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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published June 1967
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Notes Published quarterly

Cover Details

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]
Genre superhero
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes Published quarterly

8 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "The Hypno-Trap"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Mr. Mod & Birdie (villains, behind-the-scenes only)
Synopsis The Fab Four stop the theft of nuclear warheads.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani

8 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "Metamorphosis"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Mr. Mod & Birdie (villains)
Synopsis The two villains behind the attempted theft of the nuclear warheads set off a bomb which destroys the android bodies of the Fab Four. The androids' powers are transfered directly into the teens.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes The Fab Four gain powers in their human forms. Introducing Mr. Mod and Birdie (only hands are shown).

10 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "Superheroes Meet Mr. Mod"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Mr. Mod & Birdie (villains)
Synopsis The heroes discover that the villains behind the attempted theft are Mr. Mod and Birdie, who use hypnotic waves to control others.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes The Fab Four don new costumes. First full appearance of Mr. Mod and Birdie.

6 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "Endsville"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Mr. Mod & Birdie (villains)
Synopsis The heroes defeat Mr. Mod and Birdie.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani