The Human Torch #32

(September 1948)

Double Cross in Death (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky ?

Inks

Vince Alascia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

3036

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who is Robert Dammer?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Huiman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sun Girl [Mary Mitchell]

Synopsis

A man sent to jail for murder on the testimony of a gangster escapes and hunts the gangster down. The gangster's boss decides that both of them ought to be eliminated, and shoots the hood, but Torch and Sun Girl save the fall guy. The hood lives long enough to confess the frameup to Torch and the man is cleared of the murder rap.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Woolfolk's paybook and Martin O'Hearn. Possible Sekowsky pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores.

Sun Girl appears without explanation as the Torch's partner. No explanation of the missing Toro, who does not appear again until the title is revived with issue # 36.

The Burning of Rome (Table of Contents: 2)

Facts on Fire! A Human Torch Special Feature / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sy Grudko

Inks

Sy Grudko

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

3379

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One of the greatest fires in history took place during the reign of Emperor Nero...

Genre

history; superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Nero

Synopsis

The Human Torch narrates the story about Nero's burning of Rome.

Indexer Notes

Fully listed as: Facts on Fire! A Human Torch Special Feature! "The Burning of Rome!"

Pencil and ink credits from ‎Michael J. Vassallo‎ at the Timely-Atlas-Comics Facebook page, via copies of the original tear sheet saved by the artist, Sy Grudko and kept by his daughter, Diane (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157742153054778&set=pcb.21781500…, retrieved 6 August 2018).

Per Sy Grudko, in an interview conducted with Michael J. Vassallo‎ 1988, this story was presented to him as a try-out for his art. The try-out was successful and the art was used for the story

The Roulette of Destiny (Table of Contents: 3)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky ?

Inks

Ken Bald ?; Bill Everett ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

2974

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The "Gypsy Nest" is cozy, elegant, and as we shall soon see...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Namora; Spade Brown (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Nick Caputo detects Everett's hand on some pages, perhaps inking.

The Bigger They Are (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

SL-2999

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Henry Anderson, the new owner of Anderson's Variety 5 & 10¢ Store, was sandpapering the new floor he had just installed.

Bodyguard for Murder (Table of Contents: 5)

Let's Play Detective / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Allen Bellman ?

Pencils

Allen Bellman ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

3340

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Murder brought me to the office of Twig Mallory, fight promoter!

Genre

detective-mystery

The Jazz Murders (Table of Contents: 6)

Human Torch / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky ?

Inks

Vince Alascia ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

3020

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Torch, what are you doing?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sun Girl [Mary Mitchell]

Indexer Notes

Possible Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores.