![House of Mystery #158 House of Mystery #158](/gallery/!dc/housemystery/housemystery158.jpg)
Cover Credits |
Artist: Jim Mooney |
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Comic Title: House of Mystery #158
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1966
On Sale Date:
February 17, 1966 Newsstand Date February 17, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Action Comics #335, Page 31
Copyright Date February 17, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966
Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff
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Title: "The Origin of the Diabolu Idol-Head"
Pages: 8
Feature(s):
Martian Manhunter (of Earth-1)
Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: Joe Certa
Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 TPB (2009)
Feature Character(s)
- Martian Manhunter (last appearance in House of Mystery #157; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)
Supporting Character(s)
- Zook (last appearance in House of Mystery #157; next appearance in House of Mystery #166)
Villain(s)
- Idol-Head of Diabolu (destroyed in this story; last appearance in House of Mystery #156; no further appearances)
- Diabolu (a wizard; dies in this story; no further appearances)
- An evil creature (no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Diabolu's apprentice and various Babylonian people (no further appearances)
Comments:
This is the final Idol-Head of Diabolu story.
Synopsis:
J'onn J'onzz and Zook finally locate the Idol-Head of Diabolu just as another menace springs forth in cloud form. J'onn tries to force the cloud back inside the Idol-Head only to be drawn inside the statue himself.
J'onn then finds himself centuries in the past near Babylonia. He protects a group of people from the monster that was emerging from the Idol-Head, then meets Diabolu's apprentice. J'onn learns that the wizard Diabolu has created the Idol-Head to gain revenge upon the Babylonians.
J'onn continues his fight with the creature and eventually appears to lose. Diabolu summons the beast and magically locks him inside the Idol-Head just before dying. Back in the present Zook watches as the creature reemerges from the Idol-Head. It then changes into J'onn who had used his shape-shifting power to impersonate the creature. J'onn then smashes the Idol-Head preventing it from ever menacing the world again.
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