House of Mystery #159

(June 1966)

The Top TV Comic Stars Come From DC (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Clay-Creep Clan (Table of Contents: 2)

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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Unblievable!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robby Reed [as Hypno-Man; Human Starfish; Mighty Moppet]; The Clay Clan [Clay King; Eddie Keller; Joey Burton] (villains)

Synopsis

The Clay King has developed a formula to give his henchmen pliable powers to help in their crimes, but Robby's heroes are able to stop the gang.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #95 (1 de octubre de 1966)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #29 (mai 1973) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)

Indexer Notes

script credit from Rich Morrissey

Story in two parts of 7.67 pages each.

A Super-Scoop! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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 submitted by Robin Murray; David Dynamo; Jeffrey W. Weiner; Douglas Raeburn; Jeff Berlin; John Moryl; Ron London; Joe Tibaldi; Miriam Riviera; John Pierce

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number

6404

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mom, can I have these scraps of material?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Super DC Bumper Book (Thorpe & Porter, 1970 series) (1970)

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Dennis Bova of Fair Oaks, Pennsylvania

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

After telling the boys some tales, the sea captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1963.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Scooter? Who He? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Devil Men of Pluto (Table of Contents: 10)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here they come --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; The Devil Men of Pluto [Nar; Xanadar; L'Lex] (villains)

Synopsis

The Devil Men of Pluto come to Earth looking for a stolen treasure.

Reprints

• in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #20 (décembre 1977) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

Keywords

Pluto

A Showcase Disgrace -- The Inferior Five (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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