H – E – R – O
The “H” Dial, possibly one of the quirkiest and most powerful weapons in the DCUniverse. The finder of the H-Dial must dial the letters “H”,”E”,”R”,”O” and once this is done the person who dialed those letters in that order becomes a superhero.
The first finder of the “H” Dial was Robby Reed, pictured above. Robby had accidentally been the witness of a crime and the offending criminals decided it would be easy to throw Robby off a cliff in order to kill him. Robby fell into a cave and somehow survived his fall. Here Robby found a lot of alienA character who was not born on the planet Earth. writings and the “H” Dial.
Robby set off on a spree of assisting his local area by becoming a heroA character that typically acts in a heroic manner. (Example: Wonder Woman €™s deeds of saving Paradise Island from the mythological beasts have made her an Amazonian hero.) when the time was right. Frequently he would dial other words as well to experiment with the dial further. When he dialed “S-P-L-I-T” however, he was transformed into his good side and his evil side. A battle began between the two super powered Robby entities. The good side won out and realized that the “H” Dial was too much power to wield and so his last act was to get rid of the “H” Dial and then erase his own memories..
Moving into the future, Robby Reed had moved away and the King familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) moved in. Their son Chris soon met a local girl Vicki and they became fast friends. One day while exploring the attic the pair found, hidden in a trunk were two small “H” Dials left behind by the “good” side of Robby Reed. On these dials existed only the four letters that would enable them to transform into heroes. ”H”, “E”, “R”, “O”.
Feeling the energies of two new dials being used the good and evil entities of Robby Reed appeared to fight over the dials. Together Chris, Vicki, and the good side of Robby Reed defeated the evil entity and merged the good and evil sides together and Robby Reed was whole again.
Now, the trio all have their “H” Dials and serve as occasional heroes when needed.
First Appearance
Robby Reed – House of Mystery #156 – Pictured Above
Chris King & Vicki Grant – Adventure Comics #479 – Pictured Below
Created By: Dave Wood and Jim Mooney (Robby Reed)
Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino (Chris King & Vicki Grant)
PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)
Robby, Chris, and Vicki are all normal humans with no special powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.).
VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.
The trio have no special protections in their human forms. Depending upon what heroA character that typically acts in a heroic manner. (Example: Wonder Woman €™s deeds of saving Paradise Island from the mythological beasts have made her an Amazonian hero.) forms they take they may be able to have some defensive capabilities.
SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)
Athletic - All three of the Dial “H” for HeroA character that typically acts in a heroic manner. (Example: Wonder Woman €™s deeds of saving Paradise Island from the mythological beasts have made her an Amazonian hero.) heroes are fairly athletic.
EquipmentAny items that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). would use that does not have an intentional use as a weapon. (Example: The Flash €™s Costume Ring holds his costume so that he can change super fast is a unique piece of equipment.)
The “H” Dial - By dialing the letters “H”,”E”,”R”,”O” the person dialing it becomes a heroA character that typically acts in a heroic manner. (Example: Wonder Woman €™s deeds of saving Paradise Island from the mythological beasts have made her an Amazonian hero.) and gains fantastic powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.). Frequently these heroes were invented by DC Comics fans from designing the costumes to the powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) they had.
If an individual put in “O”,”R”,”E”,”H” then they would turn into a villainA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). that typically acts in a villainous manner. (Example: The Joker is truly an insane villain.).
These transformations only lasted for an hour at a time.