Showcase #64
dc • 1966
- Series
- Showcase
- Issue
- 64
- Publisher
- DC
- Cover date
- Oct 18, 1966
- Story title
- The Ghost of Ace Chance!
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Showcase #64 was published by DC Comics in 1966, serving as part of a long-running anthology series designed by editor Julius Schwartz to test new characters and concepts for potential solo series. This particular issue is notable for featuring the first appearance of the Inferior Five, a team created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Joe Orlando as a satirical response to the burgeoning popularity of super-teams in the mid-1960s.
The creative team intended the Inferior Five to be a humorous parody of classic superhero tropes, with characters whose powers were largely ineffective or unintentionally ironic reflections of the Justice League. While the title aimed to provide a lighter, self-aware contrast to DC's more serious fare, the series was received as a quirky oddity that occupied a niche space in the Silver Age, ultimately becoming a cult favorite for its clever subversion of traditional comic book archetypes.
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