Human Torch #2

Issue Details

Synopsis

A collection of comics and stories, including -- "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid" , featuring the Human Torch :   Passing by a traveling circus, Torch spots a young kid on the ground with his body aflame. Landing, and a bit puzzled, he helps the young boy named Toro to be able to flame on at will and fly. Toro relates how he was involved in a train accident and lost both his parents after trying to save them in the fire. He fell unconscious, holding a piece of molten metal in his hand. He was adopted by two circus performers and has been with the circus since. Meanwhile, Samson, who lost a fight earlier to the Torch, is planning his revenge against the circus and especially the Torch. -- "Sub-Mariner Crashes New York Again!!!" , featuring the Sub-Mariner :   The Navy has lost four battleships to fifth columnists, so the Sub-Mariner decides to head that way and look over the situation. He discovers a submerged Nazi U-Boat and some suspicious men diving down to it. Fearing sabotage, Namor decides to be on hand for the christening of a new ship the next day. As the ship slides into the water and starts to sink, aerial subs show up, anchor discs to the ship, raise it out of the water and put in back in dry dock. In a letter to officials, Namor tells them the ship was sabotaged, that he knows where the saboteurs are and will take care of them himself. -- "Exortion for a Bail-Out" , featuring the Falcon :   Carl Burgess runs into a Mrs. Bankhead on his way out of court and learns that her husband has been kidnapped by men demanding $50,000. Changing to the Falcon, he tracks down the kidnappers and learns that they were trying to get the extortion money to bail out their boss, Big Jim Peterson, whom Burgess (as Assistant D.A.) was attempting to prosecute. -- Plus :  The Fiery Mask, Microman, and Mantor the Magician!!