H-Dial
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In a rural community, a young [[Robby Reed]] accidentally found the Dial within a cavern after he fell into it following an attack from a machine by the Thunderbolt organization. He took the H-Dial and deciphered the writing on it where he dialled the words 'H-E-R-O' and gained his first powers. (House of Mystery v1 #156) | In a rural community, a young [[Robby Reed]] accidentally found the Dial within a cavern after he fell into it following an attack from a machine by the Thunderbolt organization. He took the H-Dial and deciphered the writing on it where he dialled the words 'H-E-R-O' and gained his first powers. (House of Mystery v1 #156) | ||
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The H-Dial is an object that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The H-Dial
In a rural community, a young Robby Reed accidentally found the Dial within a cavern after he fell into it following an attack from a machine by the Thunderbolt organization. He took the H-Dial and deciphered the writing on it where he dialled the words 'H-E-R-O' and gained his first powers. (House of Mystery v1 #156)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. According to one account, the H-Dial was forged by the Operator in the Sphere of the Gods and was a powerful tool. (Dial H for Hero v1 #2)
Robby Reed came to use the Y-Dial which split himself into two versions with one becoming the Operator and the other becoming Mister Thunderbolt. Mister Thunderbolt intended to spin all existence like a telephone dial and cause chaos by giving everyone superpowers from the Heroverse. (Dial H for Hero v1 #10)
Overview
In appearance, the H-Dial resembled a dial that was made of peculiar alloy and had strange inscriptions on it. The writing was said to be letters in an alphabet but of no known language of any civilisation on Earth. These told he user to dial the alphabets and spell out the word 'H-E-R-O' with those that did being transformed into a random superpowered identity. (House of Mystery v1 #156)
It was said that the H-Dial mimicked the shape of the Multiverse and was tied to a realm known as the Heroverse. This was located just outside the Speed Force with the device able to tap into the great power of that universe. (Dial H for Hero v1 #10)
There were variants of the H-Dial that included the:
- S-Dial :
- J-Dial :
- G-Dial :
- Dial Tapper :
- Q-Dial :
- Y-Dial :
- K-Dial :
Users
- Robby Reed :
- Chris King :
- Vicki Grant :
- Hero Cruz :
- Lori Morning :
- Nelson Jent :
- Miguel Montez :
Notes
- The H-Dial was created by Dave Wood and Jim Mooney where it made its first appearance in House of Mystery v1 #156 (January, 1966).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- House of Mystery v1: (1966)
- Adventure Comics v1:
- Superboy and the Ravers v1:
- Dial H v1:
- Action Comics v1:
- Dial H For Hero v1:
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