Superheroes
#1
(January 1967)
Dell,
1967 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell [rectangle]
The Origin of the Fab Four
Superheroes [the Fab Four] / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (signed as Sal Trapani) (See notes)
- Inks
- Sal Trapani (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fab Four [El [Dan Boyd]; Polymer Polly [Polly Wheeler]; Hy [Tom Dennis]; Crispy [Reb Ogelvie]] (origin); Nukla (statue only); Toka the Jungle King (statue only); Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle (statue only); Dr. Luuki (villain); Enndo-Man (villain)
- Synopsis
- Following an accident caused by the evil Dr. Luuki, four teens find they can transfer their minds into the bodies of four superhero androids named the Fab Four: El, Polymer Polly, Hy, and Crispy. The heroes battle Dr. Luuki's robot, Enndo-Man.
Indexer Notes
Introducing and origin of the Fab Four. El (laser, infrared, x-ray) = Dan Boyd, Polymer Polly (speed & heat resistance) = Polly Wheeler, Hy (hypersonics) = Tom Dennis, Crispy (cryogenics) = Reb Ogelvie. Introducing Dr. Luuki and Enndo-Man.
Ely pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2020/12/molno-on-dells-superheroes.html
In an email to Jim Ludwig August 2013, DJ Arneson states that he did not write this series.
The Nuclear Power Pirate
Superheroes [the Fab Four] / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (signed as Sal Trapani)
- Inks
- Sal Trapani (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fab Four [El [Dan Boyd]; Polymer Polly [Polly Wheeler]; Hy [Tom Dennis]; Crispy [Reb Ogelvie]]; Dr. Luuki (villain); Enndo-Man (villain); Dan's father;
- Synopsis
- The heroes battle and appear to defeat Enndo-Man. Dr. Luuki finds and repairs his robot.
Indexer Notes
Origin of the Fab Four, part two. Tom Dennis' name first used.
A Monster With a Heart
Superheroes [the Fab Four] / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (signed as Sal Trapani)
- Inks
- Sal Trapani (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fab Four [El [Dan Boyd]; Polymer Polly [Polly Wheeler]; Hy [Tom Dennis]; Crispy [Reb Ogelvie]]; Enndo-Man (villain)
- Synopsis
- The heroes defeat the rampaging Enndo-Man.
Indexer Notes
Origin of the Fab Four, part three.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superheroes [the Fab Four] -
1.
Computers
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2.
The Origin of the Fab Four
Superheroes [the Fab Four] -
3.
The Nuclear Power Pirate
Superheroes [the Fab Four] -
4.
A Monster With a Heart
Superheroes [the Fab Four]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Shad Z. Daly
- Jochen G.
- Bob Hughes
- James Ludwig
- Clint Maxwell
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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