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Issue: The Human Torch #8
Publication Date: November 1975
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Issues: #8 of 8 Issues (9 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 08/26/1975
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #121.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Painter of a 1000 Perils!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wilhelm Van Vile (hand)
First Line: Attack my friends! Our master has commanded we destroy the Human Torch!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Painter of a Thousand Perils!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Scar" Tobin (gangster chief) (intro); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile] (counterfeiter) (introduction); Scar's Gang [Nick; Sam; Eddie] (gangsters)
Synopsis: Gang leader "Scar" Tobin is visited by counterfeiter Wilhelm Van Vile, a painter notorious for his carelessness. Van Vile demonstrates his new talent, the ability to make paintings magically come to life and follow his telepathic commands. Van Vile tells Tobin's gang how he found the paints, left behind by aliens in an underground cavern. He intends to create an army of criminals and defeating The Human Torch will be a good test-case. Despite sending painting-images of Reed, Sue and Ben to kill him Johnny triumphs, destroys the alien paints and rounds up the gang.
Reprinting
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)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: "Scar" Tobin apparently makes a one-panel cameo appearance in the Iron Man story in this month's Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (May 1963). Credits moved, splash page reformatted with extra art added and page numbers removed for reprint.
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The Un-Human!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Comrade X (Red Planet) (introduction; no appearance); Dr. Carter
Synopsis: A spaceship flies over the city dropping a message from Comrade X of the Red Planet, stating that Earth must be destroyed so that his world's growing population can survive. A gigantic, monstrous eight headed creature wreaks havoc on the city and the flaming duo tackle it, but the creature is fireproof. Its fang-like tongue poisons Toro but The Torch rushes him to Dr. Carter, who tells him the boy's life can only be saved by a blood transfusion; luckily the Torch has the same blood type. As buildings continue to be destroyed the Torch uses the Doctor's chloroform to knock the creature out.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #16 published September 1968
was The Un-Human! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "The Original" added to reprint splash to distinguish story from lead feature.

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