Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by John Romita. Part 1: Prisoner of the Wizard, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers
As a crowd of theatre-goers watch a newsreel about Johnny (showing his adventure against The Destroyer), one in the crowd, The Wizard, thinks it would be a great challenge to match his skills against The Torch; The Wizard considers himself the world's greatest brain; He sees beating Johnny as somehow "the ultimate achievement," and tricks Johnny into rescuing him when a digging machine he's trying out appears to go wrong. Part 2: Wizard's Wiles!; The Wizard makes Johnny a prisoner, and with a special suit, impersonates him, commits a bank robbery, performs a mass jail-break, extorts money from commuters on a bridge, all to make The Torch appear a criminal, and "prove" that he is superior to him. The Hyena Strikes!, pencils by Alex Schomburg; A criminal called The Hyena is causing truck crashes.
36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers;
Perfectly good houses sink into the ground after they're built. Reed suggests sabotage; a farmer blames "swamp demons"; When Johnny investigates, he sees strange men with blue skin using an "electro gamma wave" ray gun to make the houses sink. Part 2: Trapped in Another World!; Johnny is transported to another dimension, where, in a futuristic city, he's taken before Zemu, a despot who plans to conquer Earth. Part 3: The End of Zemu!; Johnny uses his flames to create a tornado to take out the asbestos-covered armored tanks. Reptile's Revenge! starring The Original Human Torch [Jim Hammond], art by Al Bellman.
36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
Burn: Part 6 of 6 - Written by KARL KESEL Cover & pencils by SKOTTIE YOUNG
"BURN" Concludes! The first story arc comes to a close, as the Torch confronts the combustion killer!
32 PGS./MARVEL PG Cover price $2.50.
A Plague of Locusts: Part 1 of 4: The Locust Project - Written by Karl Kesel. Art by Skottie Young and Joe Seung. Cover by Skottie Young and Pierre Andre-Dery (features metallic ink on black cover).
Kicking off an exciting new arc! Characters in this issue: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Jian Feeta; Hugo Novick.
32 pages, full color. Marvel PSR Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Rich Buckler and Danny Bulanadi. The Lighted Torch, script by Roy Thomas, art by Rich Buckler and Danny Bulanadi; The 50-year history of the Torch, from his creation in the 1940s, to his entombment, to his shocking present! 36 pgs., full color.
Cover by Rich Buckler. Out of the Ashes, script by Roy Thomas, art by Rich Buckler and Alfred Alcala; a recapping of events surrounding the original Human Torch from the death of Hitler through end of the 1940s; aerial combat action. The Man Who Lit the Torch article by Jim Steranko. 36 pgs., full color.
