House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #171

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-10-05

Editing: George Kashdan (editor)

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The Micro Monsters!

(Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Nick Cardy
Inks:	Nick Cardy
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Robby Reed [as Robby Go-Go]

Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Why Fight? Read All Three!!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Micro-Monsters!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 12.5 pages

Script:	Dick Wood
Pencils:	Frank Springer
Inks:	Frank Springer
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Surrender, Doc Morhar, before it's too late!

Characters:

Robby Reed [as King Viking, Robby Go-Go, Whirl-i-Gig]; Doc Morhar (villain)

Synopsis:: An accident during a fight at Doc Morhar's laboratory shrinks Robby and the evil scientist's gang into a micro-world. The inhabitants of that world enlist Doc Morhar to help them grow and invade Earth.; in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #137 (1 de julio de 1968)
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #31 (avril 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.

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Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Jason! Hi, Moolah! How's the fortune telling business?

Characters:

Moolah the Mystic

Jason

Reprints (1)

from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #52 (July 1956)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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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 Robert Jablon; John Washburn; Steven Stone; Mather Pfeiffenberger; Jay Ruder; Harry Hallet; Kim Jensen; William Robertson

The Martian Marauders

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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 9.5 pages

Script:	Jack Miller
Pencils:	Joe Certa
Inks:	Joe Certa
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:From the Martian Manhunter's home planet, it came hurtling to Earth
Keywords:Martians

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]

Zook

Synopsis:: A Martian invasion force comes to Earth, disguising themselves as Mountain M Mannixes, giant Martian monsters.; in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #31 (avril 1980) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

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Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page

Bad News!

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

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Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:non-fiction
Job Number:6571

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't race my car.

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Ray Oakley of St. Louis, Missouri

Greatest Action Teams in History!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Editing

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

The Micro Monsters! (Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Why Fight? Read All Three!! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Micro-Monsters! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 12.5 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Martian Marauders (Table of Contents: 6)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 9.5 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page

Bad News! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

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

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

Greatest Action Teams in History! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Micro Monsters!

(Table of Contents)

Why Fight? Read All Three!!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Micro-Monsters!

(Table of Contents: 2)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 5)

The Martian Marauders

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Bad News!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

Greatest Action Teams in History!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)