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Issue Details

Issue #53
Published March 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Vince Fago?

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg

12 page Human Torch story "Master Plan For Destruction"

Characters V: Gen. Blauheim (I, D), Von Fleagle (I, D); I: Col. Corky (head of G-2)
Synopsis Torch and Toro head for a salt mine in Poland where the chemicals for a super bomb are being produced. They are captured in a vacuum device and placed in a large block. Torch finds that he can flame with his finger using the small bit of air that the Nazis have left them so that they will be tortured by the sound of the bombers carrying super bombs lifting off for their targets. After Torch burns through, he and Toro make short work of the planes.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jimmy Thompson
Inks Jimmy Thompson

12 page Sub-Mariner story "Octopus of the Pacific"

Characters V: Lt. Sadu (I, D), Adm. Footsu (I, D)
Genre superhero
Pencils Allen Simon
Inks Allen Simon

7 page Terry Vance story "The Morse Code Mystery"

Characters V: A Nazi spy (impersonating a woman; I)
Genre detective
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner

2 page text story "All Wet"

Letters typeset

7 page Miss America story "Flaming Hate"

Characters V: The Flaming Hate (I, D)
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Charles Nicholas
Inks Charles Nicholas

7 page Patriot story "Spies At the Military Ball"

Characters V: The Baron, Mueller, and other Nazi spies (I for all; one D)
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele?
Inks Bob Oksner?

8 page Angel story "Max Bovar Returns"

Characters V: Max Bovar (I, D), Ivan (I), Norvi (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Gustav Schrotter
Inks Gustav Schrotter