Dial H

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.[1][2]

Dial H
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateMay 2012 – August 2013
No. of issues16 (#1–15 plus issue numbered 0)
Main character(s)Nelson Jent
Manteau
Creative team
Created byChina Miéville & Mateus Santolouco
Written byChina 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)

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 announced the cancellation of the title in May 2013. It concluded with issue #15 on August 7, 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
  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. 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. LA Times. Retrieved January 9, 2014.


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