Editing Inferior Five (section)

{{Short description|DC Comics parody superhero team}}
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|caption=''Showcase'' #62 featuring the Inferior Five.
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut=''[[Showcase (DC Comics)|Showcase]]'' #62 (May–June 1966)
|creators=[[E. Nelson Bridwell]] (writer)<br>[[Joe Orlando]] (artist)<br>[[Mike Esposito (comics)|Mike Esposito]] (inker)
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|members=Merryman (high intellect, weakling's body)<br>Awkwardman (flawless in water, clumsy on land)<br>The Blimp (could fly only when propelled by a tail wind)<br>White Feather (skilled archer, but scared of people looking at him)<br>The Dumb Bunny (superstrength, terrible grades)
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'''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 (comic book)|Showcase]]'' #62 (May-June 1966).<ref>{{cite book|last1=McAvennie|first1= Michael|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1960s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 117 |quote = Writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando knew what was in a name when they unleashed the Inferior Five in Megalopolis.}}</ref>

The Five are the children of members of a superhero team called the Freedom Brigade, a parody of the [[Justice League|Justice League of America]].<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=151}}</ref> In early appearances, the team encountered spoofs of [[Marvel Comics]] heroes, including the [[Hulk|Man-Mountain]] and the [[X-Men|Egg's Men]].<ref name=Chron>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |pages=117, 187, 215}}</ref> When the team got their own series, early issues also mocked the [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]].<ref name=Chron/>