The Inferior 5 #11

(August - September 1972)

The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number:

N-521

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody; superhero

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:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 (May-June 1966)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62

Keywords:

Earth-12; Heroic Costume Shop; junkyard; Megalopolis; Megalopolis Police Department; Megalopolis Police Headquarters

Roll Out the Robot (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number:

N-522

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody; superhero

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:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 (May-June 1966)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62

Keywords:

Crime Car; junkyard; Shinboni Ruby; Tuppenny's Jewelry Store

Indexer Notes

Part two

A Gruesome Revenge (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Miller (original editor)

Job Number:

N-523

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody; superhero

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:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 (May-June 1966)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 Series) #62

Keywords:

Crime Car; junkyard; Megalopolis City Hall; Shinboni Ruby; Tuppenny's Jewelry Store

Indexer Notes

Part 3

20 (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #125, The Unexpected #138, The Demon #1, Justice League of America #100, Superboy #189, and Tarzan #211.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House advertisements for: Laurel and Hardy (1/3 page, never came out), Superboy (1/2 page), Tarzan (1/3 page), The Demon #1 (1/2 page), and Swamp Thing (1/3 page). Appear in various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 9.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 9 one-page and 1 one-half page ads for: Chopcycles (toy, Mattel), The Imposters (toy, Aurora), Prizes or Cash (cards, Olympic Sales Club), Gain-A-Pound-A-Day Kit (weight formula, Joe Weider), Task Force/Tank Trap (plastic figure game, Helen of Toy), Drafting Kit (North American School of Drafting, 1/2 page), Gold Crown/Cannonball (plastic figure game, Helen of Toy), Select-A-Course Diploma Training (correspondance course, Franklin Academy), Prizes or Cash (cards, Junior Sales Club of America), and Snap Tite (models, Monogram/Mattel). Appear in various places in the issue.