Decades: Marvel in the '40s - The Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner

(2019)

The Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Toro; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #10 (Winter 1942-1943) [Splash page only.]

Indexer Notes

Splash page of The Human Torch #10

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Ka-Zar (inset); The Angel (inset); Namor the Sub-Mariner (inset); Electro (inset); Ferret (inset)

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

Keywords

bondage; deep sea diving suits; hypodermic syringes

[Rampage in New York] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner; Tha-Korr; Fiorello LaGuardia; Betty Dean

Synopsis

Because Namor has been cheated and mis-treated by the Americans, he decides to use New York as his base while destrying the entire continent.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Human Torch / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Carl Burgos ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! What's all the excitement about?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

Indexer Notes

Last strip of the issue hinting at the crossover in the next.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Angel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel; The Human Torch (inset); Namor the Sub-Mariner (inset)

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Keywords

automatic pistols; bondage

The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Meet (Table of Contents: 7)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett

Pencils

Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

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Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner; the Human Torch

Synopsis

Namor looks for new ways to avenge himself on the mankind that attempted to electrocute him, but the Torch shows up and drives him away for the time-being.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of the Torch/Namor battle, continued in Human Torch story in this issue.

[The Search for Sub-Mariner] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Human Torch / comic story / 12 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; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Betty Dean; unnamed Police Chief; Jeff (Policeman); Frank (Policeman)

Synopsis

Embittered because the Police Chief believes Torch to be yellow because he failed to bring in the Sub-Mariner, the Torch races off to repair some of the damage Namor caused. He meets up with Betty and together they head for the Empire State Building where the Prince has been spotted, and once again drives Namor away.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of the Namor/Torch battle, which is continued next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner

Genre

superhero

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Human Torch

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #9 (July 1940)

Keywords

automobiles; commuter trains; elevated trains; motorcycles; policemen

The Human Torch Versus the Sub-Mariner: The Battle of the Comic Century! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed); John Compton (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Betty Dean; unnamed Police Chief; Police Chemist Frasier

Synopsis

Embittered when the Police Commissioner calls Torch afraid for not bringing in the Sub-Mariner as he promised, the Torch and Betty track down Namor and a battle royale begins that ends with the Fiery Fury being captured by Namor in an airless glass tube.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #9 (July 1940)

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of Human Torch/Sub-Mariner battle which is concluded next issue. The last page asks readers to submit their ideas about a solution to the problem of Torch being in a translite tube while the Sub-Mariner can't leave the premises allowing someone to release him.

The Result of the Most Famous Battle In Comic Magazines (Table of Contents: 11)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Everett; Carl Burgos; John Compton

Pencils

Bill Everett; Carl Burgos

Inks

Bill Everett; Carl Burgos

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Betty Dean

Synopsis

Trapped in a translite tube, only the intervention of Betty Dean saves the Torch and ends the battle between him and Namor.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #10 (August 1940)

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of the Human Torch/Sub-Mariner battle.

Hot and Wet (Table of Contents: 12)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Burgos ?

Inks

Carl Burgos ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Toro

Synopsis

The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner once again meet...but this time it is to argue which of their artists is the best: Burgos or Everett?

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940-1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Schomburg (signed)

Inks

Alex Schomburg (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

60 Thrilling Pages of the Human Torch Fighting the Sub-Mariner in a Life and Death Struggle

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #5[b] (Fall 1941)

The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner as the World Faces Destruction! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Human Torch / comic story / 60 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Burgos; Bill Everett; Jack D'Arcy; Hank Chapman; Ray Gill ?

Pencils

Carl Burgos; Bill Everett; Mike Roy; Harry Sahle; George Kapitan

Inks

Carl Burgos; Bill Everett; Mike Roy; Harry Sahle; George Kapitan

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Toro; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Princess Fen; Ka-Zar; The Patriot; Casey; The Angel; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Rathia; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Josef Stalin; Doctor Nostromas

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner gets his imperial kingdom to join in on the war against the Axis Powers, raging on above their heads...that is, until Rathia convinces him that he was meant to become the new Napoleon and conquer the world with her at his side!

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #5[b] (Fall 1941), #5[b] (Fall 1941), #5[b] (Fall 1941)

Indexer Notes

In an article about Joe Gill in Steve Ditko's 160 Page Package #3, it is said that his big brother Ray Gill had a hand in the epic battle between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Battling the Sub-Mariner

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #8 (Summer 1942)

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

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 52 pages (report information)

Script

Mickey Spillane ?

Pencils

Allen Simon; Harry Sahle

Inks

Al Gabriele

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch; Toro; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Python; Adolf Hitler; Hermann Göring; Joseph Goebbels; Professor Horton

Synopsis

With the help of the Nazis, the Python breaks out of Alcatraz, but every time the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch & Toro make a move against the villain, the super-heroes get into an egoistic fight with each other, allowing the Python (for the moment) to conduct his reign of terror.

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942), #8 (Summer 1942)

Indexer Notes

The story is consecutively numbered through six chapters and a text story.
Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner;
Chapter 2: Python's Power;
Text story: The Men Hitler Fears;
Chapter 3: The Fiery Monster;
Chapter 4: The Python Strikes!;
Chapter 5: Underground Terror!;
Chapter 6: The Amazing Awakening.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Nazis

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #10 (Winter 1942-1943)

The Death Dance of the Atlantic (Table of Contents: 18)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 45 pages (report information)

Script

Mickey Spillane ?

Pencils

Al Fagaly; Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Ed Hamilton; John Jordan; Edd Ashe; Harry Fisk

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Toro; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Baron Kidersky; Baroness Kidersky

Synopsis

Torch and Toro are ordered to capture a U-boat crew alive as they seem to have too much information about Allied shipping convoys. Unknown to them, Sub-Mariner has knocked out a Nazi sailor and taken his place aboard U-boat 41. Subby jostles the torpedoman as he is aiming to take out a ship and the captain has him knocked out. At this moment, Torch and Toro attack and the captain sees a way to get back at Subby by telling Torch and Toro that Sub-Mariner is one of their best agents. Torch and Toro fall for this and take Subby captive along with the rest of the U-boat crew.

Reprints

• from The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #10 (Winter 1942-1943), #10 (Winter 1942-1943), #10 (Winter 1942-1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Marvel Mystery Comics #8 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Leading Comic Magazine Now at Your Newsdealer!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel; The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from Mystic Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #4 (July 1940 (August 1940))

Indexer Notes

House ad for Marvel Mystery Comics #8.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

They're at it again!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Toro; Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Patriot; The Angel

Synopsis

In a short, one page illustrated promotional ad for the Fall, 1941 issue of the Human Torch (#5B), Torch kicks Namor out of the magazine, and Sub-Mariner vows to get back into the mag and get revenge on all the heroes featured therein.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #26 (December 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg; ?

Inks

Alex Schomburg; ?

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

At it Again! A Fight to End All Fights! The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #6 (Summer 1942)

Indexer Notes

Promotional ad for the big battle between the Torch and Namor found in Human Torch Comics #8 with new art and cover art (by Alex Schomburg).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Human Torch / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Six pages of pencil layouts for The Human Torch #8.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Pencils

Ray Lago (painted)

Inks

Ray Lago (painted)

Colors

Ray Lago (painted)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• from Timely Presents: Human Torch (Marvel, 1999 series) (February 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

The Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Human Torch

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #9 (July 1940)

Keywords

automobiles; commuter trains; elevated trains; motorcycles; policemen

Indexer Notes

Back cover