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House of Mystery 165

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #165

Cover Date: March 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1967-01-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Mooney


Story: "The Freak Super-Heroes" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
PencilsJim Mooney
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robby Reed

Supporting Character(s):

Gramps

Villain(s):

Doctor Rigoro Mortis (first appearance; uses a visor with multi-powers; has one eye in the middle of his face; next in 52 #23)
Super-Hood (first appearance; a Frankenstein's Monster-like robot, shrunk to six inches tall)
Georgie Craft (first appearance; a crook who organizes other crooks to pay for Mortis' services)

Guest Appearance(s):

Whoozis (first appearance; a weird round bouncy hero)
Whatsis (first appearance; a weird boomerang shaped hero)
Howzis (first appearance; a weird vending-machine shaped robot hero)

Location(s):

Central City
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.
This story also contains a two-page pinup of all of Robby's super-hero personas (excluding the three from this issue).

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Dial H for Hero (2010)


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Second Story: "The Deadly Martian" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Villain(s):

Professor Hugo (no further appearances)

Location(s):

France

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 (2009)


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