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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published January 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

12 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "The Origin Of The Fab Four"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy] (origin); Nukla (statue only); Toka the Jungle King (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.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
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.

12 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "The Nuclear Power Pirate"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Dr. Luuki (villain); Enndo-Man (villain)
Synopsis The heroes battle and appear to defeat Enndo-Man. Dr. Luuki finds and repairs his robot.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes Origin of the Fab Four, part two. Tom Dennis' name first used.

7 page Superheroes (the Fab Four) story "A Monster With A Heart"

Characters The Fab Four [El, Polymer Polly, Hy, Crispy]; Enndo-Man (villain)
Synopsis The heroes defeat the rampaging Enndo-Man.
Genre superhero
Script Don Arneson
Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Notes Origin of the Fab Four, part three.