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

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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

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

## References

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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.
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)
4. ^ "DC Comics' Full August 2013 Solicitations". Newsarama. May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
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.
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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Post-imprint (June 2015 – August 2017)

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* Action Comics
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* Telos
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* Wonder Woman

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* Dark Universe
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* All-Star Section Eight
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* Batman and Robin Eternal

In other media

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* The Death of Superman
* Reign of the Supermen
* Batman: Hush
* Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
* Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

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Animated web series|

* Constantine: City of Demons

See also

* Flashpoint
* Dan DiDio
* Jim Lee
* Geoff Johns
* Scott Snyder
* DC Rebirth
* New Justice
* Infinite Frontier
* Dawn of DC

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Works by China Miéville

Fiction|

| Novels|

* King Rat (1998)
* Un Lun Dun (2007)
* The City & the City (2009)
* Kraken (2010)
* Embassytown (2011)
* Railsea (2012)
* The Book of Elsewhere (2024)

Bas-Lag|

* Perdido Street Station (2000)
* The Scar (2002)
* Iron Council (2004)

Novellas|

* The Tain (2002)
* This Census-Taker (2016)
* The Last Days of New Paris (2016)

Short story collections|

* Looking for Jake (2005)
* Three Moments of an Explosion: Stories (2015)

Comic books|

* Dial H (2012)

Film and TV adaptations|

* The City and the City
* Estate

Related articles|

* Bas-Lag

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