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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Abilities 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Equipment 4 See Also 5 Links and References 5.1 Footnotes

History

The original owner of the H-Dial is Robert "Robby" Reed, a teenager from Littleville, Colorado, who discovers the dial in a cavern. Resembling an old telephone dial, this device is hand-held and covered in unknown symbols (that somehow Robby was able to understand as modern letters.) How the dial got there or who created it is never revealed. Each time he dials the letters H-E-R-O, Robby finds he turns into a different superpowered being; dialing O-R-E-H makes him revert to his normal form. He quickly uses it to protect Littleville under the guises of numerous superheroes.

Robby's H-Dial was once used by his foe, Daffy Dagan, who in House of Mystery #158 (April 1966) briefly becomes a supervillain known as Daffy the Great after dialing V-I-L-L-A-I-N. In House of Mystery #169 (September 1967), Robby's girlfriend Suzie uses the dial, dialing H-E-R-O-I-N-E to temporarily transform into Gem Girl. At the end of the story Suzie receives a blow to the head that causes her to forget about the secret of the device.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Can use the H-Dial to transform into different superheroes.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

H-Dial

See Also

• Discuss Robert Reed (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Robert Reed (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Robert Reed (New Earth)
• Images featuring Robert Reed (New Earth)

Links and References

• None.
  

Footnotes