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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 11:44:34 GMT -5
Name: Velocity Kid First Appearance: House of Mystery #169 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Has a siren on his chest that emits super-sonic waves. He can also fly and create tornadoes. Artist: Jim Mooney  Dialed H-E-R-O-I-N-E Name: Gem Girl First Appearance: House of Mystery #169 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Has several Jewel powers such as gem-encrusted spurs that enable her to fly, an Emerald Ring that emits power, and can move large objects with her Ruby earrings. Artist: Jim Mooney  Name: Astro, Man of Space First Appearance: House of Mystery #169 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Has psychic powers that enable him to teleport, and wields the power of the Galactic Punch! Artist: Jim Mooney  More to come soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 11:48:39 GMT -5
BA-TWANG may be my favorite sound effect ever. I wonder if a sound effects thread would be worth starting. I have to agree, it sounds pretty awesome. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 11:54:32 GMT -5
It's visually appealing AND manages to perfectly capture the sound of this bouncing on concrete, which is what I assume Whoosiz is.  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 8, 2014 13:25:29 GMT -5
So, if Robby Reed dialed H-E-R-O-I-N-E would he become a female? Is there an untold story behind this concept? As an editor, I'd assign Bob Haney to write it
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Post by foxley on Sept 8, 2014 16:44:23 GMT -5
Name: Whoozis First Appearance: House of Mystery #165 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Can bounce like a rubber ball at super-speed. Artist: Jim Mooney  Name: Whatsis First Apperance: House of Mystery #165 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Can fly like a boomerang and hit objects. Artist: Jim Mooney  Name: Howzis First Appearance: House of Mystery #165 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Works like a pinball machine, powers based on what the pinball hits, such as Dazzler Ray, Diminish Ray, Sleep-Gas Shots, etc. Can also fly. Artist: Jim Mooney  Wow! Howzis may be the least practical and most uncomfortable design for a superhero I have ever seen! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 11:50:38 GMT -5
Name: Baron Buzz-Saw First Appearance: House of Mystery #170 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Can fly, and chop his foes up with spinning buzz-saws all around his costume. Artist: Jim Mooney  Name: Don Juan First Appearance: House of Mystery #170 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Wields a super-sword, which can deflect missiles and enables him to fly. Artist: Jim Mooney  Name: Sphinx-Man First Appearance: House of Mystery #170 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Utters a legendary riddle that must be solved by anyone in front of him, or they are destroyed. Can also fly. Artist: Jim Mooney  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 11:53:07 GMT -5
Name: King Viking First Appearance: House of Mystery #171 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Has super-strength, and can use his wings to fly. Artist: Frank Springer  Name: Whirl-i-gig First Appearance: House of Mystery #171 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Razor-like arms and legs, can breathe fire. Artist: Frank Springer  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 11:57:08 GMT -5
Name: Pendulum Man? (no name given) First Appearance: House of Mystery #172 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Can swing his blade around like a pendulum. Artist: Joe Certa  Name: Human Solar Mirror? (no name given) First Appearance: House of Mystery #172 Known Powers: Can use the mirror in his chest to magnify energy from the Sun. Can also fly. Artist: Joe Certa  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 12:08:06 GMT -5
Name: Gill Man First Appearance: House of Mystery #173 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Water gives him super-strength, but he cannot survive for long out of it. Artist: Sal Trapani  Name: Human Icicle First Appearance: House of Mystery #173 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Can fly and freeze things, but is constantly melting in the process. Artist: Sal Trapani  Name: Strata Man First Appearance: House of Mystery #173 (written by Jack Miller) Known Powers: Composed of rock layers that each represent a different mineral property, such as a power blast from his uranium layer, etc. Can also fly. Artist: Sal Trapani  Thus concludes the first lineup of Dial H heroes from the original House of Mystery run. Stayed tuned for the next arc coming soon. |
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Post by foxley on Sept 15, 2014 16:38:56 GMT -5
Yeah! All the girls say that Don Juan wields a super-sword!  Do you think the kid who submitted this had any idea what the historical Don Juan is most famous for? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 16:49:48 GMT -5
Even by Silver Age standards, Whirl-i-gig is really something.
I don't think a thread has ever made me as interested in a book as this one.
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 15, 2014 20:13:51 GMT -5
Sal Trapani usually hired a ghost penciller. Who do you think really drew the Dial H stories credited to Sal?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 10:44:44 GMT -5
Yeah! All the girls say that Don Juan wields a super-sword! Do you think the kid who submitted this had any idea what the historical Don Juan is most famous for? Actually, Dave Wood created most of the original Dial for H heroes. It wasn't until the next arc in Adventure Comics did they start becoming reader submissions. Rob: Jim Mooney? |
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Post by MDG on Sept 16, 2014 12:15:30 GMT -5
I don't think a thread has ever made me as interested in a book as this one. When I got into collecting back issues in the 70s, this was the run I went after, partly because I remembered the King Candy/Plastic Man story from when I was a kid, and partly because you could still get them for 2-3 dollars. I eventually got an original story page and the Robby Reed drawing Mooney did for the original Who's Who. |
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Post by the4thpip on Sept 16, 2014 15:45:01 GMT -5
Name: Chief Mighty Arrow and Wingy First Appearance: House of Mystery #166 (written by Dave Wood) Known Powers: Can shoot flame and explosions arrows from his bow. Flies on the back of Wingy the Pegasus. Artist: Jim Mooney  That one, I believe made an appearance a couple of years ago in the Nu52 "Dial H" series in the issue about "dialing heroes that are too embarrassing or inappropriate to leave the house." |
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