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"The Fatal Five"

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Adventure Comics Vol 1 #352
January, 1967

Executive Editor

Mort Weisinger

Cover Artists

Curt Swan, George Klein

Writers

Jim Shooter

Pencilers

Curt Swan

Inkers

George Klein

Editors

Mort Weisinger

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Adventure Comics #351

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Appearing in "The Fatal Five"

Featured Characters:

• Legion of Super-Heroes

• Cosmic Boy
• Ferro Lad
• Princess Projectra
• Superboy
• Sun Boy

Supporting Characters:

• None

Villains:

• Fatal Five (First appearance)

• Emerald Empress
• Mano
• Persuader
• Tharok
• Validus

Other Characters:

• None

Locations:

• 30th Century Earth

• Metropolis
• Legion Clubhouse

Items:

• Emerald Eye of Ekron
• Green Kryptonite
• Sun-Eater (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Fatal Five"

An entity known as a Sun-Eater threatens to consume Earth's sun, thus destroying life on every planet in the Milky Way Galaxy. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes seek assistance from the galaxy's most infamous criminals - the Fatal Five.

Notes

• "The Fatal Five" is reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 6.

• This issue is divided into two chapters:

• Part I: To Save a Galaxy
• Part II: An S.O.S. to Evil

• 1st appearance of and origin of the Fatal Five. All five appear next in Adventure Comics #353.

• Superboy appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #135.

• Origin of Mano and Tharok revealed in this issue.

• 1st appearance of the Sun-Eater. The Sun-Eater chronologically appeared last in Adventure Comics #357. It appears next in Adventure Comics #353.

Trivia

• This issue contains a one-page origin of Cosmic Boy.

• This issue includes a one-page "Cap's Hobby Hints" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

Related Articles

• Controllers
• Cosmic Boy appearances list
• Emerald Empress appearances list
• Ferro Lad appearances list
• Mano appearances list
• Persuader appearances list
• Princess Projectra appearances list
• Science Police
• Superboy picture gallery
• Sun Boy appearances list
• Tharok appearances list
• United Planets Emergency Force
• Validus appearances list
  
  

See Also

• Discuss Adventure Comics Vol 1 352 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
• Images from Adventure Comics Vol 1 352

Recommended Reading

• Action Comics
• Adventure Comics
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3)
• Superboy (Volume 1)
• Superboy (Volume 2)

Links and References

• Adventure Comics article at Wikipedia
• Adventure Comics series index at Wikipedia
• Legion of Super-Heroes article at Wikipedia
• Legion of Super-Heroes article at Supermanica
• Legion of Super-Heroes at Legion World
• Cosmic Teams: Legion of Super-Heroes
• Legion Club House
• Superboy article at Wikipedia
• Superboy biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Superboy article at Toonopedia
• Superboy article at Supermanica