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Issue Details

Issue #481
Published May 1981
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack C. Harris

Cover Details

Characters Stellar [Vicki Grant]; Volcano [Chris King]
Genre superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)

10 page Dial "H" For Hero story "The Night of a Thousand Dooms!"

Characters Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Sarah James; Brad Mann; Martha Winters; Goldman [Christopher King]; Goldgirl [Vicki Grant]; Henry Faber; Gary King; Greg King; Elizabeth King; Alchemiss [Vicki Grant]
Synopsis When Chris is grounded by his father, Vicki must patrol the city by herself.
Genre superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Larry Mahlstedt
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Goldman and Goldgirl created by Michael Olonovich Alchemiss created by Robert Buethe

1 page Batman; Hostess advertisement "Hearts of Darkness"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta

7 page Dial "H" For Hero story "Self-Destructress!"

Characters Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Gary King; The Sixth Sensor [Christopher King]; Dimension Girl [Vicki Grant]; The Destructress [Martha Winters]; Aquarians
Synopsis The Aquarians turn Martha Winters into The Destructress but she's stopped by Chris and Vicki and returned to sanity.
Genre superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Larry Mahlstedt
Letters Ben Oda
Notes The Sixth Sensor created by Lynn Thilcult Dimension Girl created by Steven St. Thomas The Destructress created by June Roe

7 page Dial "H" For Hero story "The Assault of the Aquarian Attacker!"

Characters Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Aquarians; Largo the Invincible; Gary King; Elizibeth King; Volcano [Christopher King]; Stellar [Vicki Grant]; Captain Greg King; Sarah James
Synopsis Chris and Vicki use the Hero dials to stop the Aquarian invasion.
Genre superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Dennis Jensen
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Largo the Invincible created by Tom Douge. Volcano created by Fraser Cole. Stellar created by Omar Navarro Gutierrez.

Half page Dial "L" For Letters letters page

Script Jack C. Harris
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Half page statement of ownership

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Notes Average number of copies last 12 months: 237,289.

1 page filler

Synopsis Form to submit superhero ideas for future issues of Dial "H" for Hero.
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