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Publisher: Marvel

Title: The Human Torch
Issue: 4 (3)
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: Spring 1941
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Joe Simon

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Human Torch #4 (#3)
Owner: walclark

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:Human Torch
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Genre:superhero
Characters:Human Torch; Toro; Sub-Mariner


Story Title: Now! The Most Sensational Comic Book Ever Published! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Captain America
Pages:1
Pencils:Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Inks:Joe Simon; Jack Kirby; Al Gabriel
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America; Bucky; Red Skull (villain)


Story Title: The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 1] - comic story
Features:The Human Torch
Pages:20
Pencils:Carl Burgos (layouts) (signed)
Inks:Harry Sahle (finishes)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Jimmy Wilson; Gromley; Blackjack
Synopsis:The Torch is asked help when criminals start disappearing. The Torch comes up with a plan for Toro to turn to crime in an effort to be contacted by the people behind the disappearances. However, they see through Toro's act and capture him. The Torch tracks them to a ship at sea only to be captured before he can rescue Toro but Toro rescues the Torch, instead. Just as he is about to capture Blackjack, the leader uses a smoke bomb to slip away.


Story Title: Watch For This Winner - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Ad for All-Aces Comics #1
Pages:1
Pencils:? (various)
Inks:? (various)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America; The Angel; Sub-Mariner; Human Torch; Toro; Hurricane


Story Title: The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals, Part 2 - comic story
Features:Human Torch
Pages:20
Pencils:Carl Burgos [layouts] (signed)
Inks:Harry Sahle (finishes)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Jimmy Wilson; Blackjack; Davis
Synopsis:Having slipped away from the Torch, Blackjack radios his base to have bombers attack the ship. Before the Torch can destroy all of them, one shoots Toro in the shoulder. The Torch gets Toro to a hospital and continues his search for Blackjack and his gang, capturing all but two of them. Hearing this, Toro asks Jimmy to find information on their location. Jimmy finds out that one of them will be at a game so Toro sneaks out of the hospital to be there. Finding Davis, Toro keeps him occupied until the Torch arrives. Sending Toro back to the hospital, he gets Davis to reveal where Blackjack is.


Story Title: This is the Story of One American Who Decided to Do Something About It All! - text story
Features:The Patriot
Pages:1.67
Pencils:Bill Everett (signed)
Inks:Bill Everett (signed)
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Patriot [Jeff Mace] (introduction, origin)
Synopsis:Aboard a plane with many high ranking officials going to a munitions plant where a strike was being planned, Jeff and the rest were shocked to discover their pilots were parachuting to the ground. With the plane in a crash dive, Jeff changes to the Patriot and puts the plane back on course. In the cockpit, Jeff finds evidence that the pilots were really fifth columnists trying to kill the passengers. Landing at the munitions plant, the Patriot takes care of another fifth columnist trying to agitate the crowd into attacking the plant.


Story Title: Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc. - statement of ownership
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Statement for "HUMAN TORCH COMICS, published quarterly at Meriden, Connecticut, for October 1st, 1940."


Story Title: The Serum Must Get Through! - comic story
Features:Sub-Mariner
Pages:10
Pencils:Bill Everett (signed)
Inks:Bill Everett (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Sub-Mariner
Synopsis:With a remote town in Alaska suffering from an influenza epidemic and a massive snow storm, the government asks Namor for his aid in getting a supply of influenza serum to the residents.


Story Title: Rushed Hot Off the Press! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Marvel Mystery Comics #20
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Genre:superhero
Characters:Sub-Mariner; Human Torch; Toro


Story Title: The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow! - comic story
Features:Patriot
Pages:10
Pencils:George Mandel
Inks:George Mandel
Genre:superhero
Characters:Patriot [Jeff Mace]; Mary; Casey; Yellowshirts (Fifth Column group)
Synopsis:The chief of a subversive group, called the Yellowshirts, announces that the group is now powerful enough to take on the U.S. government and destroy it, and the order goes out to do just that. But they are met with resistance and defeated by the people led by the Patriot.


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