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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published October-November 1972
Frequency October-November 1972
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details

Characters Inferior Five [Awkwardman; Blimp; Dumb Bunny; Merryman; White Feather]
Genre Superhero; Satire
Pencils Sergio Aragonés ?
Inks Sergio Aragonés ?; Joe Orlando ? (Inferior Five figures)
Letters Gaspar Saladino ?

8 page Inferior Five story "Conquer Man-Mountain -- Because He's There!"

Characters Inferior Five [Awkwardman; Blimp; Dumb Bunny; Merryman; White Feather]; The Sparrow; The Speed Demon; The Masked Swastika; The Silver Sorceress; Man-Mountain [Brute Brainard]; Police Chief Geronimo; Doctor Gruesome
Synopsis The Masked Swastika assembles his old gang, formerly enemies of the Freedom Brigade, and with the help of the Silver Sorceress they are all rejuvenated. Unfortunately, the Brigade is retired and only their children, the Inferior 5, are available to stop the villains.
Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Notes Villains are parodies of Marvel's Hulk and Avengers at the time of the original story: Man-Mountain (Hulk); Masked Swastika (Captain America), Sparrow (Hawkeye), Speed Demon (Quicksilver), Silver Sorceress (Scarlet Witch).
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #63 (July-August 1966)

7 page Inferior Five story "Oh, No! Not Another Green-Skinned Monster"

Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Notes Part II
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #63 (July-August 1966)

8 page Inferior Five story "Merryman's Last Stand"

Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Notes Part III
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #63 (July-August 1966)

1 page text article "Meet the... Heroes?!?"

Synopsis Background information on the five main characters, with head shots. Also mentions that these two issues were new tryouts to see if the I5 would sell again.
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Colors ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House advertisments for: Flash #218 and Justice League of America #102. Appears at the end of part one.

10 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 9 one-page and 2 half-page ads for: Prizes or Cash (cards, Olympic Sales Club), SSP (toy racer, Kenner), Xray Specs and other products (Honor House Product Corp), Super-Hero Stick-Ons (stickers, Our Way Studios), Muscle Building Information (Joe Weider), Embroidered Cloth Patches (Gandalf Products), Drafting Kit (North American School of Drafting, 1/2 page), Pro Football Products (Royal Advertising Corp, 1/2 page), 100 pc Toy Soldier Set (Lucky Products), Prizes or Cash (cards, Junior Sales Club of America), and The Imposters (toy, Aurora). Appear in various places in the issue.