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Issue Details

Issue #21
Published July 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Joe Simon

Cover Details - "As the Nazi floating fortress dragged Toro toward his doom..."

Characters Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg

15 page Human Torch story "The Idol of Death"

Characters Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Prince Itor; Nalda; Crowley
Synopsis Prince Itor wishes to acquire the Idol of Death as legend holds it will grant him the power to men rule men as the Pharaohs did. A gangster named Crowley grabs the idol first because he just wants to sell it for its value. Torch and Toro pursue Crowley, but he knocks them out during a fight underwater in a river. After Toro pulls Torch from the river, the two set off after Crowley who has driven off in a car with the idol. He gets into a crash and Prince Itor is on the scene to acquire the idol. When he picks it up, he changes into a monster with the power to turn men into mindless zombies. He flees into the subway and Torch pursues him onto a train where he melts the idol. Prince Itor changes back to normal and attempts to escape by leaping out of the train window, but lands on the third rail and is electrocuted.
Genre superhero
Script Carl Burgos
Pencils Carl Burgos
Inks Carl Burgos

12 page Sub-Mariner story "The Magnetic Lake Mystery"

Characters Betty Dean; Capt. Wiener; Fritz
Genre superhero
Script Bill Everett
Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett

7 page Terry Vance story "The Case of the Transport Crimes"

Characters Deadline Dawson
Genre detective
Script Ray Gill
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner

2 page text story "The Story Behind the Cover"

Characters Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Carl Burgos
Letters typeset

5 page Patriot story "Danger Ahead"

Characters Lt. Heinrich Von Betz
Genre superhero
Script Ray Gill
Pencils Art Gates
Inks Art Gates
Notes Patriot continues from HUMAN TORCH #3

6 page Ka-Zar story "Fight Against the Fascists"

Characters Italian fascists
Genre jungle
Script Ben Thompson
Pencils Ben Thompson
Inks Ben Thompson

7 page Vision story "The Sabotaged Schoolhouse"

Characters Colgan; Paget; Senator Reeves
Genre superhero
Script Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Simon

9 page Angel story "The Weird Ghost of Amber Swamps"

Characters C. J. Miller
Genre superhero
Script Paul Gustavson
Pencils Paul Gustavson
Inks Paul Gustavson

1 page Sub-Mariner illustration "Sub-Mariner pin-up"

Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg