Dial H

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Dial H
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Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly:
#1-Present
Format Standard (#1–Present)
Publication date July 2012 – Present
Number of issues 14 (plus #0)
Main character(s) Nelson Jent
Manteau
Creative team
Writer(s) China Miéville
Penciller(s) Mateus Santolouco (#0-5)
David Lapham (#6-7)
Alberto Ponticelli (#8-Present)
Inker(s) Mateus Santolouco (#0-5)
David Lapham (#6-7)
Dan Green (#8-Present)
Letterer(s) Steve Wands (#0-9)
Taylor Esposito (#10-Present)
Colorist(s) Richard Horie & Tanya Horie (#0-Present)
Allen Passalaqua (#12)
Creator(s) China Miéville & Mateus Santolouco

Dial H was a DC Comics superhero title launched in 2012 as part of the second wave of The New 52. It is a contemporary, frequently humorous take on the Silver Age title Dial H for Hero. It was written by novelist China Miéville, featuring artwork primarily by Mateus Santolouco with Brian Bolland as the cover artist.

Premise[edit | edit source]

The comic tells of an out-of-shape man named Nelson Jent discovering that dialing H-E-R-O at a mysterious phone booth will transform him into unique, though short lived, superheroes. Each time creates a new persona with a new set of powers, eventually returning him to his normal self.[1]

DC Comics announced the cancellation of the title in May 2013. It concluded with its 15th issue on August 7, 2013.[2] An epilogue issue will be featured in Justice League #23.3 as part "Villains Month", which will also be known as Dial E #1.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Dial H #1 (July 2012)
  2. Johnson, Rich. "DC Cancels Dial H and Demon Knights Too". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 3 August 2013. 
  3. Hennon, Blake. "DC Villains Month: 'Justice Leagues' revealed; Greg Pak on Darkseid". Hero Complex. LA Times. Retrieved June 4, 2013. 

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