(November 1975)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the United States of America
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Painter of a 1000 Perils! (Table of Contents)

Human Torch / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman ?
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Frank Giacoia; John Tartaglione ?
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attack my friends! Our master has commanded we destroy the Human Torch!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (image); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (image); Thing [Ben Grimm] (image); Wilhelm Van Vile (hand)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Giacoia and possible Tartaglione inks per Nick Caputo, who notes that both men, along with Mike Esposito, often assisted on covers together.

Cover Thumbnail for The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #8 Cover Thumbnail for The Human Torch (1974 series) #8 [British]
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The Painter of a Thousand Perils! (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm; Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (image); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (image); Thing [Ben Grimm] (image); Wizard [Bentley Wittman; Bentley Wittman] (flashback); Zemu (Earth-6212) (flashback); Scar" Tobin (gangster chief) (intro); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile] (counterfeiter) (introduction); Scar's Gang [Nick; Sam; Eddie] (gangsters)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Gang leader "Scar" Tobin is visited by counterfeiter Wilhelm Van Vile, a painter notorious for his carelessness. Van Vile demonstrates his new talent, the ability to make paintings magically come to life and follow his telepathic commands. Van Vile tells Tobin's gang how he found the paints, left behind by aliens in an underground cavern. He intends to create an army of criminals and defeating The Human Torch will be a good test-case. Despite sending painting-images of Reed, Sue and Ben to kill him Johnny triumphs, destroys the alien paints and rounds up the gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"Scar" Tobin apparently makes a one-panel cameo appearance in the Iron Man story in this month's Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (May 1963). Credits moved, splash page reformatted with extra art added and page numbers removed for reprint.

The Un-Human! (Table of Contents: 2)

Human Torch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Ernie Bache
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; The Un-Human (introduction); Comrade X (Red Planet) (introduction; no appearance); Dr. Carter
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A spaceship flies over the city dropping a message from Comrade X of the Red Planet, stating that Earth must be destroyed so that his world's growing population can survive. A gigantic, monstrous eight headed creature wreaks havoc on the city and the flaming duo tackle it, but the creature is fireproof. Its fang-like tongue poisons Toro but The Torch rushes him to Dr. Carter, who tells him the boy's life can only be saved by a blood transfusion; luckily the Torch has the same blood type. As buildings continue to be destroyed the Torch uses the Doctor's chloroform to knock the creature out.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"The Original" added to reprint splash to distinguish story from lead feature.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Painter of a 1000 Perils!
    Human Torch
  2. 1. The Painter of a Thousand Perils!
    Human Torch
  3. 2. The Un-Human!
    Human Torch
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Stangas
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