(September-October 1967)

DC, 1967 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1967-07-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Miller (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. Printed in the U.S.A.

Valhallaballoo! (Table of Contents)

The Inferior Five / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Thor; Inferior Five [Merryman [Myron Victor]; Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; White Feather [William King]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]]
Cover Thumbnail for The Inferior Five (DC, 1967 series) #4
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Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Valhallaballoo! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Inferior Five / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Inferior Five [Merryman [Myron Victor]; Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; White Feather [William King]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]]; Thor; Odin; Beowulf; Nyal; Sigmund; Sigurd Fafnirsirsbane; Hamlet; Hrist (Valkyrie); Mist (Valkyrie); Skogull (Valkyrie); Hild (Valkyrie); Goll (Valkyrie); Brynhild (Valkyrie); Heimdall; Freyja
Synopsis
Odin sends the Valkyries to find new heroes for Valhalla and they return with the Inferior Five.
Reprints

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

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

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed); Tom Vollmer (idea)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All the lights of the buildings shine through the walls!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Hobby tip in comic story form

Part II: This Is Bound to Make Someone Thor! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Inferior Five / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Inferior Five [Merryman [Myron Victor]; Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; White Feather [William King]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]]; Fryja; Odin; Bragi; Njord; Freyr; Sleipner (Odin's Horse); Tyr; Thor; Sif
Synopsis
The Inferior Five become familiar with Asgard and Loki breaks free.
Reprints

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

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

Another Adventure of Major Matt Mason Mattel's Man in Space (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Mattel; Major Matt Mason / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Boys, Men, Build, Develop Mighty Muscles (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Do Strong Man Tricks... Without Strength! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Neal Adams (illustrations)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mark Evanier, Larry Hansom, Robert & Paul Solomon, Paul & Robert Solomon, Ted Seidler, Arthur Tellez.

Part III: Looky, Looky -- Loki! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Inferior Five / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Inferior Five [Merryman [Myron Victor]; Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; White Feather [William King]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]]; Odin; Thor; Mimir; Siegfried; Hamlet; Atli; Volsung; Loki; Fenfir De Wolf; Garm; Surt; Jormungand
Synopsis
Thor travels to Earth with the Inferior Five and recaptures Loki.
Reprints

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

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

Famous Name Prizes or Cash... from Olympic (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys, Girls, Men, Women (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Coin Collector Specials! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Valhallaballoo!
    The Inferior Five
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
  3. 2. Valhallaballoo!
    The Inferior Five
  4. 3. ["He's more fun than a ride on a roller coaster!"]
    Binky
  5. 4. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
  6. 5. ["All the lights of the buildings shine through the walls!"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  7. 6. Part II: This Is Bound to Make Someone Thor!
    The Inferior Five
  8. 7. ["Get set for an electrifying experience!"]
    Lois Lane
  9. 8. Another Adventure of Major Matt Mason Mattel's Man in Space
    Mattel; Major Matt Mason
  10. 9. Boys, Men, Build, Develop Mighty Muscles
  11. 10. How to Do Strong Man Tricks... Without Strength!
  12. 11. ["Help Wanted"]
    Bob Hope
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Inferior Five Dead Letter Office
  14. 13. Part III: Looky, Looky -- Loki!
    The Inferior Five
  15. 14. ["You'll have the k-raziest time of your life when you join the king of kooks Jerry Lewis at Camp Wack-a-Boy!"]
    Jerry Lewis
  16. 15. Famous Name Prizes or Cash... from Olympic
  17. 16. Boys, Girls, Men, Women
  18. 17. Coin Collector Specials!
  19. 18. ["Now being launched at hobby counters everywhere"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Kirk House
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin
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