Dial H

*Dial H*
Dial H
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero;
Publication date	May 2012 – August 2013
No. of issues	16 (#1–15 plus issue numbered #0)
Main character(s)	Nelson Jent; Manteau
Creative team
Created by	China Miéville & Mateus Santolouco
Written by	China Miéville
Penciller(s)	Mateus Santolouco (#0-5); David Lapham (#6-7); Alberto Ponticelli (#8-16)
Inker(s)	Mateus Santolouco (#0-5); David Lapham (#6-7); Dan Green (#8-16)
Letterer(s)	Steve Wands (#0-9); Taylor Esposito (#10-16)
Colorist(s)	Richard Horie & Tanya Horie (#0-16); Allen Passalaqua (#12)

Dial H is 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 and Alberto Ponticelli with Brian Bolland as the cover artist.^[1]^[2]

Premise

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.^[3]

DC Comics cancelled the title, concluding with issue #15 in August 2013.^[4] An epilogue issue titled Justice League #23.3 Dial E was released as part of Villains Month initiative.^[5]^[6]

Collected editions

Dial H Vol. 1: Into You (Dial H #0-6)
Dial H Vol. 2: Exchange (Dial H #7-15, Justice League #23.3)

References

^ Alex Carr (April 23, 2013). "Omni Exclusive: China Miéville on Dial H and the Superhero B-List". Amazon. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Kushins, Josh (January 12, 2012). "DC Comics in 2012–-Introducing the "Second Wave" of DC Comics The New 52". DC Comics. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Dial H #1 (July 2012)
^ "DC Comics' Full August 2013 Solicitations". Newsarama. May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Andy Khouri (September 16, 2013). "China Mieville's 'Dial H' Says Final Goodbye With 20-Artist 'Dial E' Issue For Villains Month [Special Wordless Preview]". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ Hennon, Blake. "DC Villains Month: 'Justice Leagues' revealed; Greg Pak on Darkseid". Hero Complex. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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[Mieville-1] Alex Carr (April 23, 2013). "Omni Exclusive: China Miéville on Dial H and the Superhero B-List". Amazon. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[SecondWave-2] Kushins, Josh (January 12, 2012). "DC Comics in 2012–-Introducing the "Second Wave" of DC Comics The New 52". DC Comics. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[3] Dial H #1 (July 2012)

[Aug2013Solicits-4] "DC Comics' Full August 2013 Solicitations". Newsarama. May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[DialE-5] Andy Khouri (September 16, 2013). "China Mieville's 'Dial H' Says Final Goodbye With 20-Artist 'Dial E' Issue For Villains Month [Special Wordless Preview]". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[DialE2-6] Hennon, Blake. "DC Villains Month: 'Justice Leagues' revealed; Greg Pak on Darkseid". Hero Complex. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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