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Issue: The Human Torch #36
Publication Date: April 1954
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Issues: #36 of 38 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Chipiden Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#2-35); then standard Silver Age US (#36-38)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images1
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Original Artwork
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Inker(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHuman Torch #1 published January 1954
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as The Human Torch #36 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dick Ayers
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Betty Wilson; Chief Wilson; "Dr. Felix Codrey" (Introduction, Death)
First Line: Torch, flame on! It's our only chance!
Synopsis: A soviet spy steals plans for an atomic hand blaster and creates one that gets confused with toys he has created for decoys. The Torch buys it when looking for a present for a poor boy. The spy falls to his death in battle with Torch and Toro at an industrial plant.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHuman Torch #1 published January 1954
as The Atomic Blaster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as The Atomic Blaster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: E-115
Disclose Notes: Burgos redrew the figures of the Torch and Toro throughout the story. The original art revealed Burgos' paste-ups over Ayers original drawings, as noted in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes Volume Two.
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dick Ayers
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Chief Wilson; Betty Wilson
First Line: Hurray, Professor, this is a wonderful find!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHuman Torch #1 published January 1954
as The Beast From the Egg [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as The Beast From the Egg [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: E-130
Disclose Notes: Burgos redrew the figures of the Torch and Toro throughout the story. The original art revealed Burgos' paste-ups over Ayers original drawings, as noted in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes Volume Two.
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.
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Voodoo Magic

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as Voodoo Magic [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: 8276
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill
Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Sam Hooker; Peter Matson; Anna
First Line: I can't explain it, Peter...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHuman Torch #1 published January 1954
as The Devil Octopus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as The Devil Octopus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: E-139
Disclose Notes: Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dick Ayers
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Betty Wilson; Joseph Carlisle; Dan Carlisle; The Ape (introduction, death)
First Line: One step closer, Torch, and da kid gets it!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHuman Torch #1 published January 1954
as The Ape [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2008
as The Ape [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: E-160
Disclose Notes: Burgos redrew the figures of the Torch and Toro throughout the story. The original art revealed Burgos' paste-ups over Ayers original drawings, as noted in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes Volume Two.
Script credit by Martin O'Hearn.

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