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House of Mystery 158

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #158

Cover Date: April 1966
Cover Price: $0.12

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Mooney


Story: "Dial "V" For Villain" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringStan Starkman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robby Reed

Supporting Character(s):

Gramps
Miss Millie

Villain(s):

Daffy the Great and his Siren Gang (Daffy Dagan; first appearance; dials "VILLAIN" to become a large red rock covered earth-mover)

Guest Appearance(s):

Quake-Master (first appearance; has earth tremor powers)
The Squid (first appearance; helmet that sprays liquids for different powers)

Location(s):

Granite City (first appearance; a large city near Littleville)
Littleville

Comment(s):

Robby becomes several heroes in the course of this story. Their names and a brief description will be listed in the Guest Appearances category.
Five more letters are discovered on the Dial (V,I,L,A and N).

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (2010)


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Second Story: "The Origin of the Diabolu Idol-Head" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJoe Certa
LetteringStan Starkman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter (time travels to 6th Century BC; next in Silver Age Secret Files #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Zook (next in issue #166/2)

Villain(s):

Diabolu (first appearance; 6th Century BC wizard who flees from the fall of Nebuchadnezzar, creates Idol-Head to trap and use fierce monsters; dies)
Idol-Head of Diabolu (destroyed in modern day)

Location(s):

6th Century Babylon (modern day Iraq)

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 (2009)


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