House of Mystery
#170
(October 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
- 1967-08-17
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed [as Baron Buzz-Saw]
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #131 (1 de abril de 1968) -
in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
Thunderbolt's Secret Weapon
Dial H for Hero / comic story / 11.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed [as Baron Buzz-Saw, Don Jaun, Sphinx-Man]; Thunderbolt (villains); Gramps Reed; Miss Millie
- Synopsis
- The criminal organization Thunderbolt returns to steal the super-computer WHRRR and turns it against Robby's heroes.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #131 (1 de abril de 1968)
-
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #30 (janvier 1980) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]] - in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Meet Bat-Swami and Super-Seer!
Superman and Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #170 [80 Page Giant #G-40], on sale August 15
From Beyond the Threshold of Life Itself!
Deadman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #205 [first Deadman]; on sale August 29
[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 Dan Dias; Geoffrey Clarke; Frank Johnson; Keith Partain; Jerry Sexton; Kenny Scott; Ken Lucas
The Martian Double-Cross!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 10.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzzl Marco Xavier]; Vulture (villains); Mr. V [Faceless] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Manhunter, as Marco Xavier, is forced to tell Mr. V. about his weakness to fire, but he then tricks the villains into believing that the vulnerability does not exist after all.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #131 (1 de abril de 1968)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
-
Liars! Blunderers! Murderers!
Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure; superhero; aviation; military; science fiction
Indexer Notes
house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #237, on sale August 15
[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
- 6547
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you get that weathered look...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
hint submitted by Ray Kennedy of Raymond, Ohio
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
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Dial H for Hero -
1.
Thunderbolt's Secret Weapon
Dial H for Hero -
2.
Meet Bat-Swami and Super-Seer!
Superman and Batman -
3.
From Beyond the Threshold of Life Itself!
Deadman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Dial L for Letters -
5.
The Martian Double-Cross!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars -
6.
Liars! Blunderers! Murderers!
Blackhawk -
7.
["How do you get that weathered look..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
8.
[no title indexed]
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