Human Torch comic books issue 8
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Issue #8
$6.70
$6.70
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione. The Painter of a Thousand Perils!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns], pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Johnny captures a gang of truck hijackers, and a gang robbing a costume party; Meanwhile, gang leader "Scar" Tobin is visited by counterfeiter Wilhelm Van Vile, a painter notorious for his carelessness, which causes Tobin to fear he's been followed by the cops, and tells him to hit the road!; But Van Vile demonstrates his new "talent": the ability to quickly make paintings which come magically to life, and follow his telepathic commands; These include a 3-headed gorilla, a gun that wears tons, and a flying carpet. The Un-Human! starring The Original Human Torch [Jim Hammond], art by Dick Ayers; A spaceship flies over the city, dropping a message from "Comrade X" of the "Red Planet" saying the world will be destroyed as they need it for their growing population; A gigantic, monstrous creature with 8 heads parachutes from the craft and begins destroying the city. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #8
$2.65
$2.65
A Plague of Locysts: Part 2 of 4 - Written by KARL KESEL Cover & pencils SKOTTIE YOUNG Johnny finds himself in the war-torn Balkans in a mysterious castle filled with dark secrets and deadly phantoms. It's the biggest fight of the Torch's life - because this time what he can't see... CAN kill him! [This is a resolicitation, all previous orders are cancelled.] 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #8
Tags: Sub-MarinerPublished Jun 1942 by Timely/Marvel.- Cover and centerfold detached. 6.5" cumulative spine split.
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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Human Torch Vs. Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon and Harry Sahle, inks by Al Gabriele; With the help of the Nazis, the Python breaks out of Alcatraz, but every time the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch & Toro make a move against the villain, the super-heroes get into an egoistic fight with each other, allowing the Phython [for the moment] to conduct his reign of terror. The Men Hitler Fears text story. Ad for Krazy Komics. Flight Over Tokyo text story by Mickey Spillane. Nabbing Japanese Spies humor page by Casey McKann. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless story, script and art by Art Gates. Two pages of Peculiar People panels by Basil Wolverton. Promotional ad encouraging readers to buy Captain America Comics every month and to join his Sentinels of Liberty. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8UK
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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione. The Painter of a Thousand Perils!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns], pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Johnny captures a gang of truck hijackers, and a gang robbing a costume party; Meanwhile, gang leader "Scar" Tobin is visited by counterfeiter Wilhelm Van Vile, a painter notorious for his carelessness, which causes Tobin to fear he's been followed by the cops, and tells him to hit the road!; But Van Vile demonstrates his new "talent": the ability to quickly make paintings which come magically to life, and follow his telepathic commands; These include a 3-headed gorilla, a gun that wears tons, and a flying carpet. The Un-Human! starring The Original Human Torch [Jim Hammond], art by Dick Ayers; A spaceship flies over the city, dropping a message from "Comrade X" of the "Red Planet" saying the world will be destroyed as they need it for their growing population; A gigantic, monstrous creature with 8 heads parachutes from the craft and begins destroying the city. 36 pgs.
