Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #11
Published August - September 1972
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Inferior Five [Awkwardman [Leander Brent]; The Blimp [Herman Cramer]; Dumb Bunny [Athena Tremor]; Merryman [Myron Victor]; White Feather [William King]]; Mad Monster
Genre Superhero; Satire
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)

8 page Inferior Five story "The Coming of the Costumed Incompetents"

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; Lady Liberty; Captain Swift (painting); The Bowman (painting); Princess Power (painting); Mr. Might [Barb-Ell](painting); The Mermaid (painting)]; Dr. Gregory Gruesome (villain)
Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62

7 page Inferior Five story "Roll Out the Robot"

Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Notes Part two
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62

6 page Inferior Five story "A Gruesome Revenge"

Genre Superhero; Satire
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Jack Miller (original editor)
Notes Part 3
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 Series) #62

Half page Direct Currents promo (ad from the publisher) "20"

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.

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

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.

9 page advertisement "Ads"

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.