Dates
- Cover date
- November 1962
- On sale
- August 9, 1962
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #102 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Prisoner of the Wizard · 13 pages
The Human Torch is tricked and trapped by the renowned genius the Wizard, who impersonates the Torch to frame him for crimes. The Torch escapes, captures the Wizard and clears his name with the help of his sister the Invisible Girl.
- The Treasure · 2 pages
A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.
- The Secret of the Hidden Planet! · 5 pages
Human-like aliens are seen on Venus, and a wicked pilot poisons his rival to be able to make first contact. He finds they are really tourists from the future and won’t contact present humans.
- Who Needs You? · 5 pages
A general who has the responsibility of launching a nuclear counter attack is replaced by a robot that his bosses think is more suited for a role that requires perfection. When an unidentified radar object approaches at ICBM speed, the robot concludes that it must be a Soviet first strike and prepares to launch a counter attack. The general remembers a satellite that was launched years ago and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere soon. He disconnects the robot before it can push the button. His grateful superiors reinstate him.
Reprinted in
Sinister Tales (1964), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), The Human Torch (1974), Essential Human Torch (2003), Marvel Tales (1966), Marvel Tales (1977), Star Wars Weekly (1978), The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980), Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (2014), The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (2018), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019)