Inferior Five

Inferior Five
Showcase #62 featuring the Inferior Five.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceShowcase #62 (May–June 1966)
Created byE. Nelson Bridwell (writer)
Joe Orlando (artist)
Mike Esposito (inker)
In-story information
Member(s)Merryman (high intellect, weakling's body)
Awkwardman (flawless in water, clumsy on land)
The Blimp (could fly only when propelled by a tail wind)
White Feather (skilled archer, but scared of people looking at him)
The Dumb Bunny (superstrength, terrible grades)

The Inferior Five (or I5) are a parody superhero team appearing in books by the American publisher DC Comics. Created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando, the team premiered in the DC Comics title Showcase #62 (May-June 1966).[1]

The Five are the children of members of a superhero team called the Freedom Brigade, a parody of the Justice League of America.[2] In early appearances, the team encountered spoofs of Marvel Comics heroes, including the Man-Mountain and the Egg's Men.[3] When the team got their own series, early issues also mocked the Fantastic Four and Thor.[3]

  1. ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando knew what was in a name when they unleashed the Inferior Five in Megalopolis. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ a b Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 117, 187, 215. ISBN 978-1605490557.

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