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Fatal Five

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Official Name

Fatal Five

Universe

Pre-Zero Hour, Post-Zero Hour

Organization

Team Leader(s)

Tharok

Current Members

Tharok, Persuader, Validus, Emerald Empress, Mano

Former Members

Flare, Caress, Mentalla. Mordecai

Enemies

Legion of Super-Heroes

Origin

Origin

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.

Creators

Jim Shooter, Curt Swan

First appearance

Adventure Comics #352
(January, 1967)

History

Pre-Zero Hour

The Fatal Five were five independent super-powered criminals brought together by the Legion in order to stop the Sun-Eater.^[1]

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Fatal Five on the forums

• Appearances of Fatal Five
• Team Gallery: Fatal Five
• Catalogued images featuring Fatal Five

Links and References

• COMIC BOOK URBAN LEGENDS REVEALED #140 Jim Shooter discusses the origin of the Fatal Five.
  
• Fatal Five at Wikipedia.org

Footnotes

Legion of Super-Heroes Villain(s) This character or group of characters is or was primarily an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 31st Century, and may have existed in any of the various Legion continuities, including but not limited to the original continuity, Zero Hour Reboot, and the Threeboot. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes villains" category.