Superfolks (also Super-Folks in its original cover art) is a 1977 novel by Robert Mayer (hb ISBN 0-207-95814-9, pb ISBN 0-417-05460-2). The novel satirizes the superhero and comic book genres, and was aimed at a more adult audience than those genres typically attracted.Superfolks also examines comic book conventions and clichés from a more serious, "literary" perspective.