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Story featuring Human Torch

Credits:

• Pencils: Alex Schomburg
• Inks: Alex Schomburg

The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 1]

Story featuring Human Torch

Storyline: The Torch is asked help when criminals start disappearing. The Torch comes up with a plan for Toro to turn to crime in an effort to be contacted by the people behind the disappearances. However, they see through Toro's act and capture him. The Torch tracks them to a ship at sea only to be captured before he can rescue Toro but Toro rescues the Torch, instead. Just as he is about to capture Blackjack, the leader uses a smoke bomb to slip away.

Credits:

• Script: Carl Burgos
• Pencils: Carl Burgos
• Inks: Harry Sahle

The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals, Part 2

Story featuring Human Torch

Storyline: Having slipped away from the Torch, Blackjack radios his base to have bombers attack the ship. Before the Torch can destroy all of them, one shoots Toro in the shoulder. The Torch gets Toro to a hospital and continues his search for Blackjack and his gang, capturing all but two of them. Hearing this, Toro asks Jimmy to find information on their location. Jimmy finds out that one of them will be at a game so Toro sneaks out of the hospital to be there. Finding Davis, Toro keeps him occupied until the Torch arrives. Sending Toro back to the hospital, he gets Davis to reveal where Blackjack is.

Credits:

• Script: Carl Burgos
• Pencils: Carl Burgos
• Inks: Harry Sahle

The Patriot

Story featuring The Patriot

Storyline: Aboard a plane with many high-ranking officials going to a munitions plant where a strike was being planned, Jeff and the rest were shocked to discover their pilots were parachuting to the ground. With the plane in a dive, Jeff changes to the Patriot and puts the plane back on course. In the cockpit, Jeff finds evidence that the pilots were really fifth columnists trying to kill the passengers. Landing at the munitions plant, the Patriot takes care of another fifth columnist trying to agitate the crowd into attacking the plant.

Credits:

• Script: Ray Gill
• Pencils: Bill Everett
• Inks: Bill Everett

The Serum Must Get Through!

Story featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner

Storyline: With a remote town in Alaska suffering from an influenza epidemic and a massive snow storm, the government asks Namor for his aid in getting a supply of influenza serum to the residents.

Credits:

• Script: Bill Everett
• Pencils: Bill Everett
• Inks: Bill Everett

The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow!

Story featuring The Patriot

Storyline: The chief of a subversive group called the Yellowshirts announces that the group is now powerful enough to take on the U.S. government and destroy it, and the order goes out to do just that. But they are met with resistance and defeated by the people led by the Patriot.

Credits:

• Script: Ray Gill
• Pencils: George Mandel
• Inks: George Mandel

Now! The Most Sensational Comic Book Ever Published!

Story featuring Captain America

Credits:

• Script: Joe Simon
• Script: Jack Kirby
• Pencils: Joe Simon
• Pencils: Jack Kirby
• Inks: Joe Simon
• Inks: Jack Kirby
• Inks: Al Gabriele

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Rushed Hot off the Press!

Credits:

• Pencils: Alex Schomburg
• Inks: Alex Schomburg

Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc.

Storyline: Statement for "HUMAN TORCH COMICS, published quarterly at Meriden, Connecticut, for October 1st, 1940."

Credits:

• Script: Abraham Goodman
• Script: Maurice Coyne
• Editing: Chloe Blue
• Editing: Abraham Goodman
• Editing: Martin Goodman