Name: Inferior Five
Universe: Earth-1
First Appearance: Showcase #62

History:
They may not be the strangest super-heroes around, but they certainly are the most reluctant. That, at least, can be said of the Inferior Five.

Many years ago, the Freedom Brigade protected the world against evil. The Patriot, Lady Liberty, Captain Swift, the Bowman, Princess Power, Mister Might, and the Mermaid became the parents of the Inferior Five, and they naturally expected their children to take over as champions of justice. Unfortunately, each of those children had a problem.

Myron Victor comes from a long line of non-super-heroes. His mother, Lady Liberty, is a direct descendant of Sir Chauncey Berkeley, also known as the Crimson Chrysanthemum, who helped aristocrats escape from France during the Reign of Terror. His father, the Patriot, is the son of Reed Victor, who fought crime as the masked lawman Yellowjacket. Myron has a brilliant mind, and much artist talent, which he uses as creator of the comic strip Wonderfella. He thus became the leader of the I5 in his identity of Merryman. He is, unfortunately, skinny and extremely weak.

Athena Tremor is the daughter of Princess Power and her longtime amour, Steve Tremor. Though she has all her mother's power, her name (for the Greek Goddess of Wisdom) is ironic. The truth is that she isn't very bright and recognizing this, calls herself Dumb Bunny.

Leander Brent is the son of Mister Might and the Mermaid. He inherited his dad's might and his mother's sea powers, including her necessity to get wet from time to time. He also happens to be incredibly clumsy, hence the name Awkwardman. He is a beachcomber.

Herman Cramer, proprietor of Herman's Diner, is the son of Captain Swift, who could run and fly at fantastic speeds. Herman can also fly, but with extreme slowness. He really needs a tailwind to get anywhere as the Blimp.

Finally, we have William King, glamor photographer. His father is the sharp-shooting Bowman. Will is one of the top photographers of beautiful women, yet this is complicated by the fact that he is deathly afraid of beautiful women -- all women, men, and children, plus just about everything else. Hence he took the name White Feather and wears a costume with a yellow streak down the back.

One would scarcely expect these misfits to win against powerful super-villains, but they invariably do -- to the astonishment of everyone, including themselves.

They have set up their headquarters near Megalopolis, in an abandoned mining town that they purchased for $23.95. They also have the Inferi-Car, which they bought from a used-car dealer, plus the Inferi-Plane, which is powered by a large rubber band. When evil appears, Police Chief Geronimo calls them on the Lukewarm line.