Marvel Comics No. 1 Halloween Comic Fest 2014

(October 2014)

[Origin of the Human Torch] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Human Torch / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Carl Burgos

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch (introduction and origin, an android); Prof. Phineas T. Horton (introduction); Mr. Harris (businessman); Tony Sardo (villain, introduction, death), Red (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

After the Scientist's Guild convinces inventor Horton to dispose of his new creation, a "human torch", a clever criminal figures out a way to use this creation for his own evil purposes.

Reprints

• from Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #1 (October 1939)

Indexer Notes

First Human Torch story. The Human Torch wears a blue uniform in this story.

[Origin of the Sub-Mariner ["Here is the Sub-Mariner!"]] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (introduction and origin); Anderson; Nelson (death); Carley (death); Princess Fen (flashback, introduction); Emperor Tha-Korr (introduction, un-named in story); Dorma (introduction)

Synopsis

Prince Namor, having learned of what the race of white men once did to his undersea kingdom, vows, and is encouraged, to make war on the surface dwellers.

Reprints

• from Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #1 (October 1939)
which is reprinted
• from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly (First Funnies, Inc., 1939 series) #1 (1939) [as the first 8 pages of that 12-page story; pages 1-8 only]