House of Mystery #161

(September 1966)

The Mummy with Six Heads (Table of Contents: 1)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 15.34 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman (sourced)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robby Reed [as Magneto; Hornet-Man; Shadow-Man]; Joe Beket (villain); Gramps Reed (cameo); Miss Millie (cameo)

Synopsis

Robby uses his H-Dial to fight Joe Beket, a descendant of am Egyptian wizard who has different headpieces that give him the powers of various Egyptian gods.

Reprints

• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #19 (août 1987) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)

Keywords

Egyptian mythology; Egyptology; mummies

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.

Story in two parts of 8.67 and 6.67 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6423

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yikes! I was so anxious to build this new model...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Scott Weymann of Pennsauken, New Jersey

This Is "Atlas" Olsen (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dial L for Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)

Inks

Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Richard H. Volbrecht Jr., Michael Thornton, Clark Johnson, Roy Wulf, Terry Shepard, Dionisio Labiste, and Ronald Goss.

Maharajahs... Mobsters... Masterminds... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Unmasking of Marco Xavier! (Table of Contents: 7)

J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

Herb Field (sourced); ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; also appears as Marco Xavier]; Abba Sulkar (villain); VULTURE (villains); Mr. V [Faceless] (villain); Marie Fouchere

Synopsis

In his identity as Marco Xavier, Manhunter is captured by Sulkar, a VULTURE scientist who steals his memories and learns his secret identity.

Reprints

• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #45 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

Finished? Washed Up? Kaput? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)