The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection

(2018)

The Human Torch and The Thing (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Indexer Notes

The image is taken from the splash page of Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #119.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Indexer Notes

Credits page. The image of the Thing is taken from a pinup page in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #127.

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

typeset

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Indexer Notes

Contents page. The image of The Human Torch and The Thing is taken from the cover of Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #130).

Starring: the Fabulous Human Torch! (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #101 (October 1962)

The Human Torch (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-846

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback)

Synopsis

In his home town of Glenville, Johnny Storm investigates sabotage at an amusement park. He finds that the sabotage was aimed at a structure that blocked messages to a Communist submarine. The messages were from the editor of the newspaper, a Communist spy.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #101 (October 1962)

Indexer Notes

First Silver Age Human Torch solo story. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (7 pp) and Part 2–"The Flaming Fury Strikes Back!" (6 pp). Contains a diagram of Sue & Johnny's house & brief recap of the Fantastic Four's origin. Splash bills Johnny as "America's Favorite Superhero".

This spin-off series was no doubt the result of publisher Martin Goodman feeling that "The Human Torch" had been good luck for him, dating all the way back to Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939). The plot about spies trying to scare townsfolk away from where a submarine is docking may have served as the inspiration for the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon "Return of the Flying Dutchman".

Prisoner of the Wizard! (Table of Contents: 6)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)

Indexer Notes

Cover divided into 3 panels.

Prisoner of the Wizard (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard (introduction, origin) [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]

Synopsis

The Human Torch is tricked and trapped by the renowned genius the Wizard, who impersonates the Torch to frame him for crimes. The Torch escapes, captures the Wizard and clears his name with the help of his sister, the Invisible Girl.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two parts: "Prisoner of the Wizard" part one (7pp) and Part 2–"Wizard's Wiles!" (6pp). The last page includes an advertisement for Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1.

Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! (Table of Contents: 8)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Zemu

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #103 (December 1962)

Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-823

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Zemu [later spelled "Xemu"] (introduction); Valeria (introduction); Phineas (introduction); Theos; George Bentley; Mr. Harris (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis

The Human Torch discovers an impending invasion from the 5th Dimension, but he is captured by that dimension’s tyrannical ruler. The Torch is freed by the tyrant’s opponents and helps them defeat his troops, freeing his subjects and saving Earth from invasion.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #103 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into three parts: an untitled part one (5pp), Part 2—"Trapped in Another World!" (5pp) and Part 3—"The End of Zemu!" (3pp). Zemu next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #158 (May 1975) as "Xemu". Valeria and Phineas next appear in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #159 (June 1975).

Human Torch battles the most fantastic foe of all (Table of Contents: 10)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #104 (January 1963)

The Human Torch Meets Paste-Pot Pete! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-977

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski] (introduction)

Synopsis

Human Torch stops Paste-Pot Pete from stealing an experimental missile from the military.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #104 (January 1963)

The Return of the Wizard! (Table of Contents: 12)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #105 (February 1963)

The Return of the Wizard! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-8

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo)

Synopsis

In prison, the Wizard becomes a model prisoner—just so he can become a trustee, work in the hospital, have access to chemicals...and break out of jail! The police soon have him surrounded in his house but can't get in because of its defenses. He challenges the Torch to a battle to decide who is the better man. Against Sue's advice Johnny accepts the challenge, and he does pretty well until Sue shows up to "help" him. Thanks to her, he's caught, and both are almost killed in a bomb blast. But Johnny manages to free them both, get rid of the bomb, and corral the "superior intellect".

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #105 (February 1963)

The Threat of the Torrid Twosome! (Table of Contents: 14)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Acrobat [Carl Zante]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #106 (March 1963)

The Threat of the Torrid Twosome (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Acrobat [Carl Zante] (introduction); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Miracle Man [Joshua Ayers] (flashback); Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie] (flashback); Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (flashback)

Synopsis

The Acrobat tricks the Human Torch into helping him rob a bank before double crossing him. The Torch chases and captures the thief with the help of the Fantastic Four.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #106 (March 1963)

The Human Torch vs. the Mighty Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 16)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963)

The Master of Flame vs. The Monarch of the Sea!! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-88

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

The Human Torch goes looking for Sub-Mariner in order to beat him and win more respect. He traps Sub-Mariner beneath the ocean floor and returns to the surface.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963)

Indexer Notes

Sub-Mariner last appeared in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (December 1963), and next appears in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (1963). This is the first Sub-Mariner story of the 1960s not drawn by Jack Kirby. Sub-Mariner exhibits the powers of a puffer fish and an electric eel, never seen again after this story.

The Painter of a Thousand Perils (Table of Contents: 18)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing (image); Invisible Girl (image); Mister Fantastic (image); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #108 (May 1963)

The Painter of a Thousand Perils! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Terry Szenics

Job Number

X-145

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile] (introduction); "Scar" Tobin; Scar's Gang [Nick; Sam; Eddie]; Mister Fantastic (image); Invisible Girl (image); Thing (image); Wizard (flashback); Zemu (flashback)

Synopsis

A counterfeiter caught by the Human Torch finds magic paints and uses them to escape from prison and strike back at the Torch. The Torch realizes what is happening and uses the magic paints to fool the Painter and defeat him.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #108 (May 1963)

Imps from Pandora's Box! (Table of Contents: 20)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sorcerer [Dorian Murdstone]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #109 (June 1963)

The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Marty Epp

Job Number

[X-183 ?]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sorcerer [Dorian Murdstone] (introduction); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Pandora (flashback); Circe (flashback)

Synopsis

The Human Torch fights a sorcerer who unleashes the evils imprisoned in Pandora’s Box for his own profit.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #109 (June 1963)

The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete (Table of Contents: 22)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My flame is dying out!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

The Human Torch vs. The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Ernie Hart

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

John Duffy

Job Number

X-218A

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

Johnny practices on his obstacle course, then thinks back on his adventures with The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete. By a wild coincidence, Pete breaks The Wizard out of jail and the two join forces. They frame Johnny as a spy, but their partnership is strained by Wiz's megalomania. "I'm a partner, not a servant, you know!" says Pete.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

How Can the Human Torch Defend Himself Against the Asbestos Man? (Table of Contents: 24)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My flames don't affect the Asbestos Man!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Professor Orson Kasloff]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #111 (August 1963)

Keywords

asbestos; gas masks; nets; shields

Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Ernie Hart (script)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as Sam Harold)

Job Number

[X-309 ?]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Orson Kasloff] (introduction, origin); Blackie Barker; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis

A frustrated scientist invents a fireproof suit in order to impress underworld hoods and become their partner in crime. The Torch is at first unable to defeat him, but with the advice of his sister he calms down and outsmarts the Asbestos Man.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #111 (August 1963)

The Living Bomb! (Table of Contents: 26)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby ?; Dick Ayers ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #112 (September 1963)

Keywords

helicopters

The Human Torch Faces the Threat of the Living Bomb! (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Jerry Siegel (credited as Joe Carter) (script)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-365

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke] (introduction, origin); Ted Braddock (TV commentator); Charles Lawson; Moxie Gahagan; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Wizard (cameo)

Synopsis

A TV host starts a public campaign against the Human Torch. The Torch’s efforts to regain his popularity fail, but when he stops the hig-tech thief the Eel from detonating a powerful bomb he is redeemed.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #112 (September 1963)

The Amazing Spider-Man Face-to-Face with... The Human Torch (Table of Contents: 28)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 ([September] 1963)

On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-356

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fox [Reynard Slinker] (introduction); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Deputy Police Inspector Rudd

Synopsis

An art thief frames Spider-Man, and the Human Torch tries to hunt him down. Spider-Man convinces the Torch of his innocence, and the two track down the thief together.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 ([September] 1963)

Indexer Notes

Features Spider-Man's first rendezvous with the Torch on top of the Statue of Liberty, which has been referenced many times since.

Even the Flaming Human Torch Is Helpless Before the Super-Natural Power of the Plantman! (Table of Contents: 30)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ? (alteration)

Inks

Don Heck; Sol Brodsky ? (alteration)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #113 (October 1963)

Keywords

dew

The Coming of the Plantman! (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Jerry Siegel (credited as Joe Carter) (script)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

[X-398 ?]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers] (introduction, origin); Doris Evans (introduction); Mr. Evans (introduction)

Synopsis

The Human Torch saves his new girlfriend Doris’s father from a disgruntled gardener who gains the ability to control plants.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #113 (October 1963)

Captain America Returns to Challenge the Human Torch! (Table of Contents: 32)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Captain America [Carl Zante; also as The Acrobat]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #114 (November 1963)

The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America" (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue); Jack Kirby (co-plot, uncredited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-449

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Acrobat [Carl Zante] (disguised as Captain America); Doris Evans; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

The Human Torch is upstaged by the return of Captain America, but the Torch realizes that it is his old enemy the Acrobat in disguise and defeats him.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #114 (November 1963)

The Human Torch Trapped by Spider-Man's Fatal Foe... The Uncanny Sandman! (Table of Contents: 34)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (inset)

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)

The Sandman Strikes! (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback, cameo)

Synopsis

The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Man’s old enemy Sandman.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)

The Human Torch Battles the Thing! (Table of Contents: 36)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master [Philip Masters]; Alicia Masters

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #116 (January 1964)

In the Clutches of the Puppet Master! (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

X-515

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master [Philip Masters]; Alicia Masters

Synopsis

The Puppet Master manipulates the Thing into fighting the Human Torch, hoping to pick off the Fantastic Four one at a time.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #116 (January 1964)

The Return of the Eel! (Table of Contents: 38)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (Eel figure)

Inks

Sol Brodsky; Steve Ditko (Eel Figure)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #117 (February 1964)

The Return of the Eel! (Table of Contents: 39)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-546

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo)

Synopsis

Having served his time, the Eel is released from jail, but Johnny's suspicious because he left prison wearing his Eel costume. Taking a security guard job at an aquarium, the Eel begins committing crimes, but eventually Johnny tracks him down and defeats him again.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #117 (February 1964)

The Return of the Wizard, Master of Evil! (Table of Contents: 40)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (inset)

Inks

Chic Stone; Steve Ditko (inset)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wizard [Bentley Wittman] (disguised as the Human Torch); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #118 (March 1964)

The Man Who Became the Torch! (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-593

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Synopsis

The Wizard breaks jail and begins committing crimes using a new anti-gravity flying device he's invented. Via trickery and disguise, he captures Johnny, then Sue, and begins impersonating Johnny while planning bigger and bolder crimes with which to use his anti-gravity device. With the help of Reed and Ben, Sue and Johnny escape, and Johnny goes after The Wizard, who attempts to escape by flying higher and higher with his anti-grav disc. But it malfunctions, and, unable to control it, he just keeps going higher and higher...

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #118 (March 1964)

The Human Torch Goes Wild! (Table of Contents: 42)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Rabble Rouser [Vitold Niyazov]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #119 (April 1964)

The Torch Goes Wild! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot, script); Dick Ayers (plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-605

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Rabble Rouser [Vitold Niyazov, later called Weinberg]; Prince Nagamo; Doris Evans (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo)

Synopsis

A demagogue drums up public opinion against the Torch as part of a communist plot against an American ally. The Torch regains the public trust by stopping him and using his own mind-control devices to turn him to the American side.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #119 (April 1964)

The Human Torch Meets the Iceman! (Table of Contents: 44)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Barracuda

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #120 (May 1964)

The Torch Meets the Iceman! (Table of Contents: 45)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot, script); Jack Kirby (plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

[unknown, not X-649]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Doris Evans; Barracuda; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Angel [Warren Worthington III] (cameo); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (cameo); Professor X [Charles Xavier] (cameo)

Synopsis

Johnny's riled because a newspaper compares Iceman (of the X-Men) to him. On a cruise liner, Bobby tries to pick up Doris, until Johnny arrives. Before the potential rivalry goes too far, the Barracuda (a modern-day pirate) and his men arrive and take over the ship. Johnny & Bobby team up to stop them.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #120 (May 1964)

Prisoner of the Plantman! (Table of Contents: 46)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko (bottom image); Sol Brodsky ? (top image)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #121 (June 1964)

Prisoner of the Plantman! (Table of Contents: 47)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-666

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doris Evans; Mr. Evans (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

After improving his plant ray, the Plantman captures Johnny to get him out of the way while he pulls a robbery. After, Doris, worried about her father, begs Johnny to stop the villain. They have a duel at the Botanical Gardens with predictable results.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #121 (June 1964)

3 Against the Torch! (Table of Contents: 48)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (Doctor Strange); Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)

Inks

George Roussos; Steve Ditko (Doctor Strange); Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Terrible Trio [Handsome Harry Phillips; Yogi Dakor; Bull Brogin]; Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #122 (July 1964)

3 Against the Torch! (Table of Contents: 49)

The Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue); Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-703

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Terrible Trio [Handsome Harry Phillips; Yogi Dakor; Bull Brogin]; Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

In flashback, Dr. Doom used "The Terrible Trio" to trap the Fantastic Four, then discarded his underlings by sending them into another dimension. With Doom gone, the three return to Earth, where they try taking on The Torch again. After, Sue gives Johnny hell for how his "roughneck" friends must have messed up "her" house.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #122 (July 1964)

He Flies! He Fights! He's Our Newest Villain... The Beetle! (Table of Contents: 50)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Loki; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Thor

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #123 (August 1964)

The Birth of the Beetle! (Table of Contents: 51)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Carl Burgos

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-717

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Storm [Human Torch]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (introduction, origin); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans

Synopsis

Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of the Beetle. While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double date, Johnny & Ben are humiliated by the Beetle. But when he tries to rip off the New York World's Fair, the rematch goes the other way.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #123 (August 1964)

...To Battle the New Menace of Paste-Pot Pete! (Table of Contents: 52)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dick Ayers (signed) (upper section); Steve Ditko (lower section)

Inks

Dick Ayers (signed) (upper section); George Roussos (lower section)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Cleopatra VII; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #124 (September 1964)

The Human Torch and the Thing Team Up to Battle the Menace of... Paste-Pot Pete (Table of Contents: 53)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-752

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Doris Evans

Synopsis

Trying to tell Johnny that Paste-Pot Pete was paroled (for helping the Avengers), Ben & Johnny get into a brawl. Tired of being thought of as a clown, Pete completely redesigns his costume, then takes on the Thing while he's flying his part of the Fantasti-Car. As he's about to go help Ben, Johnny's told by Doris that if he leaves in the middle of their date, he needn't bother returning. After a fierce battle, Ben & Johnny triumph, and after an explanation, Doris forgives Johnny.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #124 (September 1964)

The Sensational Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 54)

Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #125 (October 1964)

The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped! (Table of Contents: 55)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-772

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis

Ben and Johnny's hijinks are interrupted by the arrival of a pair of Life Magazine reporters, who are there to interview Reed and Sue. When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for New York City, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. Taking out the U-Car, they find Namor, who seems to be expecting them. A fight breaks out, ending when Namor leaves, feeling he's been lied to. Reed and Sue arrive and chastise Ben and Johnny for ruining the peace talk Reed spent weeks to set up. A betrayed Namor vows that their next fight will be to the finish.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #125 (October 1964)

Pawns of the Deadly Duo! (Table of Contents: 56)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mad Thinker; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master; Dormammu; Doctor Strange

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #126 (November 1964)

Pawns of the Deadly Duo! (Table of Contents: 57)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-788

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mad Thinker; Puppet Master; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

The Mad Thinker once again wants to tackle the F.F., though the Puppet Master wants nothing to do with it. Under mind control, Ben fights Johnny in mid-flight. However, the shock of seeing Johnny falling causes the Thing to change back to Ben Grimm, freeing him from control. He rescues Johnny, then gets help from Reed. A specially designed helmet worn by Ben causes psychic feedback. Reed hopes the Puppet Master, knowing they have a defense against him, will never strike at them again.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #126 (November 1964)

The Mystery Villain! (Table of Contents: 58)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (inset)

Inks

Chic Stone; Steve Ditko (inset)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mystery villain; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Doctor Strange; Dormammu

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #127 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

Doctor Strange image taken from interior story.

The Mystery Villain! (Table of Contents: 59)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue); Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-809

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Wizard (flashback); Paste-Pot Pete (flashback); Sub-Mariner (flashback); Willie Lumpkin (cameo)

Synopsis

Following a race, Ben and Johnny complain to Reed that they've done pretty good and don't need a leader. Reed tells them they're free to work on their own. Ben and Johnny take part in a high-speed race, but discover on arrival that they're the only two contestants. On the salt flats they realize their cars are running out of control, and it looks like they have been set up for a trap. They find themselves in an underground cavern facing an unknown villain with a question mark on his mask. Before it's over, they're ready to admit they're happy Reed is on their side.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #127 (December 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-809

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's Clobberin' Time!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #127 (December 1964)

The Scarlet Witch and the Dazzling Quicksilver (Table of Contents: 61)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Doctor Strange; The Demon's Disciple (unnamed)

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #128 (January 1965)

Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch (Table of Contents: 62)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo, flashback); The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor] (cameo, flashback); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo, flashback); Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic] (cameo, flashback); Mastermind (cameo, flashback); Magneto (cameo, flashback); Blob (cameo, flashback); X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]] (cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

Quicksilver wants to leave Magneto's group, but his sister, Wanda, reminds him that she is in his debt. The Scarlet Witch takes her brother's lead, and they seek out the Fantastic Four for advice. They encounter Ben and Johnny at FF headquarters, where a misunderstanding turns into a brawl. When it's over, Quicksilver and his sister decide they cannot trust homo sapiens and return to Magneto.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #128 (January 1965)

The Terrible Trio (Table of Contents: 63)

Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Yogi Dakkor; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Handsome Harry Phillips; Bull Brogin; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #129 (February 1965)

The Terrible Trio! (Table of Contents: 64)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Dick Ayers (co-plot)

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doris Evans; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Yogi Dakkor; Handsome Harry Phillips; Bull Brogin; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Synopsis

On the golf course, Doris nags Johnny by comparing him to "gentlemanly" Peter Parker. When the latest emergency arises, she says a girl like her should have her head examined. Johnny falls into a trap of the Terrible Trio but manages to send out a distress signal to Ben, who takes them on and saves Johnny's life in a railway yard.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #129 (February 1965)

The Defeat of Dr. Strange! Meet.. the Beatles! (Table of Contents: 65)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange; Baron Mordo; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #130 (March 1965)

Meet the Beatles! (Table of Contents: 66)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue); Bob Powell (co-plot)

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans; John Lennon; George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr

Synopsis

Ben and Johnny have another one of their fights, then have to clean up Reed's lab as a result. They take Alicia and Doris on a double date to see the Beatles. The girls get to meet the rock stars in person and get autographs, but Ben & Johnny wind up having to go after some crooks who robbed the box office. A wild free-for-all at Coney Island ensues, but by the time the heroes get back to the theatre, the show's over! Doris says, "Maybe someday I'll understand why anyone would want to be a super-hero!"

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #130 (March 1965)

The Bouncing Ball of Doom! (Table of Contents: 67)

Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Bob Powell; Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange figure); Jack Kirby ? (Doctor Strange)

Inks

Mike Esposito; Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange figure)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mad Thinker; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doctor Strange

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #131 (April 1965)

Indexer Notes

Doctor Strange image taken from page 3, panel 9 of Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #128.

The Bouncing Ball of Doom! (Table of Contents: 68)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Bob Powell (co-plot)

Pencils

Bob Powell; Jack Kirby ?

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Mad Thinker; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Dr. Vega (engineer)

Synopsis

The Mad Thinker's latest plot involves a flying, electronics-laden metal ball, which nearly manages to destroy a dam.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #131 (April 1965)

The Sinister Spacetrap! (Table of Contents: 69)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Professor Jack; Doctor Strange; Baron Mordo

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #132 (May 1965)

Indexer Notes

Doctor Strange vignette taken from interior story.

The Sinister Space Trap! (Table of Contents: 70)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Ivie; Bob Powell (co-plot)

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as M. Demeo)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Mr. Pearson (NASA); Professor Jack; Doris Evans

Synopsis

Sometime after the Fantastic Four visit the Skrull homeworld, Mr. Pearson of NASA pays a visit to tell them of a security risk, Professor Jack. Doris gets upset after Johnny stands her up for the 113th time. Posing as "Doug Brown", Johnny acts as Jack's assistant to keep an eye on him. Good thing, too, as sabotaging the space program is on his agenda.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #132 (May 1965)

A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time!; The Terrible Toys! (Table of Contents: 71)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange; Shazana; Shazana's sister; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Ice Queen

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #133 (June 1965)

The Terrible Toys! (Table of Contents: 72)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot, dialogue); Bob Powell (plot)

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mick Demeo)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ice Queen (robot); Puppet Master; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doris Evans; Alicia Masters

Synopsis

Deciding to switch his M.O., the Puppet Master builds robotic "statues" he can control and undergoes plastic surgery so no one will recognize him. The masquerade is short-lived, as he lures Johnny & Ben into a trap in a department store.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #133 (June 1965)

Enter: The Watcher! (Table of Contents: 73)

Human Torch; The Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Watcher; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #134 (July 1965)

The Challenge of... The Watcher! (Table of Contents: 74)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Bob Powell (co-plot)

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Watcher; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Kang; Merlin; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis

Though he is not permitted to interfere, the Watcher tells Ben & Johnny of how Kang time-travelled to the days of King Arthur, imprisoned Merlin, and took over the country. In order for the timestream to remain intact, the Watcher sends the pair back in time to defeat Kang. After a hard battle, they send Kang packing, and the Watcher returns them to the present. Later, relaxing after a hard day's fighting, Reed & Sue accuse them of being "loafers".

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #134 (July 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 75)

Human Torch / illustration / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Indexer Notes

Original art from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #103 page 1, #106 pages 6-8, and #108 page 1.

Strange Tales Annual #2 (Table of Contents: 76)

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek; ?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963)

Indexer Notes

House ad for Strange Tales Annual #2 as it appeared in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963) #1.

Strange Tales Annual #2 (Table of Contents: 77)

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky ?; Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek; ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 [Regular Edition] (September 1963)

Indexer Notes

House ad for The Fantastic Four Annual #1 and Strange Tales Annual #2 as it appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963) #4.

Flaming First Issue! (Table of Contents: 78)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Romita

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (September 1974)

The Human Torch Goes Wild! (Table of Contents: 79)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

John Romita

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wizard (disguised as Human Torch)

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (November 1974)

To Die at the Hand of Xemu! (Table of Contents: 80)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Wilson

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Xemu [Zemu]; Valeria

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (January 1975)

Paste Pot Pete! (Table of Contents: 81)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein ?

Pencils

Ron Wilson; Marie Severin ? (layout)

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Paste-Pot Pete; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (March 1975)

Wrath of the Wizard! (Table of Contents: 82)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein ?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (May 1975)

The Threat of the Torrid Twosome! (Table of Contents: 83)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein ?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Acrobat [Carl Zante]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #6 (July 1975)

Fire and Water! (Table of Contents: 84)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Wilson

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

Pays tribute to the various Torch/Sub-Mariner battles of the early 1940s.

Painter of a 1000 Perils! (Table of Contents: 85)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman ?

Pencils

Ron Wilson

Inks

Frank Giacoia; John Tartaglione ?

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Invisible Girl (image); Mr. Fantastic (image); Thing (image); Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wilhelm Van Vile (hand)

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #8 (November 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 86)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Richard Isanove

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Story] Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
which is reprinted
• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963) [recolored; new trade dress]

Indexer Notes

Cover sans text and logo.