House of Mystery
#162
(October 1966)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1966-08-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Monster-Maker of Littleville
Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Future-Man [Robby Reed]; Nabor
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
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The Monster-Maker of Littleville
Dial H for Hero / comic story / 14.34 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed [also as Mr. Echo; Future Man]; Roban; Gramps Reed; Miss Millie (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Roban is seeking revenge on the town of Littleville for jailing him years ago, and uses a machine to turn people into monsters so that everyone will be frightened and leave the town.
- Reprints
-
in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #57 ([Circa 1966-1968]) - in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #187 (June 1972)
-
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #16 (janvier 1977) [N&B/B&W] - in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
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Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.
[no title indexed]
Dial L for Letters / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Vincent Ornato, Eddie Wojtewicz, Mike Overdorff, Don Fitzgerald, Harris Young, Jeffery Duke, Randy Duke, Michael Butler, and Paul Houpt.
The Lair of Mr. V!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [Jonn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Mr. V [Faceless]; Zoltar; VULTURE; Miklos Agar
- Synopsis
- Manhunter tracks a gang of VULTURE crooks to Mr. V's headquarters, but when he arrests the overlord he finds that it is only one of Faceless's deputies in disguise.
- Reprints
- in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #21 (mars 1978)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Monster-Maker of Littleville
Dial H for Hero -
1.
The Monster-Maker of Littleville
Dial H for Hero -
2.
["He's not: as strong as Superman..."]
Plastic Man -
3.
[no title indexed]
Dial L for Letters -
4.
["Special! An 80 page giant Batman"]
Batman and Robin -
5.
A 2nd Star Collection!
Superman and Batman -
6.
The Lair of Mr. V!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars -
7.
["Green Lantern goes on the gold standard..."]
Green Lantern
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- Chris Boyko
- Doug Brain
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
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