H-E-R-O (DC)

    (DC, 2003–2005)
™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

“Dial ‘H’ for Hero” was probably the ultimate wish fulfillment series of the Silver Age, one that both needs to and could easily be collected into a slim volume; it’s to be hoped that this revival will be successful enough to make that dream a reality. H-E-R-O deserves to be a success due to its considerable merits.

It’s not just a neat little concept well executed, it’s a super-hero title that actually works; paradoxically, one of the hardest things to do in a market saturated with super-heroes is to launch a completely new one.

Clearly, Pfeifer still believes in super-heroes, and that comes through with Afterburner, the first manifestation of the new H object (sadly, you’d have to explain what a “dial” was to today’s kids). Though his outfit smacks a bit (too many buckles) of post-modern anti-heroes, when it comes to attitude and action, Afterburner is Silver Age through and through. Which is part of why the final page of #1 is so entirely unexpected — it’s an ending that hasn’t happened in more than 50 years of DC comics.

—S.A. Bennett
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#1

April, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
9 copies available from $0.88 		Will PfeiferKano
#2

May, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
12 copies available from $0.34 		Will PfeiferKano
#3

June, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
12 copies available from $0.75 		Will PfeiferKano
#4

July, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
15 copies available from $0.64 		Will PfeiferKano
#5

August, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
11 copies available from $0.72 		Will PfeiferKano
#6

September, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
11 copies available from $1.75 		Will PfeiferKano
#7

October, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferPatrick Gleason
#8

November, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $0.99 		Will PfeiferPatrick Gleason
#9

December, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
9 copies available from $0.99 		Will PfeiferKano
#10

January, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
9 copies available from $0.99 		Will PfeiferKano
#11

February, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferKano
#12

March, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferLeonard Kirk
#13

April, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferLeonard Kirk
#14

May, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferLeonard Kirk
#15

June, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#16

July, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $1.75 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#17

2-Aug-2004
Cover Price: $2.50
9 copies available from $0.99 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#18

September, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $0.99 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#19

October, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#20

November, 2004
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $1.00 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#21

2-Dec-2004
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $2.75 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
#22

January, 2005
Cover Price: $2.50
6 copies available from $1.49 		Will PfeiferDale Eaglesham
Book #1

December, 2003
Cover Price: $9.95
1 copy available for $9.98 		Will PfeiferKano