(August-September 1972)

DC, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-06-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #85.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Inferior Five / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
N-529
Genre
satire-parody; superhero; humor
Characters
Inferior Five [Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather [William King]]; Mad Monster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents (Table of Contents: 2)

Inferior Five / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Pencils
Joe Orlando (credited); Jerry Grandenetti (uncredited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number
N-521
Genre
satire-parody; superhero; humor
Characters
The Inferior Five (intro, origin) [Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather [William King]]; The Freedom Brigade [The Patriot [Mr. Victor]; Lady Liberty [Mrs. Victor]; Captain Swift [Cramer] (painting); The Bowman [King] (painting); Princess Power [Tremor] (painting); Mr. Might [Barb-Ell Brent] (painting); The Mermaid [Brent] (painting)]; Dr. Gregory Gruesome (villain); Adolf Hitler (mentioned); Masked Swastika (mentioned); Doctor Evil (mentioned); Hermes
Reprints
Keywords
Earth-12; Heroic Costume Shop; junkyard; Megalopolis; Megalopolis Police Department; Megalopolis Police Headquarters

Indexer Notes

Jerry Grandenetti credit from Mark Evanier.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.66 page (report information)

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part 2: Roll Out the Robot! (Table of Contents: 6)

Inferior Five / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Joe Orlando; Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number
N-522
Genre
satire-parody; superhero; humor
Characters
Inferior Five [Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather [William King]]; Gregory Gruesome; Gregory Gruesome's Robot (destroyed); Hermes; Lex Luthor (mentioned)
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Car; junkyard; Shinboni Ruby; Tuppenny's Jewelry Store

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part 3: A Gruesome Revenge! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Joe Orlando; Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number
N-523
Genre
satire-parody; superhero; humor
Characters
Inferior Five [Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather [William King]]; Gregory Gruesome; Gregory Gruesome's robot (dead); Hermes
Reprints
Keywords
Crime Car; junkyard; Megalopolis City Hall; Shinboni Ruby; Tuppenny's Jewelry Store

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

Tank Trap; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.83 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Cannon Ball; Gold Crown / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Select-A-Course Diploma Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mattel Toys; Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Inferior Five
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Mattel Toys
  3. 2. The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents
    Inferior Five
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  7. 6. Part 2: Roll Out the Robot!
    Inferior Five
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  9. 8. Part 3: A Gruesome Revenge!
    Inferior Five
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tank Trap; Task Force
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    North American School of Drafting
  12. 11. [House Advertisements]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Cannon Ball; Gold Crown
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Select-A-Course Diploma Training
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Mattel Toys; Monogram Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Daniel Block
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Martin Olsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore