The Inferior Five #6

(January-February 1968)

The Drama and the Power (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

How to Make a Bomb! (Table of Contents: 2)

Inferior Five / comic story / 10.5 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We have received numerous requests asking for a complete explanation of how an issue of this magazine is produced.

Genre

satire-parody; superhero; humor

Characters

The Inferior Five [Merryman; Dumb Bunny; Awkwardman; The Blimb; White Feather]; Ginny; Lucille; I.D. [Irwin Donenfeld]; Robin; Farquhar; Jack Miller; Barbara Friedlander; Robert Kanigher; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan; Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell; Murray Boltinoff; Jack Schiff; Gerda; tailors

Synopsis

The Inferior Five visit DC Comics' offices and watch an issue being assembled.

Mattel's new M-16 Marauder (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Teeny Quiz (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Teen Beam / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[For belly laughs or blazing action...] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[Look out below, it's Avalanche!] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Parker Brothers Games / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6597

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I borrowed Mom's box of aluminum foil!

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Father; son

Synopsis

The son shows his father how to make model hubcaps.

Indexer Notes

How to make new hubcaps (in comic story form). Tip from Phil McDade of Greenville, S.C.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Inferior Five Dead Letter Office / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Editor: Isn't it about time you ran an Annual of the Inferior Five, featuring all the old stories?

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mark Main; Roger Loeffler; Lulu Belle; George Wakefield; and Barry Whetstone. Follows page 11 of the main sequence.

Part II: Recipe for a Turkey! (Table of Contents: 10)

Inferior Five / comic story / 11.5 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

satire-parody; superhero; humor

Characters

The Inferior Five [Merryman; Dumb Bunny; White Feather; Awkwardman; The Blimp]; Jack Miller; E. Nelson Bridwell; Barbara Friedlander; Mike Sekwosky; I. D. [Irwin Donenfeld]; Carmine Infantino; Mike Esposito; Sol Harrison; Jack Adler; Gil Kane; Joe Letterese; comics fans; tailors; unnamed villain

Synopsis

The artists and letterers quarrel over the issue, but it finally gets finished.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

110 foreign stamps (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Fanatical Fans Squawk! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, fans, it's poetry day again, and our favorite poet, Mark Evanier, of Los Angeles, has sent us his latest epic dedicated to The Inferior Five, to be set to music as soon as he can find a tone-deaf composer.

Indexer Notes

Poem by Mark Evanier and letters of comment from R.L. Rippee and Jim Abbott.

Remember This Boy? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

A Lois You've Never Seen Before! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)