The 1977 first printing of this novel satirizing superheroes. Plowing similar ground as Pixar's The Incredibles (2004) but 27 years earlier.

From the 2005 reprint:

Before there was WATCHMEN, there was SUPERFOLKS...

David Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen -- until he retired, got married, moved to the suburbs, and packed on a few extra pounds. Now all the heroes are dead or missing, and his beloved New York is on the edge of chaos. It's up to Brinkley to come to the rescue, but he's in the midst of a serious mid-life crisis-- his superpowers are failing him.

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