House of Mystery
#169
(September 1967)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1967-07-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- George Kashdan
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Terrible Toymaster!
Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Astro [Robby Reed]; Gem Girl [Suzy]; Toymaster
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
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You'll Have the K-raziest Time of Your Life...
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; house ad for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #102, on sale July 11
The Terrible Toymaster
Dial H for Hero / comic story / 14.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed [as Velocity Kid, Astro]; Suzy [as Gem Girl]; Toymaster (villain)
- Synopsis
- Suzy discovers Robby's secret and wants to use the H-Dial herself. She is transformed into Gem Girl and helps Robby defeat the Toymaster, but amnesia causes her to forget the experience later.
- Reprints
-
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #29 (octobre 1979) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]] - in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- amnesia; toys
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
Get Set for an Electrifying Experience!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 [80 Page Giant #G-38], on sale June 29
He's More Fun Than a Ride on a Roller Coaster!
Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #70, on sale July 25
[no title indexed]
Dial L for Letters / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- George Kashdan ?
- Pencils
- Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Jack Walker; Alan Martin; Don Markstein; Steven Carlberg; Herman Reeves
The Manhunter Monster!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 8.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Vulture (villains); Mr. V [Faceless] (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Manhunter encounters monsters created by VULTURE, he transforms himself into a duplicate, then finds he is unable to change back.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
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[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Job Number
- 6555
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you bending that piece of wire for?
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
hint submitted by Leon Gamble of El Segundo, California
Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by
Juan Gonzalez
(since 2024-04-23,
last edit 2024-04-23)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Terrible Toymaster!
Dial H for Hero -
1.
You'll Have the K-raziest Time of Your Life...
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis -
2.
The Terrible Toymaster
Dial H for Hero -
3.
Get Set for an Electrifying Experience!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane -
4.
He's More Fun Than a Ride on a Roller Coaster!
Leave It to Binky -
5.
[no title indexed]
Dial L for Letters -
6.
The Manhunter Monster!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars -
7.
["What are you bending that piece of wire for?"]
Cap's Hobby Hints
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- Dwayne Best
- Doug Brain
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Jim Van Dore
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