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Strange Tales , #104

Published: January 1963

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Paste-Pot Pete

Story Featuring Human Torch

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Paste-Pot Pete!

Story Featuring Human Torch

Storyline

Human Torch stops Paste-Pot Pete from stealing an experimental missile from the military.

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Story Notes

Paste-Pot Pete next appears in issue #110 (July 1963). Pete became The Trapster in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #38 (May 1965). This is the first time a villain in this series escaped at the end. A genuine animosity seems to have developed very quickly, perhaps as a result of such a "ridiculous" looking baddie almost killing Johnny during their fight. Don Simpson paid tribute to Pete (and Spider-Man) with his character "The Slick" in Bizarre Heroes.

Markham's Magic Crayon!
Storyline

A greedy factory owner fires a worker who claims to have made a magic crayon. He finds that the crayon really is magic, giving him the ability to draw fabulously, but never allowing him to stop.

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The Frog-Man!
Storyline

An evil king is turned into a frog by a sorcerer. He hibernates for centuries hoping that the future will hold a cure, but Halloween costumes make him think that humans are now giant frogs and he goes to sleep forever.

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Venus!
Storyline

The first explorer on Venus is caught in an old bear trap, but he is able to use the wildlife to call for help.

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Text story with illustration.