Human Torch Comics (1940) comic books 1942-1944

Add to cart Coverless $379.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed INCOMPLETE. Pages 10-13 missing from Legion of Despair story. Partially TRIMMED. Full length spine split to all wraps, some brittle edges. Tape and staples added along spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #4. Secret Arsenal starring the Human Torch and Toro, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must deal with crooked business men, who create a "Secret Arsenal" to manufacture tools of death that are put into the hands of murder-hungry, money-mad terrorists! Promotional ad for readers to join Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. The Legion of Despair starring the Human Torch; Torch investigates the mystery behind a strange newspaper ad that cautions people in despair not to commit suicide. Hot-Shot Harmony text story. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless story, script and art by Art Gates. Murder Afloat starring The Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Tubby an' Tack humor page by Ray Houlihan. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Coverless $379.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Dreadnaught Disasters story. Spine and edge damage. Low quality photocopy front cover included (unattached). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Agent of Death starring the Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro try to stop the plans of Agent X, who is out to destroy an American convoy headed toward the Far East carrying food and supplies. Promotional ad featuring Captain America, who encourages readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty. The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters starring Human Torch, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Flaming Duo must act quickly to prevent the treacherous fingers of Japanese treachery, out to destroy strategic bridges that would bottle up our Navy yard. Devil Cat text story by Mickey Spillane. Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island, art by Allen Simon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $6,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #0326503010

Add to cart GD 2.0 $1,099.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, tear/spine split seal, staples replaced. Glue and tape along interior cover edges and spine, 2" spine split from top. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for All-Winners Comics #6. The Hooded Gang starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Jack Alderman; The Torch and Toro prevent a man from being lynched by a slumlord; The man's plans for urban renewal would have prevented the slumlord's building and land from being condemned and sold to the railroad. Ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #7. The Ghost of Reuben Hartnett starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carl Pfeufer; Namor and Betty arrive at the home of the late Reuben Hartnett in time for the reading of the will, a will which states that there is a locked box hidden away with the man's fortune and whoever finds it owns the treasure. The Invalid text story by Pvt. Irving Werstein. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Queer Case of Johnny Clostro starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless, script and art by Art Gates. Ad for Young Allies Comics #5. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Young Allies #5 and All-Winners Comics #6. The Death Dance of the Atlantic starring the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Al Bellman; Torch and Toro are ordered to capture a U-boat crew alive as they seem to have too much information about Allied shipping convoys; Unknown to them, Sub-Mariner has knocked out a Nazi sailor and taken his place aboard U-boat 41. Slave Driver text story. Untitled Trinket story, script and art by Clyde Yeadon. Ad for Sub-Mariner Quarterly. Vacation starring Jimmy Jupiter, pencils by Ed Robbins [as Rob], inks by Bob Montana [as Bo]; Jimmy's uncle tells him of an Enchanted Forest nearby, so Jimmy decides to investigate. Max the Magician humor page by Larry Antonette. Funny Boners humor page by Basil Wolverton. Ad for Captain America Comics with a coupon for readers to mail in to become a member of the Sentinels of Liberty. Public service announcement with Captain America urging readers to buy War Stamps. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Blackout for Doom starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle; Undercover Nazi agents are handed a golden opportunity when the US military comes up with a plan to demonstrate the possibility of a Nazi air raid on New York city; The brass wants the planes to only use dummy shells, but the Nazi agents substitute live ammo for them. Ad for the Spring, 1943 issue of Sub-Mariner Comics. Mystery of the Blue Diamond starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle; A Nazi mastermind manages to steal the Puff Gun, an invention of Philo Baker, which causes objects it's beam touches to vanish in a puff of smoke. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Hitler's Hoax! starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Riding a Rocket to Doom starring the Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle; Torch and Toro foil a Nazi scheme to launch rocket bombs from Brest, France at New York City. Unmask a Gestapo Rabbit! starring the Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle; The Rabbit goes after a Russian female sniper when she kills a high ranking Field Marshall and uses an amnesia technique on her which turns her into a traitor to the cause of freedom. Lair of the Pig Boats! starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer; Investigating a old-time schooner, Prince Namor discovers that the vessel is actually a mother ship for a fleet of German U-Boats! $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Horror of the Mad Dogs starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by George Klein; A Nazi villain named Ratter is done in when one of the dogs he keeps for experimentation lunges at him as he threatens Torch and Toro with a melting bullet and he drops it at his feet. Wings of Death starring the Human Torch starring The White Vampire, pencils by Harry Sahle. Smashing the Bloody Plasma Pool starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. Painted Roof text story. Message to Moscow starring the Sub-Mariner, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, and the Cobra, art by Carl Pfeufer. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Big Brain starring the Human Torch, art by Al Gabriele; Hitler orders his special agent The Brain, who is a senator turned traitor, to begin a campaign of sabotage; He falls to his death in battle with Torch and Toro at an industrial plant he had hoped to destroy. Nazi Poison Fiend starring the Human Torch. Testing Ground text story. The Dog Tag Horror starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. Yellow Fang's Unholy Mission starring the Sub-Mariner. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2,349.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fall 1944 issue. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Yellow Monkeys of Death starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson; Torch and Toro ignite a volcano to destroy a Japanese fleet. Sons of Evil starring the Human Torch. Banty Rides Again text story. The Robber Baron starring the Human Torch, art by Bob Powell. Journey to Death starring the Sub-Mariner and The Zipper, art by Allen Simon. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Ghostly Horror starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson; Ghosty Terrill breaks jail and Torch and Toro bring him back. The Skulking Killer starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Arroyo text story. Devil's Double starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Avison. The Zombie Terror starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by George Klein. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.