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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published October 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Joe Simon

Cover Details - "As the ritual of death began..."

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

15 page Human Torch story "Meet the Parrot"

Characters The Parrot; Culflam
Synopsis The Parrot escapes jail and sends a message to the Torch via, what else?, a parrot, that he's planning to attack the opera. Torch and Toro attend the opera that evening, when suddenly gas is pumped out from behind the curtain, knocking out the guests. Parrot's men move amongst them relieving the ladies of their jewelry. Torch enters the fray, but the Parrot knocks him out and places him in a guillotine. Toro saves him, and afterwards, Torch grabs the Parrot's feet while Toro binds his hands. Torch threatens him with the electric chair, but the Parrot says he isn't worried.
Genre superhero
Script Carl Burgos
Pencils Carl Burgos
Inks Carl Burgos

12 page Sub-Mariner story "The Undersea Blitzkrieg"

Characters Dorma; Princess Fen; Daka; Lt. Geeresse; Lonu-Ne; the Seal People; the Nazis
Genre superhero
Script Bill Everett
Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett
Notes Story in TALES TO ASTONISH #70 bears marked similarities

7 page Terry Vance story "Mystery In the Maine Woods"

Characters Deadline Dawson; Bull Dawson; Jeff Cramer
Genre detective
Script Ray Gill
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner

2 page text story "Who Robbed the Carter Bank?, or, How Good a Detective Are You?"

Characters Terry Vance
Script Stan Lee
Letters typeset

5 page Patriot story "The German Peacemonger"

Characters Huss; John Garrett; Garrett's butler
Genre superhero
Script Ray Gill ?
Pencils Sid Greene
Inks Sid Greene
Notes continued next issue

6 page Ka-Zar story "The Stronghold of Ali Hamud"

Characters Ali Hamud; Capt. Olendorff; Saba
Genre jungle
Script Ben Thompson
Pencils Ben Thompson
Inks Ben Thompson
Notes continued next issue

7 page Vision story "Grosso of the War-Dust World"

Characters Grosso
Genre superhero
Script Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Simon

9 page Angel story "The Eye Thief"

Characters Dr. Hyde
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Gabriele