House of Mystery
#173
(March-April 1968)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-01-11
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
Will He Dial... G for Good? E for Evil?
Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #141 (1º de septiembre de 1968) -
in Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (DC, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
Revolt of the H-Dial!
Dial H for Hero / comic story / 11.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed [Gill Man; Human Icicle; Strata Man]; Speed Boys; Gramps Reed
- Synopsis
- The criminal Speed Boys use a jet-booster engine to travel at great speed, but the vibrations it produces turn Robby's hero personas evil.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #141 (1º de septiembre de 1968)
-
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #33 (novembre 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 via Ray Bottorff, Jr. Pencil credit per Martin O'Hearn:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2012/04/dial-h-for-hero-and-g-for-ghosts.…
Previous indexer credited Sal Trapani.
You Too Can Play the Game!
Supergirl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 [80 Page Giant #G-45], on sale January 8
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
listing of DC comics on sale mid-January 1968; includes cover art from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #14 and Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #61
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll try to locate the buried city.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #51 (June 1956)
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #141 (1º de septiembre de 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1967
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 158,500
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 173,600
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld; J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner; Irwin Donenfeld; S.U. Sampliner; Sonia Mondschein, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022
So You're Faceless!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 10.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Mr. V (villain) [Faceless; Marco Xavier]; VULTURE (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Manhunter is captured by Faceless, who is revealed to be the real Marco Xavier, whose death was faked months ago. The untested super-weapon stolen by VULTURE explodes, defeating the organization and killing Faceless.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #141 (1º de septiembre de 1968)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
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A New Star on the DC Horizon
Beware the Creeper / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Beware the Creeper (DC, 1968 series)
From the Golden Age of Comics...
The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Spectre (DC, 1968 series) #3, on sale January 16
[no title indexed]
Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Richard Struempler; Bruce O'Dell; Peter Dakutis; Keith Oltmanns; David Lewin; Joe Rusnak; Robin Murray.
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0.
Will He Dial... G for Good? E for Evil?
Dial H for Hero -
1.
Revolt of the H-Dial!
Dial H for Hero -
2.
You Too Can Play the Game!
Supergirl -
3.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
4.
["We'll try to locate the buried city."]
Shorty -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
So You're Faceless!
J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars -
7.
A New Star on the DC Horizon
Beware the Creeper -
8.
From the Golden Age of Comics...
The Spectre -
9.
[no title indexed]
Dial "L" for Letters
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- James Ludwig
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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