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Fatal Five

The Fatal Five is a supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. They were created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in Adventure Comics #352 (1967) as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

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Publisher
DC Comics
Created by
Jim Shooter
First appearance
Adventure Comics #352 (January 1967)
Member(s)
Founders: Emerald Empress Mano Persuader Tharok Validus Substitutes: Flare Caress Mentalla Mordecai

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Fatal Five

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples141
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Fatal Five

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related to Television · 25
Fatal Five → Cara Kesh/Emerald Empress, David Lodge, David Sobolov, Ekron, Emerald Empress, Emerald Eye, Far From Home, Imperiex, In, Jennifer Hale, Joanne Whalley, Justice League Unlimited, Kin Shriner, Legion, Mano, Matter-Eater Lad, Persuader, Sarya/Emerald Empress, Super Heroes, Tara Strong
related to Film · 17
Fatal Five → After, Cruz, Emerald Empress, Jessica Cruz, Justice League, Mano, Matthew Yang King, Oa, Persuader, Peter Jessop, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Star Boy, Sumalee Montano, Tharok, The, Validus, While
related to history · 16
Fatal Five → Caress, Emerald Empress, Ferro Lad, Five, Flare, Legion, Mano, Mentalla, Persuader, Rimborian, Sun-Eater, Tharok, The, The Death, The Fatal Five, Validus
related to Validus · 16
Fatal Five → Darkseid, During, Emerald Empress, Garridan, Garridan Ranzz, Graym, Invisible Kid, Legion, Legionnaire, Lightning Lad, Lyle Norg, Saturn Girl, Soon, Thanks, Tharok, Validus
related to Other versions · 15
Fatal Five → Agamotto Empress, Amalgam Comics, An, Count Viper, Deathstroke, Ice, Kid Psycho, Manorb, Marvel Comics, Shadow Thief, Sparticus, Spider-Boy Team-Up, Tangent Comics, Tharlock, Valinus
related to Zero Hour · 14
Fatal Five → Cosmic Treadmill, Crisis, Emerald Empress, Empress, Fatal Five-Hundred, Following Zero Hour, In, Legion, Legion's, Persuader, Sun-Eater, Super-Heroes, Teen Titans/Legion, Time
related to Tharok · 12
Fatal Five → Crisis, Dark Man, Fatal Five's, In, Legion, Legion's, One, Tharok, Tharok's, Time, When, Zero Hour
related to DC Rebirth · 9
Fatal Five → Brainiac, Emerald Empress, In DC Rebirth, Magog, Saturn Girl, Selena, Solomon Grundy, Supergirl, To
related to Miscellaneous · 5
Fatal Five → Century, Happy Meal, Legion, Super Heroes, The Fatal Five
related to Video games · 3
Fatal Five → DC Comics Adventure, Scribblenauts Unmasked, The

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five fatal validus tharok persuader empress emerald legion mano comics dc original first universe appear super-heroes lad century zero hour

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Fatal FiveCreated byJim Shooter1.00infobox
Fatal FiveFirst appearanceAdventure Comics #352 (January 1967)1.00infobox
Fatal FiveMember(s)Founders: Emerald Empress Mano Persuader Tharok Validus Substitutes: Flare Caress Mentalla Mordecai1.00infobox
Fatal FivePublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Fatal Fiveis asupervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe0.90text
airinstance ofoccasionally including purely metaphoric or intangible things0.80text
the force of gravityinstance ofoccasionally including purely metaphoric or intangible things0.80text
and the barrier between dimensions.TharokTharok is a small-time crook who attempted to impress his superiors by stealing a small nuclear deviceinstance ofoccasionally including purely metaphoric or intangible things0.80text
and the barrier between dimensionsinstance ofoccasionally including purely metaphoric or intangible things0.80text
Fatal Fiverelated to DC RebirthIn DC Rebirth0.60section
Fatal Fiverelated to DC RebirthEmerald Empress0.60section
Fatal Fiverelated to DC RebirthSaturn Girl0.60section

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