Superheroes

    (Dell, 1967)
™ and ©1966 Dell Publishing Co.

Dell introduced Superheroes in 1967. The star of the series was a rather mediocre super-hero group known as the Fab Four.

The Fab Four consists of three males and a female, with some of the more unfortunate names in all of super-hero comics. The group is led by El, who can fire lasers from his eyes. The female of the group is Polly, named as such because she is heat resistant like polymer. The other two are called Hy and Crispy. Hy can emit high-pitched sonic blasts and Crispy can control cold temperatures. All four heroes are androids, and were created when the minds of four visiting children were accidentally transferred into robotic display statues in the “Future Room” of the fictional Dell Hall of Heroes.

This campy series lasted just four issues before Dell canceled it in 1968.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jan 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Donald Arneson  ·  A: Sal Trapani
    1st Appearance of Crispy (Fab Four); 1st Appearance of Dr. Luuki; 1st Appearance of El (Fab Four); 1st Appearance of Endo-Man; 1st Appearance of Hy (Fab Four); 1st Appearance of Polly (Fab Four); 1st Appearance of The Fab Four; Origin of The Fab Four; Versus Endo-Man
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  • 3
    #3
    May 1967
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    W: Donald Arneson  ·  A: Sal Trapani
    Versus Coalman; Versus Dr. Orb; Versus Nepto of the Reef
    2 copies from $2.36
  • 4
    #4
    Jun 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Donald Arneson  ·  A: Sal Trapani
    Final Issue
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