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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published April 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Carl Burgos
Inks Carl Burgos

6 page Human Torch story "The Atomic Blaster"

Characters Villain: "Dr. Felix Codrey" (Intro, Dies)
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.
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Dick Ayers

7 page Human Torch story "The Beast From the Egg"

Characters Intro: A dinosaur (Dies)
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Dick Ayers

2 page text story "Voodoo Magic"

Letters typeset

5 page Sub-Mariner story "The Devil Octopus"

Characters Villain: Sam Hooker (Intro); Intro: Peter Matson, Anna
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell

6 page Human Torch story "The Ape"

Characters Villain: The Ape (Intro, Dies)
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Dick Ayers