The Human Torch #9

(Fall 1942)

["The Best Yet!"] (Table of Contents)

All-Winners Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Lee King (signed)

Inks:

Lee King (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo

Synopsis:

Illustrated promotional house ad [with cover] for All-Winners Comics #6.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-18.

[The Hooded Gang] (Table of Contents)

Human Torch / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Jack Alderman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Mr. Ross; The Hooded Gang (villains); Dodd (villain, real estate man)

Synopsis:

The Torch and Toro prevent a man from being lynched by a slumlord. The man's plans for urban renewal would have prevented the slumlord's building and land from being condemned and sold to the railroad.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists Al Fagaly as penciler and Edd Asch as inker.

["It's Here!"] (Table of Contents)

Sub-Mariner Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Promotional house ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #7, providing story titles and short synopses.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-18.

[The Ghost of Reuben Hartnett] (Table of Contents)

Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Gabriele

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Deane; Jaggs (lawyer); Miss Amanda; John Howard (death); Mr. Smythe (villain)

Synopsis:

Namor and Betty arrive at the home of the late Reuben Hartnett in time for the reading of the will, a will which states that there is a locked box hidden away with the man's fortune and whoever finds it owns the treasure.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists Carl Pfeufer as penciler and John Jordan as inker.

The Invalid (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Pvt. Irving Werstein (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Tom Grant; Jack Everett; The Man with a Scar (villain, Nazi spy-ring leader, death)

Synopsis:

A Nazi spy infiltrates the Everett Aircraft Plant, hoping to kill one of the young men trained to be a pilot and destroy the plant at the same time.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

["7 Big Reasons....."] (Table of Contents)

Marvel Mystery Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Promotional house ad for the latest issue of Marvel Mystery Comics, listing the top seven features found within its pages.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-18.

Queer Case of Johnny Clostro (Table of Contents)

Human Torch / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Al Gabriele ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Inspector Neilan; Dr. Reese (death); Mr. Garrett (villain, bank Director); Mr. Webb (villain, bank President, death); Joey Clostro (villain, death)

Synopsis:

The Torch and Toro must battle a nefarious, cold-blooded killer who has one major weakness: he suffers from claustrophobia!

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists the penciler as Al Fagaly and the inker as unknown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Swoopy the Fearless / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Gates (signed)

Pencils:

Art Gates (signed)

Inks:

Art Gates (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Art Gates ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; aviation

Characters:

Swoopy; Windy; Alexander E. Pavlovsky

Synopsis:

Swoopy and Windy have been appointed to carry mail for the government of Moronia.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-9-18.

["Presenting --- Horror in Hollywood"] (Table of Contents)

Young Allies Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee King (signed)

Inks:

Lee King (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Toro; Whitewash Jones; Jefferson Worthy Sandervilt; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]; The Owl (villain)

Synopsis:

Illustrated promotional house ad [with the cover] for Young Allies Comics #5.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-18. Found on the inside back cover.