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.
Cover to Adventure Comics #352, art by Curt Swan.
James Shooter is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and is known for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comics' ninth editor-in-chief, and his work as editor in chief of Valiant Comics.
Shooter at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon
Shooter at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1982
Shooter at the 2008 Big Apple Con
Shooter and Dennis Calero at a signing for Dark Horse's Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom at Midtown Comics Times Square, July 17, 2010