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156January 1966
$0.12

House of Mystery #156

DC · January 1966 · on sale 1965-11-18

First appearance: Robby ReedFirst appearance: Robby Reed's H-Dial aliasesFirst appearance: Azmodus
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Identification plate

Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#156
Publication date
January 1966
Key date
1966-01-00
On-sale date
1965-11-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Robby Reed - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Azmodus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gramps - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Miss Millie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mr. Thunder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Erick Bolton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRobby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Robby Reed First
1The Magic Card!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappPete
2Dial H for Herocomic story13.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Stan StarkmanErick Bolton First, Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Gramps First, Miss Millie First, Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases First, Mr. Thunder First, Robby Reed First
4They're Old! They're Worth Gold! And Now They're Re-Told!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Mr. Mxyztplk, Superman
6The Beginning -- and the End!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8Special S1 Subscription Formpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9Look What Happened to J'Onn J'Onzz!comic story10.65script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Stan StarkmanJ'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Zook
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.35pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappAzmodus First, Jim Corrigan, The Spectre
13The Rainbow Lad / The Shrieking Statue / The Man Who Vanished / "Fatal 20" Superstitiontext article1script: Jack Miller

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q102429314 (Robby Reed's H-Dial aliases), first-appearance property (CC0)

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