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Issue: Essential Human Torch #1
Publication Date: October 2003
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 508
ISBN: 0785113096
UPC/EAN: 97807851130965149975960611309500111
Price: $24.00 CAD
$14.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 80 (39 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Reprints the Human Torch stories from Strange Tales #101-134 and Strange Tales Annual #2.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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reprinted 85 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four Annual #2 published October 1964
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]only Torch figure
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Pages: 1
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Graphic Novels

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Fantastic Four books from Marvel.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Starring: the Fabulous Human Torch!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
was Starring: the Fabulous Human Torch! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Human Torch

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (flashback); Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Destroyer [Charles Stanton] (Intro)
Synopsis: In Glenville, Johnny lives with his sister Sue. While she's known as a member of the Fantastic Four, he tries to keep a low profile. We get to see the house, much of which is chemically fire-resistant, and equipped with various crime-fighting equipment. But even in the suburbs danger lurks, as someone called The Destroyer is hell-bent on wrecking a local amusement park nearing completion.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
was The Human Torch [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 7
Job Number: v-846
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 2. Contains diagram of Sue & Johnny's house & brief recap of the Fantastic Four's origin.
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Part 2: "The Flaming Fury Strikes Back!!"

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]
Synopsis: Ben shows up, but Johnny refuses help, saying it's his fight. After another encounter with The Destroyer, Johnny gets a hunch when he realizes the targets so far have been the roller coaster and the parachute jump. Atop the coaster, he looks out to sea and spots a Commie sub! The Destroyer turns out to be Charles Stanton, publisher of the town's newspaper, who'd been smuggling info to the Reds until the building of the amusement park increased the risk that the submarine might been seen.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
was The Human Torch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 2. Destroyer no relation to the Stan Lee character from Mystic Comics #6 (October 1941), the Lee-Kirby character from Journey Into Mystery #118 (July 1965) or the Jim Starlin character from Iron Man #55 (February 1973).
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"Who Needs You"? [panel 1] / "Secret of the Hidden Planet"? [panel 2] / "Prisoner of the Wizard"! [panel 3]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was Prisoner of the Wizard! / Who Needs You? / What Was the Dreaded Secret of the Hidden Planet? [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover divided into 3 panels.
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Part 1: "Prisoner of the Wizard"

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard (Origin, Intro); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Destroyer (cameo)
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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was Prisoner of the Wizard [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 2. 1st appearance (and origin) of The Wizard.
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Part 2: "Wizard's Wiles!"

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]
Synopsis: The Wizard makes Johnny a prisoner, and with a special suit he commits crimes all over town in order to make The Torch appear a criminal, and "prove" that he is superior to him. Later, The Wizard shows Johnny photos that prove he committed the crimes Johnny appears guilty of, but as Johnny won't kill an unarmed man, he'll have no choice but to watch as The Wizard burns the evidence. But the photos fly from The Wizard's hands on their own, and Johnny calls the police, turning over the pictures and the Wizard. After they leave, we find he beat the Wizard with help-- from his sister!
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was Prisoner of the Wizard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was Prisoner of the Wizard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 2. The Wizard's next appearance in Strange Tales #105 (February 1963).
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Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Zemu
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; George Bentley (real estate developer); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)
Synopsis: Perfectly good houses sink into the ground after they're built. Reed suggests sabotage; a farmer blames "swamp demons". When Johnny investigates, he sees strange men with blue skin using an "electro gamma wave" ray gun to make the houses sink. The farmer, confronted, proves to be one of them as well, and he uses an "anti-matter electron" gun to make Johnny's flame go out!
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 5
Job Number: v-823
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 3.
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Part 2: Trapped in Another World!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Zemu (despot) (Intro); Valeria (Intro); Phineas (Intro); Theos (Intro)
Synopsis: Johnny is transported to another dimension, where, in a futuristic city, he's taken before Zemu, a despot who plans to conquer Earth, and had been trying to drive away the real estate developers from the dimensional passageway. Imprisoned in a water tank, Johnny is freed by Valeria, whose father Phineas wishes to overthrow the tyrant. Zemu's troops attack, threatening to kill the others if Johnny doesn't surrender. But he frees his new friends...
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-823
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 3. 1st appearances of Zemu, Valeria, Phineas & Theos.
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Part 3: The End of Zemu!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Zemu; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Valeria; Phineas; Theos; Mr. Harris (teacher)
Synopsis: Johnny uses his flames to create a tornado to take out the asbestos-covered armored tanks, then writes a message in the sky to inspire an uprising! Zemu is quickly overthrown, the people can now live free, and Valeria wishes Johnny could stay. Back in school, Johnny daydreams about her, thinking "I'll never be able to get her out of my mind..."
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
was Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
Job Number: V-823
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 3. Zemu, Valeria & Phineas would return in Fantastic Four #158 (May 1975).
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Paste-Pot Pete

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Paste-Pot Pete [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Human Torch Meets Paste-Pot Pete!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete ("Master Criminal") (Intro)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Paste-Pot Pete! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Paste-Pot Pete! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: v-377
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Paste-Pot Pete. Next appearance in STRANGE TALES #110 (July 1963). Pete became The Trapster in FANTASTIC FOUR #38 (May 1965).
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"The Return of the Wizard!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #105 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1963
was The Return of the Wizard! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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"The Return of the Wizard!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo)
Synopsis: Johnny and Sue team-up to battle the Wizard.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #105 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1963
was The Return of the Wizard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
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"The Threat of the Torrid Twosome!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Acrobat [Carl Zante]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #106 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1963
was The Threat of the Torrid Twosome! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Disclose Notes: Dick Ayers per Henry Kujawa (22 August 2007). Originally listed George Roussos.
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The Threat of the Torrid Twosome

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Carl Zante [Acrobat] (Intro); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Miracle Man (flashback); Sub-Mariner (flashback); Dr. Doom (flashback)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #106 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1963
was The Threat of the Torrid Twosome [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The Acrobat (1st app.; villain; next appears in #114, disguised as Captain America)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #107 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1963
was The Human Torch vs. the Mighty Sub-Mariner [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Master of Flame Vs. the Monarch of the Sea!!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #107 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1963
was The Master of Flame vs. The Monarch of the Sea!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-88
Disclose Notes: A SILVER Age Sub-Mariner/Human Torch battle.
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"The Painter of a Thousand Perils!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing (image); Invisible Girl (image); Mr. Fantastic (image); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #108 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1963
was The Painter of a Thousand Perils [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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"The Painter of a Thousand Perils!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard (flashback); Zemu (flashback); "Scar" Tobin (gangster chief) (Intro); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile] (counterfeiter) (Intro); Nick (gangster); Sam (gangster); Eddie (gangster); Illusions created by Wilhelm Van Vile, the "Painter of a Thousand Perils": Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #108 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1963
was The Painter of a Thousand Perils! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
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Imps from Pandora's Box!

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #109 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1963
was Imps from Pandora's Box! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #109 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1963
was The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
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The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete; Wizard
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #110 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1963
was The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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The Human Torch Vs. the Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard; Paste-Pot Pete; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #110 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1963
was The Human Torch vs. the Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-218a
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Professor Orson Kasloff]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #111 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1963
was How Can the Human Torch Defend Himself against the Attacks of the Asbestos Man? [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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"Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Professor Orson Kasloff] (Intro, Origin); Blackie Backer (racketeer, Intro); Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (out of costume)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #111 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1963
was Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
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"The Living Bomb!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Eel [Leopold Stryke]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #112 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was The Living Bomb! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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"The Living Bomb!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Ted Braddock (TV commentator); The Eel [Leopold Stryke] (Intro); Charles Lawson (inventor); Moxie Gahagan (fence); Wizard (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Baldy (gangster, cameo)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #112 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was The Living Bomb! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-365
Disclose Notes: A Marvel Comics story written by Superman's co-creator!
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The Amazing Spider-Man Face-to-Face with... the Human Torch

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963
was The Amazing Spider-Man Face-to-Face With... The Human Torch [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Human Torch, on the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963
was On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Spider-Man's first guest appearance (published the same month as Amazing Spider-Man #5) and the first of many Spider-Man/Human Torch team-ups. They had previously met in Amazing Spider-Man #1 and 3, but this is the first time they joined forces to fight crime.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #113 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1963
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sol Brodsky likely altered the Human Torch figure. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2014. Don Heck inks also per Nick. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers. An unaltered cover with different lettering and art on the trees was published in Creepy Worlds #51.
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"The Coming of the Plantman!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Doris Evans (Intro); Plantman [Sam Smithers] (gardener, Intro); Mr. Evans (Doris' father, Intro)
Synopsis: The Human Torch saves his new girlfriend Doris’s father from a disgruntled gardener who gains the ability to control plants.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #113 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1963
was The Coming of the Plantman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Jerry Siegel's 2nd Human Torch story. Plantman's costume resembles that worn by The Shadow; he next appears, in a new costume, in issue #121 (June 1964). Doris Evans would continue as Johnny's semi-reluctant girlfriend until the end of his solo series.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Captain America [Carl Zante; also as The Acrobat]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963
was Captain America Returns to Challenge the Human Torch! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Captain America [Carl Zante; also as The Acrobat]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Doris Evans; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963
was The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America" [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963
was The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America" [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 18
Job Number: X-449
Disclose Notes: Acrobat last appears in issue #106 (March 1963). This story involving a Captain America imposter was a try-out to test the idea of reviving him. The real Cap would return only 4 months later in Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964).
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #115 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Uncanny Sandman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Sandman Strikes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman (2nd app., 3 months after Amazing Spider-Man #4); Mr. Fantastic; Spider-Man (flashback, cameo)
Synopsis: The Human Torch fights and defeats Spider-Man’s old enemy Sandman.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #115 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Sandman Strikes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: This story takes place after Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #20 (November 1963). This is the second appearance of Sandman; he last appears in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (September 1963); he next appears in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964). This is the first time that Sandman, originally Spider-Man's foe, fought the Torch. He would eventually team-up with two other Torch villains, Wizard & Paste-Pot Pete, to form the Frightful Four, in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Torch & Spidey last crossed paths in Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 (1963); they would do so again the very next month in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (January 1964).
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The Human Torch Battles the Thing!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master; Alicia Masters
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Human Torch Battles the Thing! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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In the Clutches of the Puppet Master!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master; Alicia Masters; Reed Richards [Mr. Fantastic] (cameo); Sue Storm [Invisible Girl] (cameo)
Synopsis: We learn in flashback how the Puppet Master escaped death at the tentacles of a giant octopus. He then takes control of Johnny, and sends him after Alicia romantically, in order to set him and Ben against each other. 8-page fight ensues!
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Human Torch in the Clutches of the Puppet Master! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: X-515
Disclose Notes: 1st Human Torch/Thing team-up in Strange Tales. The story was "Based upon an idea by Tommy and Jimmy Goodkind, Hewlett Harbor, New York".
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"The Return of the Eel!"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #117 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1964
was The Return of the Eel! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ditko credits supplied by Nick Caputo and Mark Elstob.
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The Return of the Eel!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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 pulling crimes, but eventually, Johnny tracks him down and defeats him again.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #117 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1964
was The Return of the Eel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Job Number: x-546
Disclose Notes: Second appearance of The Eel; previous appearance in issue #112 (September 1963); Eel has a 2-panel cameo in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (1965), then returns in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966). Story not reprinted in Marvel Tales run.
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wizard [Bentley Wittman] (disguised as the Human Torch); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964
was The Return of the Wizard, Master of Evil!/The Possessed! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dr. Strange's 1st cover appearance. Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (26 July 2005); the original indexer credited George Roussos.
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The Man Who Became the Torch!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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 pulling 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...
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964
was The Man Who Became the Torch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-593
Disclose Notes: This is the fourth appearance of The Wizard; he last appears in issue #110 (July 1963) and he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965), when he was rescued by Paste-Pot Pete and The Sandman. The time-frame is a bit off, as Pete and the Sandman broke jail sometime after Pete's appearance in issue #124 (September 1964), and most or all of the remaining Torch solo stories up to Strange Tales #134 (July 1965) take place before the formation of the Frightful Four! (How long was he up there in the atmosphere?).
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The Rabble Rouser!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Rabble Rouser
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #119 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964
was The Rabble Rouser!/Beyond the Purple Veil! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Torch Goes Wild!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #119 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964
was The Torch Goes Wild! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-605
Disclose Notes: The Rabble Rouser next appears, still rehabilitated, in Wolverine (Marvel, 2003 series) #26 (May 2005). It has been suggested in The Jack Kirby Collector that this story began as a sequel. The identical piece of equipment, a "Thru-The-Ground Tank," was used by The Hate Monger in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #21 (December 1963), by The Rabble Rouser in this story, and by The Fixer in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #142 (March 1966), suggesting HYDRA supplied all 3 of them with equipment!
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The Human Torch Meets the Iceman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Barracuda
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
was The Human Torch Meets The Iceman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Torch Meets the Iceman!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
was The Torch Meets Iceman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
was The Torch Meets Iceman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Early X-Men guest appearance (same month as X-Men #5, May, 1964).
Barracuda next appears in Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #10 (February 1969).
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Prisoner of the Plantman!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #121 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1964
was Prisoner of the Plantman!; Witchcraft in the Wax Museum [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Corrected art credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, December 2008. Original indexer credited Ditko with inks for the upper part and pencils for the lower.
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Prisoner of the Plantman!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #121 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1964
was Prisoner of the Plantman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Second appearance of Plantman; last appears in issue #113 (October 1963) and next appears in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966). Plantman redesigns his costume in this episode, going from "mystery man" to "super-villain" in style.
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3 Against the Torch!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Terrible Trio [Handsome Harry Phillips; Yogi Dakor; Bull Brogin]; Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #122 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1964
was 3 Against The Torch! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Possible Brodsky alterations on Torch and Handsome Harry per Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, July 2005 and December 2008. Henry Kujawa previously credited Chic Stone on inks. Dr. Strange vignette taken from interior panel.
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3 Against the Torch!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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 we see the how 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're foolish enough to try taking on The Torch again, figuring 3 against 1 would be no contest. WRONG! After, Sue gives Johnny hell for how his "roughneck" friends must have messed up "her" house.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #122 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1964
was 3 Against The Torch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Job Number: x-703
Disclose Notes: Second appearance of "The Terrible Trio"; they last appear in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #23 (February 1964) and they next appear in issue #129 (February 1965). Handsome Harry resembles actor Tony Franciosa.
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thing (left half); Loki (right half); Thor (right half)
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #123 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964
was The Beetle!; Loki! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Split cover. The left half features the Human Torch, and the right half features Dr. Strange.
Inks credit per Nick Caputo (26 July 2005); previous indexer credited George Roussos.
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The Birth of the Beetle!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Johnny Storm [Human Torch]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (introduction, origin); Alicia Masters; Doris Evanssos.
Synopsis: Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle. While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle. But when he tries to rip off the NY World's Fair, the rematch goes the other way.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #123 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964
was The Birth of the Beetle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Job Number: x-717
Disclose Notes: A Silver Age Human Torch story pencilled by Carl Burgos, the creator of the Golden Age Human Torch. Human Torch/Thing team-ups begin. The Thing is billed as a guest-star in this story. He officially becomes co-star next issue. The Beetle next appears in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #21 (February 1965).
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Cleopatra VII; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964
was Paste-Pot Pete!; The Lady from Nowhere! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The Doctor Strange portion of the cover consists of two images taken from the interior story by Ditko and Roussos, per Rob Allen, via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.
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Paste-Pot Pete

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964
was Paste-Pot Pete [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964
was Paste-Pot Pete [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 14
Job Number: x-752
Disclose Notes: This is the third appearance of Paste-Pot Pete; he last appears in the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)—where he was incorrectly drawn as The Wizard—he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Stan announces that due to popular demand, Johnny and Ben will co-star in every issue from now on.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #125 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1964
was The Sensational Sub-Mariner [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ayers inks per Nick Caputo. previous indexer credited Frank Giacoia. Inset panel at lower right illustrates Doctor Strange.
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The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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 hi-jinks 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 NYC, 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 Ben and Johnny are chastising for ruining the peace talk Reed spent weeks to set up. A betrayed Namor vows that their next fight will be to the finish.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #125 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1964
was The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-772
Disclose Notes: Sub-Mariner last appears in X-Men #6 (July 1964) and next appears in Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964). Namor's "electric eel" power crops up again, for the last time. The reporters from LIFE suspiciously resemble Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber.
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Pawns of the Deadly Duo!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mad Thinker; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master; Dormammu; Dr. Strange
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #126 published November 1964
was Pawns of the Deadly Duo! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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Pawns of the Deadly Duo!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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 at first wants nothing to do with it. Under mind-control, Ben fights Johnny while in mid-flight. However, the shock of seeing Johnny falling to his death 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #126 published November 1964
was Pawns of the Deadly Duo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 13
Job Number: x-788
Disclose Notes: Mad Thinker & Puppet Master last seen in FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (July 1964). Mad Thinker's next appearance in STRANGE TALES #131 (April 1965); Puppet Master's next appearance in STRANGE TALES #133 (June 1965).
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The Mystery Villain!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mystery Villain; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Dr. Strange; Dormammu
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #127 published December 1964
was The Mystery Villain! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dr. Strange image taken from interior story.
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The Mystery Villain!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Wizard (flashback); Paste-Pot Pete (flashback); Sub-Mariner (flashback); Willie Lumpkin (mailman, 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 suddenly 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #127 published December 1964
was The Mystery Villain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Job Number: x-809
Disclose Notes: The "Mystery Villain" (or someone wearing the same costume) turns up in FANTASTIC FOUR #154 (January 1975).
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A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Thing
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From Issue: FlagStrange Tales #127 published December 1964
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Pages: 1
Job Number: x-809
Disclose Notes: Credits per Nick Caputo, September 2016.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Dr. Strange; The Demon
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #128 published January 1965
was Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brodsky inks per Nick Caputo, May 2014.
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Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Very Brief Cameo Flashbacks: Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic0; Mastermind; Magneto; Blob; X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]
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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #128 published January 1965
was Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Previous appearance of Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch in X-MEN #7 (September 1964); next appearance in X-MEN #11 (May 1965).
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The Terrible Trio

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Yogi Dakkor; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Handsome Harry Phillips; Bull Brogin; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #129 published February 1965
was The Terrible Trio [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Terrible Trio!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doris Evans ("Dorrie"); 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 on these losers and saves Johnny's life in a railway yard.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #129 published February 1965
was The Terrible Trio! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Third (and final) appearance of "The Terrible Trio"; previous appearance in STRANGE TALES #122 (July 1964). With his costume and flying carpet, Yogi Dakkor may have served as the inspiration for the 1967 SPIDER-MAN cartoon villain, "The Fabulous Fakir." Johnny & Doris have a run-in with The Beetle, Peter Parker (and Spider-Man) in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21 (February 1965) shortly before this story.
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The Defeat of Dr. Strange! / Meet.. the Beatles!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #130 published March 1965
was The Defeat of Dr. Strange! Meet.. the Beatles! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First cover to co-feature Dr. Strange. Split cover. Ben and Johnny wear Beatle wigs.
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Meet the Beatles!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): John Lennon (The Beatles); Paul McCartney (The Beatles); George Harrison (The Beatles); Ringo Starr (The Beatles); Alicia Masters (cameo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo); Invisible Girl (cameo)
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 getting to meet the rock stars in person and get autographs; but Ben and 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 our 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!"
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #130 published March 1965
was Meet the Beatles! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story takes it title from The Beatles 1st US Capitol LP (1964). Bob Powell takes over from Dick Ayers for the remaining 5 episodes of the series.
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The Bouncing Ball of Doom!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mad Thinker; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Dr. Strange
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #131 published April 1965
was The Bouncing Ball of Doom! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mike Esposito credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list (December 2008); original indexer credited Dick Ayers.
Dr. Strange image taken from page 3; panel 9 of Strange Tales # 128. Thing figure possibly drawn by Jack Kirby.
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The Bouncing Ball of Doom!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #131 published April 1965
was The Bouncing Ball of Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Nick Caputo suspects that Jack Kirby provided alterations on many of the Thing figures.
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The Sinister Spacetrap!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Prof. Jack; Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #132 published May 1965
was The Sinister Spacetrap! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Possible Stone inks per Nick Caputo, September 2016. Dr. Strange vignette taken from interior story.
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The Sinister Space Trap!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Mr. Pearson (N.A.S.A.); Professor Jack; Doris Evans
Synopsis: Sometime after the FF visit the Skrull home world, 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, in order to keep an eye on him. Good thing, too, as sabotaging the space program is on his agenda.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #132 published May 1965
was The Sinister Spacetrap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #132 published May 1965
was The Sinister Spacetrap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
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A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time! / The Terrible Toys!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Shazana; Shazana's sister; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Ice Queen
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #133 published June 1965
was A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time!; The Terrible Toys! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Split cover.
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The Terrible Toys!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #133 published June 1965
was The Terrible Toys! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Puppet Master's previous appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (July 1964); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965), with his original face incorrectly shown intact. Puppet Master's appearance would remain altered for several years, before he eventually restored his original face.
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Enter: The Watcher!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Watcher; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #134 published July 1965
was Enter: The Watcher! [Illustration on Cover, Front]black & white
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Pages: 1
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The Challenge of... the Watcher!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The 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."
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #134 published July 1965
was The Challenge of...The Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Kang's previous appearance in THE AVENGERS #11 (December 1964); next appearance in THE AVENGERS #23 (December 1965). The Watcher's own series, where he sometimes acted merely as narrator, ran in TALES OF SUSPENSE #49-58 (January-October 1964); previous appearance apart from that in FANTASTIC FOUR #29 (August 1964); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965).

Last episode of the series. The Human Torch and the Thing would be replaced in the next issue with "Nick Fury, Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D." The Torch later became an occasional co-star beginning in MARVEL TEAM-UP #1 (March 1972). The Thing received his own team-up series in MARVEL FEATURE #11-12 (September-November 1973), then MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #1 (January 1974). Eventually, Ben would get a solo series in THE THING #1 (July 1983).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man; Hilk
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Pages: 1
Job Number: K32UP
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover subscription ad.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master [Philip Masters]
First Line: Johnny Storm is the youngest member of the world-famous Fantastic Four,E
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Human Torch Battles the Thing! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Human Torch Battles the Thing! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The back cover art is partly reprinted from the cover of Strange Tales #116. Page also contains ISBN, price and barcode.

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