Cover: Mike Sekowsky & Mike Esposito

Showcase #65

Nov 1966 · DC · 0.12 USD

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In "Agony at the Academy or 'A Scrap'll Floor the Teacher!'" from Showcase #65 (1966), Dean Egghead’s Academy for Super-Heroes faces chaos when every hero from the JLA to Super-Hip refuses to teach—leaving him with no choice but to hire the Inferior Five. As the bumbling team struggles through class, their mishaps grow increasingly absurd, from being turned to stone to getting doused and iced. Just as hope flickers with the arrival of a fan club, the real threat emerges: the Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks, ready to turn the school into a wrecking ball. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky with inks by Mike Esposito, the cover by Sekowsky and Esposito captures the absurd energy of the tale.

Contains 3 stories

"Agony at the Academy or "A Scrap'll Floor the Teacher!"

10.67 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero

Inferior Five [MerrymanDumb BunnyThe BlimpAwkwardmanWhite Feather]Dean EggheadEgg's Men [The Ape (Harry McElhinney)Basilisk (Irish Autumns)Icarus (Melvin Murgatroyd XIV)Winter Wonderland (Billy Gander)Levitation Lass (Penelope Pink)]Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks/FAN [Dr. DinosaurFrog ManAngel FishMr. AmoebaPterano Don Juan]

In the absurd halls of Dean Egghead's Academy for Super-Heroes, the staff has quit and even the likes of the JLA and Metal Men won’t take the job—so the dean is forced to hire the Inferior Five as teachers. Between bumbling lessons and constant mishaps, the team barely keeps their heads (and limbs) intact. When a fan club’s visit is announced, hope flickers—until the real guests arrive, and it’s not the fans they expected.

Part II: "Two Brains Are Better Than One!"

6.67 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero

In a delightfully absurd twist, Dr. Dinosaur—armed with a second brain in his tail—plots to take down the Egg's Men and, for good measure, the I5 as well. Meanwhile, the I5’s field trip goes hilariously off-script, their attempts to demonstrate powers resulting in chaotic, unintended destruction. Just as they return to school, they’re suddenly ambushed by the FAN, who barks, “Attack, Nogoodniks!”

Part III: "Some Throwbacks Should Be Thrown Back!" or "But Some Shouldn't!"

5.67 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero

Freedom Brigade [The PatriotLady LibertyCapt. SwiftThe BowmanPrincess PowerMr. MightThe Mermaid]

In a delightfully absurd 1966 satire, Awkwardman stumbles into a pool and unexpectedly meets Angel Fish, sparking a romance that’s as awkward as it is outlandish. When the villainous Dr. Dinosaur wreaks havoc, the I5 — a group of earnest but inept would-be heroes — call in their parents, the retired Freedom Brigade, to save the day. As the FAN is rounded up and the future of superhero training hangs in the balance, Awkwardman can’t help but dream of his mermaid muse, while the heroes-in-the-making grumble that the picnic is over.