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Issue: House of Mystery #167
Publication Date: June 1967
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Issues: #167 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/06/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from an ad in The Adventures of Bob Hope #105 and copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #224-229)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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The Fantastic Rainbow Raiders!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dial H for Hero
Character(s): Robby Reed [as Muscle Man]; Rainbow Raider [Doc Quin]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAll Favourites Comic #63 published September 1967
as The Fantastic Rainbow Raiders! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Dial H for Hero #[nn] published June 2010
as House of Mystery #167 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Fantastic Rainbow Raider

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dial H for Hero
Character(s): Robby Reed [as Balloon Boy; Muscle Man; Radar-Sonar Man]; Rainbow Raider [Doc Quin] (villain)
Synopsis: The Rainbow Raider goes on a crime spree empowered by a rainbow crystal which gives him different powers for each color of the spectrum.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAll Favourites Comic #63 published September 1967
as The Fantastic Rainbow Raiders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Dial H for Hero #[nn] published June 2010
as The Fantastic Rainbow Raider [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.5
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Presenting the Man of the Hour -- Clark Kent!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese (ad); Ira Schnapp (cover reproduction)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 [80 Page Giant #G-36], on sale April 11
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2 Great Battle Stars in This Issue!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for G. I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #124, on sale April 11
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Marco Xavier, Manhunter's Ally!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Joe Certa
Inker(s): Joe Certa
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Vulture (villains); Mr. V [Faceless] (villain)
Synopsis: Mr. V forces Marco Xavier to feed information to the Martian Manhunter, not knowing that they are the same person. One minor crime that Manhunter is expected to stop is actually a distraction from a massive heist.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as Marco Xavier, Manhunter's Ally! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
Inker(s): Ira Schnapp (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dial L for Letters
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Carl Gafford; Thomas Homsey; Jeffrey Kasten; Eric Schuetz; Kirk Schuetz; Shaun Hoadley; Rob Simon; John Veasey Jr.
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The Battle That Rocks the Universe!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Spectre; The Flash
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold DC, 1955 series) #72, on sale April 20
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: I always mess up my clear plastic model...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6514
Disclose Notes: hint submitted by Robert Caplin of Brooklyn, New York
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan; Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): George Klein; Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: promo for DC comics on sale in mid-April 1967; includes cover art for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1955 series) #102 and Hawkman (DC, 1966 series) #20
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Mystery of the Million-Dollar Briefcase!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Dick wonders why Ed knows so much about everything, and Ed explains it's because he visits the library regularly.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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