Comments on: Top Five Fives

By: George

George — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:06:57 +0000

What about the Civic Minded Five from The Tick? SPOOOOOON!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:36:15 +0000

Yes, R3D RJ, that’s the same guy.

By: R3D RJ

R3D RJ — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:27:05 +0000

Inferior Five? That’s a first. =P

BTW, is that the same Merryman who showed up in Superman Beyond? If so, kudos again to Morrison for bringing the character out of, well, comic limbo =)

By: Oinkman

Oinkman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:08:22 +0000

On the Fantastic Five, isn’t a half metal Ben Grimm a little excessive? I’m pretty sure he’d prefer some skin grafts over that medical cure all.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:30:17 +0000

Incidentally, you forgot the Fearsome Five.

No… No I didn’t.

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:24:44 +0000

Let’s note that the original X-Men may be the most famous superhero team with five members.

By: Ellis Wyatt

Ellis Wyatt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:20:41 +0000

When I was a kid, I thought that five was the perfect number for a superhero team, because then the leader could stand front-and-center and be flanked by two teammates on each side.

I watched a lot of Power Rangers as a kid.

Nowadays, I realize that between seven and nine is the best number for storytelling options in an ensamble cast.

Incidentally, you forgot the Fearsome Five.

By: christopher

christopher — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:57:32 +0000

I was also a “fan” of the Fantastic Five during it’s brief run. As much as I enjoy today’s improved storytelling, there’s just something about the mid-80′s style comics fun vibe that the Fantastic Five gave.

By: Greg Geren

Greg Geren — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:49:45 +0000

The Fatal 5 should definitely be higher, but you made up for that by not finding some way to include the Jackson 5.

Brainiac 5 was a great thought, Matt.

By: Tuomas

Tuomas — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:37:16 +0000

I thought this list would’ve included the five members of the Invisibles cell in The Invisibles… But I guess they don’t have “Five” in their name.

By: gjghost

gjghost — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:50:17 +0000

aww.. no Five Swell Guys from Promethea?

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:44:15 +0000

I would’ve moved Dynamo 5 to #3, but I can’t argue with the top two.

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:34:38 +0000

Where’s Brainiac-5??

By: Richard J. Marcej

Richard J. Marcej — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:27 +0000

Wish there were a super team consisting of five men who each have the same first name.
Here come…. “The Five Guys named Moe!!!”

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:06 +0000

Other Fatal Five members have included Flare, Caress, and Mentalla, created as replacement members after the senseless killing of Tharok; and some giant rocky guy in a few of the very last pre-ZH stories.

Mordecai.

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I was expecting to see the Fearsome Five on this list. And was there ever a comic-book version of the Famous Five? (Should have been, if there wasn’t.)

By: Manglr

Manglr — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:49:15 +0000

Five Fists of Science is absolutely awesome. One of my favorite iterations of Tesla in comics.

By: Omar Karindu, with the power of SUPER-hypocrisy!

Omar Karindu, with the power of SUPER-hypocrisy! — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:34:36 +0000

By: hangmanjury

hangmanjury — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:15:01 +0000

Love the Inferior Five at number one, but where are the Five Swell Guys?

By: DailyRich

DailyRich — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:11:17 +0000

RE: the Five Fists — if you have three people and one of them is one-handed, that’s literally five fists.

By: Argo Plummer

Argo Plummer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:01:18 +0000

It is a good list, but the Fatal Five should be higer. Would swap it with the Fantastic Five, although I do really like them. I bought that series as well, so you weren’t the only one, but I think it was just the two of us. Passed them onto my kids now. Loved Inferior Five at number one.