One of DC's STRONGEST Weapons is a Phone Dial?!

[@ComicDrake]

Ben 10 was not inspired by Dial H. In my research for this video, I found interviews with Man of Action stating that they only heard of Dial H after they created Ben 10.

[@Snowmon89]

But I first heard about Dial H in the "making of" interveiws for Ben 10. While it could be true that they weren't directly inspired by them, the way I heard it Dial H was the original idea. I had no clue that Dial H was ever actually published. Though, my memory could be a bit fuzzy considering it has been, what? Over 14 years since Ben 10 first aired.

[@michaeldaniels642]

@@Snowmon89 If you are referring to the fact that the omnitrix was originally supposed to turn Ben into 10 different heroes (one of which was female) instead of 10 different aliens aliens then you are correct

[@skt8929]

well their not going to admit it

[@Ponera-Sama]

That must mean... Dial-H was inspired by Ben-10. DC writers can time travel confirmed.

[@mikepratt6481]

Considering the guys behind Man of Action worked at DC for years before Ben 10, I tend to doubt that.

[@LordFluffy71]

You missed two cool details: 1. In the 80's there was a version of this where fans could send in their hero ideas and they would get selected for when the two main characters transformed. The submitter would get a little shout out on the page. 2. In that continuity, one user dialed H-O-R-R-O-R and became a monster.

[@blackphoenix77]

1)One of the submitters was the late science fiction writer Harlan Ellison! 2)Chris King in DC Comics Presents #44!

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@blackphoenix77 ANOTHER THING A LOT MISSED (i don't balme you, i knew it becasue ai once was scrolling through wikis): THE dials could split people. Robbie reed once got split ino a hero and a villain

[@jessespringer7723]

What about that one time when a woman dialed heroine and then the woman turned into a female superhero

[@lemonherb1]

I really liked this version because it provided the audience the ability to participate. As I seem to recall, it was a back up feature, but I no longer remember the title

[@dantheman8103]

@@lemonherb1 It started out in Adventure Comics, and was the sole feature for their last 11 issues (well, the last 11 before it switched to a digest format... and I am choosing to not blame them on killing the then longest running comic book series. lol) but then did continue for I believe it was around 2 years as a backup in Superboy where it ran for 21 issues. (rumor I read once but don't know it is true but according to the letter columns of Adventure Comics, they were planning to do an animated series based on it, with viewers creating the heroes there also. And put it as a backup in Superboy to keep the property in the public eye and it was when that project was dead that they finally took it off Superboy.) Also while Harlan Ellison creating a villain (who's daughter appeared in later DC Comics as a new version of the character I believe) lesser known one of the heroes, Zeep the Living Sponge was created by Stephen DeStefano, who went on to become a writer and artist for several companies including DC and even brought a version of that character back in the DC mini-series Hero Hotline which he penciled.

[@wk3820]

The big flaw in "DIal H" is that writers don't want to waste really good ideas as one-off heroes, so the heroes inevitably become forgettable. The only exception to this was the eighties version, which used fan-created heroes. The fan competition let to some genuinely interesting designs and powers!

[@hydrolito]

Baron Bug from House of mystery no. 163, December cover date in 1966. Had technology similar to Marvel Comics Ant-man also called Giant-man and used it to enlarge insects he controlled with collars put on them became a recurring character in other comics.

[@WyattoonsComics]

In addition to that, the original series would show 3-4 brand new heroes per issue. The writers said they very quickly ran out of ideas for new heroes after a handful of issues.

[@binsoku6]

My first comic was one of the 80s ones and due to the story, we saw so many different heroes, many for just a panel

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

You'd think they could fix that by just doing "Oh, you loved that random hero? Well, since the H Dial only pulls from existing heroes, we can just make a comic that's about that hero the dialer chose!"

[@jonathandavis1616]

If you dial O-R-E-O, will you transform into a giant Oreo? If you type in R-E-O, will you turn into Speedwagon?

[@HypArtz002]

What if you type in O-R-A or M-U-D-A even D-O-R-A perhaps

[@monelleabacan8799]

Hyper Invincible Artist well assuming that the dialer except shipped I guess you can turn into any JoJo character

[@danieldeak9141]

You could type D-I-O or J-O-J-O. That would be badass.

[@madlaugher3300]

Jonathan Davis you’ll turn into a random mascot for pruducts

[@glazed_waffle5629]

@@danieldeak9141 You could turn into Any random JoJo cool😎

[@GoldLight73]

The Doom Dial though. "Hello, I'd like to ring in Ragnarok... What, not available? Ugh, fine, I'll settle for Wormwood."

[@robbieliddle2462]

@Ralof Of Riverwood Biblical comet that either poisons water or ends the world I think

[@GoldLight73]

@@robbieliddle2462 That would be correct. Book of Revelations, in which a star called Wormwood falls to earth after the Four Horsemen show up and some angels blow their trumpets.

[@funkmastaC]

Do the writers use the doom dial? We've had a bunch of events lately.

[@benjamingrist6539]

Ralof Of Riverwood elaborating on Gold Wade’s explanation, wormwood comes during the middle of the Christian apocalypse (aka the Great Tribulation or just the Tribulation). It makes 1/3 of all the water on Earth deathly poisonous. The whole 1/3 of “x” is made unusable/destroyed is a recurring theme throughout the Tribulation. By the end of the book, the handful of humans left that are still alive and still loyal to the Anti-Christ decide to go to war with Israel. The war culminates in the Battle of Megiddo Hill, which translated to Hebrew is the Battle of Armageddon.

[@GoldLight73]

@@benjamingrist6539 Honestly, this discussion has reminded me of the fact that Revelations is just about as crazy as Ragnarok

[@Ozzy_2014]

I grew up with silver age books. You missed a big one. H-O-R-R-O-R !! They turn into a monster if they dial horror! The random heroes etc were creations of the fan suggestions I assume only sometimes but what a fun idea. Interactive comics long before the internet.

[@dantheman8103]

The readers creating the heroes for Dial H For Hero was part of their run in Adventure Comics which ran for 11 issues, then after an appearance in DC Comics Presents teaming with Superman (where the readers created the heroes they dialed into in that issue) went on to be a backup feature in Superboy for just shy of 2 years. Interestingly the reader submissions were also used for the villains, along with the clothing the teen characters wore and in 1 issue they even designed the furniture one of the main characters got in their home. It was only for that version, not other versions which featured hero dialers Chris King and Vicki Grant, but the readers created all the heroes they changed into, and except for their arch enemy (who had a machine that created supervillains which like other villains in the series were created by heroes) the readers created all of the villains. It was a really fun idea and comic artist and writer Stephen DeStefano even had an enrty he sent in as a kid used during it's run as well as legendary Sci-Fi writers Harlan Ellison creating a villian for an issue, who although very famous even by that time DC claims sent the entry in on his own... who knows if that is true likely the truth of that one is lost to time.

[@themangoman9315]

I love how bat shit insane silver age comics are

[@Kittenfox_55]

Blue beetle is like Generator Rex and Zak Saturday is like Animal Man

[@jriibzmodus4792]

True

[@eugenideddis]

I mean, yes and no. Generator Rex is legitimately based a comic book character named “Generator Rex”, but the show is closer to Blue Beetle than the original comic.

[@maymay5600]

@@eugenideddis wait, there was an actual comic book called generator rex?

[@mercurialinterference6931]

@@maymay5600 a 3 issue one, iirc, it's pretty obscure

[@jakewoodhouse9817]

Good lord, I actually remember these

[@Lampent12]

OK, that's pretty cool. I was a huge fan of Ben Ten growing up, so this intrigues me.

[@zacimusprime4865]

Brandon Pierce why I clicked on the video

[@kosmonautbruce]

THERE IS ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@parkb5320]

I think DC had a contest where readers would create their own heroes and send them in and each month the H Dial would turn the character into reader submitted super heroes with the reader credited for their characters.

[@Bobb11881]

So the rules for the H Dial are inconsistent? That ALSO sounds like Ben 10.

[@TheoZaHero]

Well, you got that right...

[@everythingabouteverything3304]

The Omnitrix isn’t that Inconsistent, it’s just that there are different types of Omnitrix that Ben had, the Prototype which was in the original. The Ultimatrix and the Final One in Omniverse

[@clintonbailey9343]

Yeah is sound like ben 10 RIP off

[@Bobb11881]

@@clintonbailey9343 It came first, dude.

[@coca_0146]

@@clintonbailey9343 it come 40 years before

[@duskstone109]

What if those heros you transformed into were actually different parts of your personality? That would be interesting.

[@JadedMarigold]

What if somebody has personality disorder, would that mean they will have more heroes they will become?

[@KKsKrissvs121]

Theres an x-men member with that power

[@DatSqueakyBoi]

I created an oc similar to that where depending on there emotions they change forms.and gain different powers atleast I think its original it could be similar to another character

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

The "Wild Catds" series of books (edited by George R.R. Martin!) explored that idea in the hero Cap'n Trips. And yes, it is THAT George R.R. Martin!

[@seich-of-lacan-getter514]

DUDE, THE CREATIVE HERO, THE IDEALISTIC HERO, THE ITELLEGENT HERO, THE EMPATHIC HERO, THE TEMPERED HERO!

[@themask5493]

Am I the only one who thinks that if this idea gets a more modern twist, it would be more like a magic app on your digital phone?

[@13KuriMaster]

........ I think I'd prefer getting an Omnitrix over one of these H-dials. For a number of reasons.... like it being more consistent for one, or actually having a choice in what powers you get (most of the time).

[@kingmfcarter5237]

Plus if it not working and u get gray matter u can fix it yourself

[@neel2793]

Unless your in omniverse

[@13KuriMaster]

@@neel2793 Actually, it was stated that the Omnitrix Ben has in Omniverse dosen't have the same problem the previous ones did when it came to Ben getting the alien he wanted.... all those misstransformations were his fault.

[@13KuriMaster]

@Maurice Johnson He said it always seems like that... keyword 'seems'. But Hey, if the Omnitrix AI is able to identify a better alien form for the job at hand then what I had in mind, then I'm probably not going to complain that much.

[@icycream2614]

If I had to choose I would choose omnitrix then turn into heatblast and kill some terrorists

[@Iorekbyrnison100]

The 2012 Dial H series was so underrated! Great characters and a really fun, strange, surprisingly dark story.

[@toby9155]

Imagine dialling HERO expecting to be someone useful and then becoming... Colour kid!

[@doomforzombies]

Better yet dial hero becomes Batman and the person the dialed thought Batman had superpowers

[@toby9155]

doomforzombies haha never thought of that. Also, what would happen if you got superman because he only has powers because he is Kryptonian.

[@finalsorrowss]

Color kid is fucking useful af and underarred heavily at least his powers are.

[@GothicDragonX]

Honestly I was expecting arm fall off boy or hindsight lad.

[@icycream2614]

Imagine if someone dials H-E-R-O and become magikarp from Pokemon

[@damotoneko1500]

Fun fact, in the swedish opening of Ben10 one of the lines is "If you've seen this before its just your imagination". Maybe someone on the swedish side had seen this before XD Though the omnitrix is the perfect hero dial, hands down.

[@WarmLillie]

*Select Wonderwoman and Press the dail* It hero time!!!

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

tha idea could be taken for a lot of possible scenarios: - someone having a H-Dial that only lets you select existent heroes, BUT LETS YOU SELECT THE HERO - Someone, instead of transforming into a hero, POSESSES the Hero (although this one would need to at least have a B-List hero killed so they learn that,yeah, they didn't transform, they possesed the person) - a little girl basically becoming shazam! but with wonder woman and sometimes doing things that humilliate wondy's public image, but she just wants to be as good as her - a trnasgender woman gets to become wonder woman, AND her biological gender without surgery and such, AND with powers to boot. - an extremist feminist becomes wonderwoman and starts imposing her version of gender equality unto others

[@ironclaw3000user]

@@ianr.navahuber2195 does the good scenarios outway the bad, hmmm. Best not to find out.

[@xyz3099]

Ian R. Nava Huber kinda shit ideas ngl

[@panda_from_space]

its fingers time :3

[@toganium4175]

-You cannot choose which hero you become-

[@lockjaw7437]

5:38 the character looks as if Shazam and doctor strange were fused together

[@TheoZaHero]

That's just Shazam Jr.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115]

TheophilusRG Captain Marvel Jr

[@Starius65]

this is some SCP level stuff

[@ravenwraith1017]

What would the classification be though? Did he mention if these things teleport? If not than they are pretty safe for reality warping devices...

[@urielgonzalez900]

Man, the SCP universe is whack...

[@nick-playercharacter8583]

Which is saying a lot for the DC universe. Most of even the scariest SCP's would become mundane if they coexisted with the Justice League.

[@ravenwraith1017]

The NPC ikr. “You think 682 is scary? Doomsday would eat it for lunch”

[@commonviewer2488]

@@ravenwraith1017 It's never been explicitly stated that they teleport, but the dials seem to randomly appear throughout the multiverse. A kid happened to find one in a cave, a man found one as an old payphone, they have a tendency to just appear out of nowhere. Since the threat level of a dial is dependent on the user's desires, and no one understands how the dials technically work, I would give it a Euclid classification.

[@jasonguinn6075]

Dial H is criminally underrated. Random characters, random stories, why isn't this an animated or live action series ??? Warner Brothers stop playing with me... and get to work. That 2003 series was awesomeness!!!

[@jachariah4694]

Ben 10 would make a good DC character, be a tad weird to see Ben interact with somebody using the H-Dial, considering how heavily Ben 10 is based on Dial-H.

[@HypArtz002]

I mean warner bros does own cartoon network and there has been some Ben 10 comics published by DC

[@VcarGekko]

I love this concept and I'm a fan of the 2012 and 2003 series. The 2012 version was interesting for the weirdness and the backstory (though I'm ok with the H-dial being unknown in origin); best issue was issue 6 because of what can go wrong with the concept. Looking back on the 2003 series, I think what made it appealing was that I felt they were mostly believable people with mundane lives affected by the dial. I think the inconsistencies can work. Why not have different model or variations? Like how there are a variety of cellphones models since the first inception.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

I would like that ALSO the inconsistencies vary depending of how broken or recent the dial H, with the antagonist of the stoy having the most recent thatlets you trnasform at will, the power you want, and or how long you want, BU the only catch is the memories thing, AND that it takes you long to transform

[@VcarGekko]

@@ianr.navahuber2195 That can work. it would imply that the dial can be replicated and that whomever is manufacturing it is constantly improving. it can also be a metaphor for any kind of improvement. I can see several explanation outside of keeping the 2012 run. One includes a race that made them for whatever reason and somehow they landed on Earth. Another would be to fill a void; An truth to the DC universe and multiverse is that heros tend to show up, so what if somebody realised and created the dials to fill the void, so there can always be a hero when needed?

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

*H-E-R-O* Becomes Saitama This would be O.P. for the Hero dialer. 😎

[@badabingbing474]

Gains bald powers

[@KoiVille01]

U weebs are only talking about saitama because the new season came out READ THE MANGA

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

Zw-Gaming Wait there's a *MANGA* ?! What sorcery is this, clearly I've heard of the moving picture, but *still* frames with words, that's witchcraft and shan't be stood for in these parts! Now go gatekeep somewhere else, Troll. 🙃

[@badabingbing474]

@@KoiVille01 reading is for nerds 😎

[@adonisbrazil7638]

Saitamas not that strong

[@ZoanBlade90]

This series sounds like a LOT of fun. I seriously love this concept.

[@packman2321]

I found this piece of gear through fan fiction originally. It went through this phase where it seemed to be really popular in the Teen Titans fanbase, really cool piece of kit... One thing, I seem to remember that in some of the earlier comics you could rig the gender of the summoned hero by typing 'HEROINE' into the dial and that 'MONSTER' made the person turn into a nightmarishly powerful being with no self control... Am I misremembering or were they simply not significant uses?

[@LadyDeirdre]

I don't know about the other versions, but I can tell you that neither happened in the Chris & Vicki version, or the China Mièville version.

[@alarkhar]

it was "HORROR", not "MONSTER", but otherwise you remember well.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

One of the funniest stories from the 2003 H-E-R-O story involves this sexist schlubby man who gets stuck as a female superheroine and can’t revert back.

[@saveshark8477]

I assume it got popular in the Teen Titans fan base because one appeared in the Teen Titans Go! (2004-2008) comics based on the original TV show. A little kid uses one that steals powers from a nearby hero. Probably the funniest was when Robin somehow got his acrobatic skills stolen even though that's not really a power

[@bigjake360t]

No no no. You gotta dial 3-3-5 so you can become a Power Ranger.

[@matheus66696]

*Let's rock it!*

[@HenshinFanatic]

Install! Megaranger!

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

How about 5-5-5 Hero Dial: Comeplete! *Becomes Kamen Rider Faiz*

[@HenshinFanatic]

Open your eyes... for the next Faiz.

[@drixg555]

Not OP enough? How about 4-5-3-1-4-5? Hero Dial: KAMEN RIDE - DECADE! 7-7-7? Hero Dial: ULTRA LIVE! ULTRA SEVEN!

[@stephcannon2106]

Wow, I read a flash comic once and I remember being so confussed as why Barry suddenly lost his power, but I recognize the images and now I finally now why.

[@TheDarkGraven]

I loooooved the H-Dial comic. I found a few issues in my library and loved the issues it put into my brain. The Abuse of super power, jealousy, and that age old saying 'With Great power...' You get the idea.

[@user-og8jy1ib7f]

Dials Q-U-E-D to become Kite Man. Hell Yeah!

[@brandonw4808]

Awesome video, loved learning the history of this wild concept. I picked up the new Dial H after I saw your recommendation and really liked it, so thanks! Appreciate the work

[@HandmadeGoose97]

I grew up with Ben 10 so I can actually sort of relate to this!!!! (Preferably I liked the 16 year old Ben 10 series rather then the original)

[@fanuelnduna8191]

Yeah alien force was awesome

[@escanorlionsinofpride6147]

@@fanuelnduna8191 Same with it sequel : Ultimate Alien !

[@sion8]

Alien Force was alright, but Ultimate Alien was stupid.

[@lyriscoffe9164]

Which one exactly alien force ultimate or Omniverse because Omniverse is cannon

[@lyriscoffe9164]

But they retconned a few stuff

[@lewisseed6512]

In case anyone forgot. Ben 10 was originally supposed to be a watch that turned ben into 10 different super heroes. However, keep in mind with these two stories' concepts, one is not based off the other.

[@headcannon5105]

No it was always Ailans, I've seen the documentary on the Creator and you can see sketches of what the Ailans were supposed to look like.

[@hypershadic3333]

@@headcannon5105 and plus Ben is the only superhero in his world

[@TheCreepypro]

what a fun concept this is it truly made for a great video

[@ComicDrake]

This is not a new set. There is construction happening at my apartment complex so Dylan from Auram's Corner was awesome enough to let me film on his place. The fact that so many of you can't recognize his set makes it clear that you don't watch his content which is a real tragedy. You should fix that. kzbin.info

[@AuramAlexander]

hey thanks

[@sheldonmoore7042]

Thought it looked fimilar. Great content as always Drake.

[@bluewind1031]

Hey I knew it was Aurum’s set

[@zxct1300]

@yourdad Swagkage he said it in the video

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

1:17 So every transformation's a mistransformation, Ben's biggest annoyance.

[@Aedi]

There's definitely going to end up being some sort of "prime dial" that can dial any of the codes, as long as you know it

[@dirgecry2047]

It's at least mildly possible that someone accidentally turned into an Elemental or Destiny Hero type hero at some point. And that is hilarious.

[@codyholley]

Hey look ma I'm the flame wingman

[@ltericdavis2237]

I remember find this in the back of an old Superboy comic my uncle had. I always thought the idea was to give a place for all the OC superheros fans always sent in. If its not, man is that a missed opportunity. I'm looking forward to the new series at the very least.

[@ldiod4374]

Factoid The 80s series was actually exactly that.

[@CosmoAndDongor]

You dial HERO and you just get a bat costume and 100 million dollars

[@ogo5516]

Replace that M with a B and you are a bit closer

[@novaprime9084]

Years ago I got I to Ben 10 and did some research to find out about Dial H for Hero and loved it too. Wish it got more attention than the same old spandex usually see.

[@paintedpig3021]

This kinda reminds me of scribblenauts for some reason

[@ShatteredGlassUnicron]

This is quite amazing, but I find the consistency the Omnitrix allows for transformations (for the most part when it's not the prototype or due to user error) so you can repeat a selection instead of getting a random one you may never see again make it superior to the dial in my mind.

[@ShatteredGlassUnicron]

Dac Dac Ah. I see. When you look at it that way I think that's quite a clever way to make such a concept fun and interesting.

[@VanVeniVidiVici]

How is it possible they end with Q-U-E-D instead of E-V-I-L?

[@rngwrldngnr]

Or V-I-L-E. That said, I think it's done deliberately in the book because they actually think to try dialing up a villain but can't get it to work because the code is so obscure.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@rngwrldngnr they coud apply that to future comic. that instead of H-E-R-O yo have to type C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N to get results

[@VanVeniVidiVici]

@@rngwrldngnr I guess itd make sense to make villain mode difficult to access. Since its been long since I saw the video, Im not sure how dialling up a villain would make any difference. Does it make the dialler do bad things while in villain form or something

[@rngwrldngnr]

@@VanVeniVidiVici IIRC, there are some mental effects which can be resisted, but in the case of the comic, the main reason it was so important was because the dial they had at the time could only dial villains, so the codes they knew didn't work.

[@VanVeniVidiVici]

@@rngwrldngnr Alright. I think I'm satisfied with that.

[@jan_harald]

that is REAL cool I'd love to see/hear more of those OTHER dials...including what would happen if you tried to combine them, for example... could you jump while hero? could you be a hero AND a sidekick at the same time? etc...

[@ameliadavidson360]

Hey, Drake! I had...never heard about this series before! I can definitely see where Ben 10 probably got some inspiration from this series... It almost reminded me of the Wonder Twins with the endless possiblities angle (yes, yes, I know, no one likes to talk about them, but...yeah). This seems like a comic writer's dream, though. You wouldn't have to really worry about continunity errors, because hey, a new hero just appears! It's definitely an OP device (like the Lazy Shell in Mario: Legend of the Seven Stars), but at least it seems entertaining. Thanks for the video!

[@willcousiniii2481]

One of my favorites out of DC growing up... Although I wish you would have spent a little more time with the backstory of why Dial H for hero was created. I haven't read all the comments, butt dial H for hero was originally created as a way for Comic fans to interact with the comics themselves. Every month DC allowed anyone to submit a drawing of a hero and a description of their powers, and then entries chosen at random would be put into the stories. I spent countless hours thinking up Heroes and sending them in to DC, almost a hundred in total. Good Times...

[@dantheman8103]

I loved that run of Dial H For Hero, but should be noted that was the second version of Dial H For Hero. They were originally created in House of Mystery as one guy and did not have the fan interaction part. The one you are thinking of was a spin-off of sorts of that. Although it did reference it a couple times.

[@RialVestro]

What happens if instead of dialing Hero you just dial a specific name like Superman. It seems like that would eliminate the random element of the dial and allow you to turn into the same hero every single time.

[@dantheman8103]

Most versions have limited letters so you can't just type in anything you want.

[@nsoncrantful]

Thanks for researching the subject, the dials are fascinating items.

[@titansjojo1445]

What I'd give for a legit Dial H adaptation that isn't Ben 10. It's such a fun concept.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

or at least a crossover between the 2. given warner bros ows Carton network and DC is a wonder why they have't tried to do a crossover

[@Anxiou5Panda]

So it's like having the Shazam power but a little bit better if you're lucky enough. Imagine dialing the device and turning into either Batman, Superman, Doomsday or Darkseid lol.

[@jasonlara5069]

Marvels strongest weapons: Infinity gauntlet (with infinity stones) DC's strongest weapons: Phone Dial (with numbers) Thanos: Am I a joke to you? Darkside: I'm not using this pathetic piece of junk, I'm a god for god sakes.

[@kappadarwin9476]

Darkside is just made he dial hero and got the powers of some guy who can put a color spot on a wall.

[@rodney2x48]

I loved the New 52 Dial H series and I really like the new Dial H comic. I hope this series gets popular enough to be mainstream, mainly because the whole concept is fun as hell. I know Ben 10 already capitalized on the whole ''turn into a random hero'' gimmick, but I'd love to see DC make a show or cartoon about Dial H.

[@Nico-hm2mk]

YESSS! This is my favorite DC series!

[@dantheman8103]

I am a big fan of Dial H For Hero so really enjoyed this video. One thing I was dissapointed in, is although I get this wasn't a user by user history of the Dials, you completely skipped the run in Adventure Comics, one of the longest runs in terms of issues used if you count their time as backup on Superboy. You did mention the Chris King changing without being able to control it, that happened later on with that character but wish you had used some artwork from it. Not to mention Vicky Grant was one of the few female Hero Dialers (and easily the one with the longest tenure) and tied into both Hero Crus dial and Chris King's storyline. Again, just a nitpick since that was my favorite Dial H For Hero run. You did a good job with the video. Really enjoyed it.

[@psychicflora]

Was this inspiration to ben10 and/or some Yugioh cards?

[@jvbon646]

This IS the Inspiration for Ben 10

[@silver7554]

Ben 10 was such a good series, it's a shame that it didn't die with dignity. (UA) should've been the end

[@reddytoplay9188]

@@silver7554 ikr omniverse sucks

[@killexfid219]

@@reddytoplay9188 Omniverse isn't that bad, it would've been better if CN actually gave them more room to MoA to do what they wanted.

[@cuauhtemocgonzales2530]

Actually Elemental HEROes was made like a mix of DC and Marvel. Destiny HEROes is based on British kind of HEROes. Masked HEROes is based on Kamen Rider (Masked Rider). Vision HEROes I really don't know. Also Xtra HEROes. But with Xtra seems more like a mix with any kind of Hero concept. Contrast is basically Masked HERO. So Ben 10 is the only thing that maybe have that inspiration of it. The only one that might be it of Yu-Gi-Oh of E HEROes is Prisma. But it have nothing with a Dial. It's a humanoid Crystal.

[@Jonic_P]

I feel like I have even more questions that I could have possibly have anticipated when I first saw this video...

[@ag23415]

God bless DC. They figured out AI-generators before they were cool.

[@tomcavness]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the version I grew up with where all the Heroes dialed up came from fans. I sent in a couple ideas myself, but they were never used. I LOVED this series as a kid.

[@trontravolta379]

We need some more Ben 10 content.

[@siconsamson8195]

Now to make comparisons on the other side, Ben ten originally became big chill at roughly the same time that the leader of big chill's home planet had died, and those powers to Ben include breathing in space so news flash, the omnitrix is as non continuous as the dials XD

[@danielmartinez5505]

What happens if a hero with powers already uses the Hdial?

[@CoolDude12468]

They just turn into another hero. The Justice League used it once during the Silver Age event to disguise themselves from villains

[@jennifergriel861]

I love the Dial H concept and series. I wonder why it’s not used more in DC media? It’s almost always absent from the comics and has never been featured in any multimedia adaptations despite the potential.

[@TheMrAman]

not gonna lie, made me really interested in the series. might pick up the new series

[@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK]

DC's Dials. Interesting. Don't know why I'm just now hearing about this crazy set of artifacts. These seem pretty cool.

[@hidood5th]

Talk about Danny the Street!

[@SticKyfinGAz95]

Man that was pretty cool. Wish they would use it more often.

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz4463]

Johnny Sins can do this without any dial

[@mollof7893]

Thanks for mention him. Now I’m horny

[@camerongrow6426]

I don't think it was ever said, but I'm sure Ben 10 was originally an adaptation of H-Dial. The cartoon was originally going to be about a kid who transformed into ten different super-heroes, rather than ten different alien heroes.

[@yehhkow847]

Pah the omnitrix was much better the H dial But I still want a toy of it.

[@wubba7336]

Green ranger portal gun better than omnitrix

[@gaffegus5084]

Power terms There’s literally nothing better than the omnitrix considering that according to deep lore it’s a sentient machine with literally limitless power and even when a omnitrix is taken off or destroyed it has pre predicted that another will make it to Ben and he’ll win somehow

[@yehhkow847]

@@gaffegus5084 Ben should have been in infinity War.

[@escanorlionsinofpride6147]

@@gaffegus5084 The H-Dial ALSO has a limitless potential, soooooo... your point is destroyed !

[@gaffegus5084]

Escanor Lion Sin of Pride The difference with that is that Ben 10 is basically the equivalent of a child saying infinite+1 because no matter how strong his enemies are the creators have just made it so no matter what he wins

[@Floraclaw]

Transformation based powers are some of my favorite powers ever since I was a kid. Kamen Rider set it up for me, Ben 10 made me fall in love with that power set the most. Cause what is the coolest power to have? All of them!

[@mechajay3358]

That dial is so _Broken_ no amount of glue will help fix it. The Omnitrix does a much better job at how a device like that functions.

[@lucamorgante8620]

So it’s kinda like a class card from fate in some ways, you get copies of the powers but if your not careful you may lose yourself to the servant your using the powers of.

[@analternatecroc8374]

*BUT LET'S 1UP THAT*

[@Derek-so9ym]

The dials sound amazing! Why havent i heard of this before!?

[@ImLuc_YT]

I’m a simple man... I see Ben10, I click

[@LucioXIVGilmez]

The uses of the device sounds crazy, I like it! This looks like a pretty good series, I should pick up the new to see how it is.

[@musicals_rock]

Ben 10 is literally the absolute strongest fictional character ever... Superman vs goku? Try ben 10 vs every alien character in every comic, manga, cartoon, anime, movie, game, and book eve..now that's a battle i'd like to see

[@kaedenle]

Ok Ben 10 vs Giorno Giovanna. Giorno's human and therefore cannot be copied I think? (pretty much saying give Ben any human with strong enough spiritual powers based on soul or something like that) One round with and without access to Alien X.

[@dude7266]

@@kaedenle Lmao, Ben 10 can just turn into Clockwork and age him to dust

[@musicals_rock]

@@kaedenle I said any ALIEN and of course he can't fight a stand unless he had his own...oh my...if Ben had a stand it would be the exact same thing as his omnitrix he could just turn into other people's stands I'm a genius!

[@kaedenle]

All I didnt see that. But still just get any character that bases their powers on some personal or spiritual power. It's not intrinsically based on biology and it'd be impossible to copy.

[@magueyeseck7382]

@@musicals_rock Exactly

[@Huckleberry87]

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Ben 10 and Generator Rex (both created by Man of Action) were inspired by Dial H for hero.

[@CosmicErrata]

Dial H for Hentai.

[@magueyeseck7382]

Actually it is Ben 10 which is inspired by Dial H for Hero while Generator Rex is basically based on Prototype.

[@julianmelenudo]

"Inconsistent" I guess this guy has never compared any jojo arc

[@hrpang]

I would actually like a Dial that if you dial in a specific word you get a hero relating to that power. Makes the Dial more consistent in terms of usage if you ask me.

[@kidanarchy2105]

Dial H for Hero? You mean that thing Ben 10 ripped off super hard?

[@Skywolfhd20]

less ripped off and more inspired by

[@kidanarchy2105]

@@Skywolfhd20 I mean, I was mostly joking, since I love Ben 10. Although if they went for the original Ben to the 10th pitch it would've been a straight up ripoff.

[@normiex8990]

@@kidanarchy2105 yeah but apparently they didn't hear what H dial was untill the first episode aired and then they were extremely happy they didn't pick the Hero forms

[@paolocalapatia6401]

This also appeared in the 2003 Teen Titans Comics (...ironically called “Teen Titans Go” but I digress...) The Character is a kid named Robby Reed. He discoverd an amulet which grants him superpowers temporarily which he would later use the powers to fight crime, though he accidentally disrupted other Titans when doing so by borrowing their powers such as that of Beast Boy’s & Kid Flash’s. He realized this after being approached by the Titans. He then decided not to use the amulet any longer BUT agreed to join Cyborg's training program for New Titan Recruits. (Teen Titans Go #52: Dial H for Hero)

[@MediumDSpeaks]

When this stopped being about Ben 10 I became very disappointed

[@topsecret770]

Ben 10 is an evolution of Dial H for Hero. In fact, the Omnitrix and a few aliens have cameo in DC.

[@HypArtz002]

Could you tell me exactly which aliens cameo and what issue this omnitrix cameos

[@topsecret770]

@@HypArtz002 omnitrix appears in a Superman comic, there is a Four Arms in the Green Lantern corp, etc

[@legoyoda1617]

they should add Ben 10 to the DC or Marvel Universes fight me

[@maxsteel4934]

I won't fight you in fact i fully agree

[@judson5203]

Well he would better fit in dc if we cling on to ben 10 Alien force But if we go kiddie mode then Disney...

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

No ben is better where is and they should further develop the ben10verse it has the potential to rival both these company with how creative it is with the aliens designs/powers/speci

[@maxsteel4934]

@@bashengatheblackmanta7003 maybe but adding it to another verse would be good to aid creativity with the character interactions

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

@@maxsteel4934 nop they could create their own characters like they have done in the sequels

[@hydrolito]

DC comics presents No. 44, April cover date in 1982: Chris King dialed horror and became an orange monster with green head, neck .and wings. However inside issue had green head no neck and gray body and wings.

[@gainsleymcspicemeat1336]

Dial t for t-pose

[@chaihill1837]

Bruh this would make a awesome DCEU film. Imagine the main character finding this dial and using it to turn into all new original heroes. Or better yet, they could turn into some of the weirder and craziest characters from earlier on the comics!

[@crappozappo]

Dial S for subscribed

[@ComicDrake]

Damn, that would have been a good joke for the video.

[@crappozappo]

@@ComicDrake hindsight is my superpower. Love the channel, etc etc.

[@sparky3574]

We really need just a small group of heroes for the H dial. Some that are recognizable and people to remember if a new series is made.

[@garyhoppenjan2116]

Wow I remember this comic book lol was one my favorite from 80s I didn't know that they still have them about I'll need to get back in to it now thanks for the memories

[@axeltheredpanda]

Oh shit! I’ve never heard of this and it sounds dope af. Thanks for covering this

[@3DMVR]

This would be the best tv show out of any dc property, they could go dystopian and make it fucked up. Diffferent person with the dial every episode.

[@thelastoutcast9266]

This is such an amazing concept. I wish they would make a movie/show about it

[@ZachsMind]

In my youth I read the Chris King Victoria Grant Dial H for Hero stories and wasn't aware until later that Robbie Reed predated them. When I read it, the superheroes came from fans. You could submit yours by mail and (big maybe) see them appear in a future issue. This went on for awhile, but I got the feeling the writer felt frustrated at having to limit stories to characters submitted by readers. They weren't exactly always winners, but I found that to be part of the fun. Also Carmine Infantino was the artist for much of that run and his frenetic style was just glorious to me at the time. Seemed like his pencils were a rush job, but that gave the pages an energy that was thrilling even when the stories themselves were sometimes lackluster. Then some years later I was reading New Teen Titans and Chris King showed up saying Victoria Grant had gone insane. The ending for that was disappointing and I assumed that was just how DC decided to put Dial H For Hero to bed. Didn't realize they were wanting to completely reboot and retool the idea. This video does not encourage me to go down that rabbit hole any further. The H Dial had training wheels on it when I was a kid. Now it sounds more like a device designed by insensitive or downright malevolent aliens pranking humans with their own avarice and corruption. I remember when I read that Wolfman Infantino series in Adventure Comics, thinking some of the characters briefly used might have been fun in their own series. Sounds like these more recent incarnations the writer designs the heroes the characters turn into, which kinda takes the wind out of the sails of this franchise for me. "All good things.." I suppose.

[@biggimmicke]

I love this idea! Thank you so much for showing this to me! I hope my local shop has some of these to read. PS I love your setup! Its very cheery but it still seems to have that "Comic Drake" vibe I've come to know and love

[@clayshriver6664]

Never heard of this before, and I love the idea. Gonna have to check it out!

[@BrokenGlassMuncher]

There could be 3 different dials for Ben ten B dial ,T Dial or O dial standing for Ben dial Ten Dial Omnitrix Dial

[@NashTheChill]

This honestly could be so interesting

[@Hanmerhack]

I wish he gave the history of Dial H for Hero. I remember reading it as a kid and at that time the selling point was "Hero's Created By You." Yep, in the 70's DC had kids sent in there hero designs and the creative team would decide which ones they would use. They uses a few each story, Even if it was in one panel.

[@ComicDrake]

I might do a whole history in the future oh, but for this particular show oh, it's just a rundown of abilities and other stats.