House of Mystery #173 (1968) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Will He Dial... G for Good? E for Evil?	cover	1	pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Robby Reed
1	Revolt of the H-Dial!	comic story	11.5	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Sal Trapani	Robby Reed [Gill Man; Human Icicle; Strata Man]; Speed Boys; Gramps Reed
2	You Too Can Play the Game!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3	-	in-house column	1	pencils: Nick Cardy, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Nick Cardy, Jack Abel
4	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty
5	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
6	So You're Faceless!	comic story	10.5	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Mr. V (villain) [Faceless; Marco Xavier]; VULTURE (villains)
7	A New Star on the DC Horizon	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Gaspar Saladino
8	From the Golden Age of Comics...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ira Schnapp
9	-	letters page	1	script: George Kashdan

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-2256-7	2009	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2648-0	2010	On eBay ›

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