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Issue: The Inferior Five #3
Publication Date: July 1967
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Issues: #3 of 10 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/18/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. On-sale date from The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #101 and from copyright registration.
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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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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Darwin of the Apes
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Disclose Notes: Eighteen small ads, with order coupon, for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.
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Darwin of the Apes!

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Genres: humorous, jungle, superhero
Character(s): Darwin of the Apes [John Claypoole, Lord Gravestone]; Jayne; Akute; Chief Geronimo; J. Egbert Hoopoe; Dr. Livingroom
Synopsis: The Inferior Five and Darwin of the Apes search for Dr. Livingroom.
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Character(s): Dracula; King Kong; Mr. Hyde; the Phantom of the Opera; Frankenstein [Frankenstein's monster]
First Line: Build your own chamber of chills piece by pulsating piece!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for model kits from Aurora Plastics Corp.
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First Line: Superman accuses Jimmy Olsen of "The Murder of Clark Kent!"
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Make Your Summer Count!

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Genres: opinion
Character(s): Kids; recreation supervisor; Mr. Gray
Synopsis: Rather than laze about, the kids learn how to do something fun and useful at the same time.
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Disclose Notes: PSA in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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First Line: Well, all we can say is that the response has been absolutely tremedous.
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Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers James Machlinski, Sally Steele, George Ramer, Jim Tucker and Pete Wallisch.
Precedes page 9 of the main sequence.
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Part II: The Treehouse of the August Moon!

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Genres: humorous, jungle, superhero
Character(s): Darwin of the Apes; Jayne; Akute; Luau; Cheetah; Jam-Bala-Ya
Synopsis: Darwin tracks Dr. Livingroom's scent to Oompah, lost colony of Atlantis.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): customer
First Line: I'll buy that Aurora Thunderjet model car.
Synopsis: Cap's customer buys an HO model for a girl.
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Job Number: 6525
Disclose Notes: Shares a page with page 16 of the main sequence.
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Saga of the Inferior Five

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Feature(s): The Fanatical Fans Squawk!
First Line: As all Fanatical Fans probably surmise, we get all kids of things in the mail: Kittens, left-handed rings, French rolls, money. etc.
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Disclose Notes: Fan and later pro writer Bill Mantlo sends in a poem. Precedes page 17 of the main sequence.
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Part III: Darwin and the Fools in Oompah!

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Genres: humorous, jungle, superhero
Character(s): Darwin of the Apes; Dr. Livingroom; Luau; J. Egbert Hoopoe; men of Oompah; women of Oompah; Tantrum
Synopsis: The searchers find Dr. Livingroom, but Luau immediately offers them for human sacrifice. They escape with help from Darwin's elephant friend, Tantrum.
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First Line: Another star collection of Batman and Robin bizarre action roles in the latest 80 pg. Giant Batman
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Character(s): The Maniaks
First Line: Speedier than the gold rush!
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First Line: Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park
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Disclose Notes: Ad (with discount coupons) for Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey, U.S.A.
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First Line: For the most in laughs
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Gold Crown

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Character(s): Knights
First Line: You receive a complete game
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Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn; John Sill; Felipe Mendozo
First Line: Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut-tough
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Disclose Notes: As, with response coupon, from American Body Building Club
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Character(s): Body builders
First Line: Boys, men, build, develop mighty muscles
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Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, from Mighty Muscles
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Character(s): Men
First Line: How to do strong man tricks... without strength!
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Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, from Strong Man
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Destination Moon

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First Line: 1967 is the year for Apollo, the spacecraft that will place the first man on the moon.
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Disclose Notes: Ad from Revell, Inc.

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