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Issue: The Inferior Five #6
Publication Date: January 1968
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 11/23/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Miller
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. Printed in the U.S.A.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Mike Sekowsky
Mike Esposito
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Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
humorous
The Inferior Five
Inferior Five; Justice League; Metal Men; Blackhawks; Elongated Man; Robin; Superboy
Readers -- You didn't revolt...
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The Drama and the Power

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Nick Cardy; Bob Brown (Illustrations)
Nick Cardy; Bob Brown (illustrations)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
historical, superhero, western
Aquaman; Tomahawk
Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; Tomahawk; Chief Iron-Hands
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1
House ad for Aquaman #37 (January-February 1968) and Tomahawk #114 (January-February 1968), with no On Sale info given. Black and white promo located inside front cover.
How to Make a Bomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell
Mike Sekowsky
Mike Esposito
?
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
humorous
The Inferior Five
The Inferior Five [Merryman; Dumb Bunny; Awkwardman; The Blimb; White Feather]; Ginny; Lucille; I.D. [Irwin Donenfeld]; Robin; Farquhar; Jack Miller; Barbara Friedlander; Robert Kanigher; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan; Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell; Murray Boltinoff; Jack Schiff; Gerda; tailors
We have received numerous requests asking for a complete explanation of how an issue of this magazine is produced.
The Inferior Five visit DC Comics' offices and watch an issue being assembled.
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Miscellaneous
10.5
Mattel's new M-16 Marauder

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Boy
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad from Mattel, Inc.
Teeny Quiz

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
biography
Teen Beam
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Teen Beam magazine (December 1967 series). Located between pages 4 and 5.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Fight global air battles with planes of all nations
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Ad, with order coupon, from "Planes"
For belly laughs or blazing action...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Sparling; Frank Springer
Jack Sparling; Frank Springer
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?; Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Plastic Man; Robby Reed
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Miscellaneous
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Promo for Plastic Man # 8 and House of Mystery # 172
Look out below, it's Avalanche!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Boys; girl
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad, in comic story form, from Parker Brothers, Inc.
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
?
Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
informational
Cap's Hobby Hints
Father; son
I borrowed Mom's box of aluminum foil!
The son shows his father how to make model hubcaps.
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How to make new hubcaps (in comic story form). Tip from Phil McDade of Greenville, S.C.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The Inferior Five Dead Letter Office
Dear Editor: Isn't it about time you ran an Annual of the Inferior Five, featuring all the old stories?
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Miscellaneous
1
Letters of comment from Mark Main; Roger Loeffler; Lulu Belle; George Wakefield; and Barry Whetstone. Follows page 11 of the main sequence.
Part II: Recipe for a Turkey!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell
Mike Sekowsky
Mike Esposito
?
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The Inferior Five
The Inferior Five [Merryman; Dumb Bunny; White Feather; Awkwardman; The Blimp]; Jack Miller; E. Nelson Bridwell; Barbara Friedlander; Mike Sekwosky; I. D. [Irwin Donenfeld]; Carmine Infantino; Mike Esposito; Sol Harrison; Jack Adler; Gil Kane; Joe Letterese; comics fans; tailors; unnamed villain
The artists and letterers quarrel over the issue, but it finally gets finished.
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Miscellaneous
11.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Tyco gives you the best of both in HO railroading and roadracing!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad from Tyco
110 foreign stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Various
Various
Various
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad, with response coupon, from Garcelon Stamp Co.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell
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?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The Fanatical Fans Squawk!
Well, fans, it's poetry day again, and our favorite poet, Mark Evanier, of Los Angeles, has sent us his latest epic dedicated to The Inferior Five, to be set to music as soon as he can find a tone-deaf composer.
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Miscellaneous
1
Poem by Mark Evanier and letters of comment from R.L. Rippee and Jim Abbott.
Remember This Boy?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Carmine Infantino
Murphy Anderson
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman; Joe Chill; young Bruce Wayne; the Joker; the Penguin; Catwoman
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1
House ad for Batman #198 [80 Page Giant #G-43], (February 1968) advertised as "On Sale Nov 14th".
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
Fans; creators
The day is coming closer!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Mystery promo (date and title not revealed)
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Direct Currents
Deadman; Superman
Death duels at high noon as lawmen meet outlaws in the western special edition of Showcase!
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House ad for Showcase #72; Metamorpho #16; Strange Adventures #208 (cover shown); Action Comics #358 (cover shown); Detective Comics #371; Adventure Comics #364; and Our Army at War #189. Capsule promo copy for all. Shipping window is from Nov. 28th to Dec. 5th.
A Lois You've Never Seen Before!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Curt Swan
Neal Adams
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Superman; Lois Lane
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #80 (January 1968). No shipping date given. Black and white promo located inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Have you heard about the new electric trains that come in a book?
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad from Aurora Plastics Corp.

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