Strange Tales #105
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- February 1963
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17519
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Issue contents
Cover
"The Return of the Wizard!"
(Human Torch [Johnny Storm])
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard
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) #7 (March 1967) [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]; Wizard; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #1 ([March 1963?]) — The Return of the Wizard
-
Strange Tales (Horwitz, 1963 series) #1 ([March 1963?])
-
Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #7 (March 1967) — "he Return of the Wizard!
-
The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (May 1975) — "The Return of the Wizard!"
-
Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) — "The Return of the Wizard!"
Synopsis
In prison, The Wizard becomes a model prisoner-- just so he can become a trustee, work in the hospital, have access to chemicals... and break jail! The police soon have him surrounded in his house, but can't get in because of its defenses. He challenges the Torch to a battle to decide who is the better man. Against Sue's advice Johnny accepts the challenge, and he does pretty well until Sue shows up to "help" him (again!). Thanks to her, he's caught, and both are almost killed in a bomb blast. But Johnny manages to free them both, get rid of the bomb, and corral the "superior intellect".
Notes
2nd appearance of The Wizard. 1st time a "Human Torch" villain returned; Wizard would go on to a very long career, mostly with "The Frightful Four". Next appearance in STRANGE TALES #110 (July 1963), where he teams with Paste-Pot Pete for the 1st time. Panel 5 of page 12 and panels 2-6 of page 13 are not reprinted in The Human Torch #5 reprint.
2Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Art
- Don Heck
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Ray Holloway
Notes
Letters credit by Barry Pearl.
3Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Steve Ditko
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Notes
Letters credit by Barry Pearl.
4Credits
- Author
- Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Info from Barry Pearl.
Indicia
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