Strange Tales #101
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- October 1962
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17214
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Issue contents
Cover
Starring: the Fabulous Human Torch!
(Human Torch [Johnny Storm])
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Reprint history
- Printed in
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #3 (July 1966) [0.20 page]
in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1
1Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (flashback); Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Destroyer [Charles Stanton] (Intro)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #3 (July 1966) — The Human Torch
- Also printed
-
Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 ([1977?]) — The Human Torch Part 2: The Faming Fury Strikes Back!!
-
Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #2 ([1979?])
-
Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) — The Human Torch
Synopsis
In Glenville, Johnny lives with his sister Sue. While she's known as a member of the Fantastic Four, he tries to keep a low profile. We get to see the house, much of which is chemically fire-resistent, and equipped with various crime-fighting equipment. But even in the suburbs danger lurks, as someone called The Destroyer is hell-bent on wrecking a local amusement park nearing completion.
Notes
Part 1 of 2. Contains diagram & Sue & Johnny's house & brief recap of the Fantastic Four's origin. Splash bills Johnny as "America's Favorite Superhero". Spin-off series no doubt the result of publisher Martin Goodman feeling that "The Human Torch" has been good luck for him, dating all the way back to Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939). Page 3 is not reprinted in The Human Torch #1 reprint (also the last panel on page 2 is replaced by a panel drawn by John Romita).
2Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Synopsis
Ben shows up, but Johnny refuses help, saying it's his fight. After another encounter with The Destroyer, Johnny gets a hunch when he realizes the targets so far have been the roller coaster and the parachute jump. Atop the coaster, he looks out to sea and spots a Commie sub! The Destroyer turns out to be Charles Stanton, publisher of the town's newspaper, who'd been smuggling info to the Reds until the building of the amusement park increased the risk that the submarine might been seen.
Notes
Part 2 of 2. Destroyer no relation to the Stan Lee character from Mystic Comics #6 (October 1941), the Lee-Kirby character from Journey Into Mystery #118 (July 1965) or the Jim Starlin character from Iron Man #55 (February 1973). Plot about spies trying to scare townsfolk away from where a submarine is docking may have served as the inspiration for the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon, "Return Of The Flying Dutchman".
3Credits
- Author
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
This text story added based on information from Marvel Comics Index #6 by George Olshevsky.
4Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Art
- Don Heck
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
Notes
Writer credits per Barry Pearl.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Steve Ditko
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
Notes
Writer credits per Barry Pearl.
Indicia
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