [Merryman; Dumb Bunny; The Blimp; Awkwardman; White Feather]; Dean Egghead; Egg's Men [The Ape (Harry McElhinney); Basilisk (Irish Autumns); Icarus (Melvin Murgatroyd XIV); Winter Wonderland (Billy Gander); Levitation Lass (Penelope Pink)]; Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks/FAN [Dr. Dinosaur; Frog Man; Angel Fish; Mr. Amoeba; Pterano Don Juan]

Synopsis:

At Dean Egghead's Academy for Super-Heroes, the staff quits. The JLA, Metal Men, Doom Patrol, Metamorpho, and even Super-Hip turn him down, so the dean is reduced to hiring the Inferior Five as teachers. They bumble through lessons, getting zapped to stone, doused, iced, and otherwise damaged. But Dean Egghead has hope. A fan club is coming to visit. Except it's really the Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks (FAN) bent on destruction!

Indexer Notes

The Egg's Men are parodies of the X-Men. Dean Egghead = Professor X. The Ape (Harry McElhinney) = The Beast (Hank McCoy). Basilisk (Irish Autumns) = Cyclops (Scott Summers). Icarus (Melvin Murgatroyd XIV) = Angel (Warren Worthington III). Winter Wonderland (Billy Gander) = Iceman (Bobby Drake). Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) = Levitation Lass (Penelope Pink). The Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks/FAN somewhat matches The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Frog Man = Toad. Mr. Amoeba might be the Blob.

[He's Not: as Strong as Superman...] (Table of Contents)

Plastic Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; humor

Synopsis:

Ad for "the one, the only original Plastic Man" #1 in "Brand New Exploits!"

Second Super-Smash Issue of the Ultimate Utmost in Comic Magazines -- (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superheroes

Synopsis:

Ad for 80 Page Giant Justice League of America 48 (reprints)

Dead Letter Office (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Editorial Letters on the debut of the Inferior Five. Despite that "millions" wanted this issue to feature Batman teamed with Fox & Crow, here's the I5 again. Includes letters like, "The Inferior Five will definitely go down in history - and the sooner the better!" from Charmaine Missleto from Wake Island. Includes praise from Joe Orlando, Mike Esposito, and Nelson Bridwell (the creators). And an actual letter from Bill Smith of Bangor, ME.

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers.

Part II "Two Brains Are Better Than One!" (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero; satire

Synopsis:

Dr. Dinosaur boasts two brains (one in his tail), so plans to destroy the Egg's Men. And the I5? "Them, too." The I5 aren't having much luck with the "high-spirited students", so go on a field trip to demonstrate super power use, destroying property willy-nilly, if accidentally. Arriving back at school, they're ambushed by the FAN! "Attack, Nogoodniks!""

For the Most in Thrills... Go - Go - Go - (Table of Contents)

Teen Titans, Metamorpho / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Nick Cardy; Ramona Fradon

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad for Teen Titans #6 with Beast Boy and Metamorpho #9

Lost -- A Free Education! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

Tim; Binky; unnamed former student

Synopsis:

Binky chides Tim for skipping school, and a grocery boy warns him he needs an education. "Go back to school!"

Indexer Notes

Anti-dropout message.

Direct Currents (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Blurbs for DETECTIVE 357, TEEN TITANS 6 with Beast Boy, Jerry Lewis 97, and other comics.

["I'm making some stone fences..."] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

6450

Content Information

Genre:

fact; hobby

Synopsis:

Wood slather with plaster and sprinkled with pebbles makes a "real stone fence".

Part III "Some Throwbacks Should Be Thrown Back!" or "But Some Shouldn't!" (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; satire

Characters:

Freedom Brigade [The Patriot; Lady Liberty; Capt. Swift; The Bowman; Princess Power; Mr. Might; The Mermaid]

Synopsis:

Awkwardman crashes into the pool - and meets Angel Fish, a mermaid! The I5 pound on FAN with vacuum cleaners, barrage arrows, and a swift kick in the pants for Dr. Dinosaur. The Egg's Men help, and the FAN is rounded up. The I5 are "not quite up to teaching school", so call in their parents, the retired Freedom Brigade! They'll train the "super-heroes of tomorrow", who lament "the picnic is over". And Awkwardman pines for Angel Fish.

Indexer Notes

1) The Freedom Brigade = more or less other DC heroes. The Patriot = Uncle Sam. Capt. Swift = The Flash. The Bowman = Green Arrow. Princess Power = Wonder Woman. Mr. Might = Superman. The Mermaid and Lady Liberty have no direct equivalents. 2) Series continued in Inferior Five, The (DC, 1967 series).

Holy Partnership! (Table of Contents)

Jerry Lewis; Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Jerry Lewis; Batman; Robin; Joker

Synopsis:

House ad for Jerry Lewis 97, with Batman, Robin, and Joker guest stars

New Man Joins Platoon! (Table of Contents)

Adventures in the GI Joe Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

Andy; George

Synopsis:

Hasbro introduces the new G.I. Joe, a Green Beret, then the heroes of Vietnam and subject of a John Wayne movie.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Build these 4 Great New Aurora Hobby Kits! (Table of Contents)

Aurora models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Introducing Kit 464, Captain Kidd (actually a reissue), Kit 451 The [goofy] Frog, Kit 422 Forgotten Prisoner of Castelmare, and Kit 413 The Green Beret. Also available Kit 452 Blackbeard (another reissue) and Kit 452 The [goofy] Vampire.

Indexer Notes

Back cover