Dates
- Cover date
- December 1962
- On sale
- September 11, 1962
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #103 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 5th Dimension! · 13 pages
The Human Torch discovers an impending invasion from the 5th Dimension, but he is captured by that dimension’s tyrannical ruler. The Torch is freed by the tyrant’s opponents and helps them his troops, freeing his subjects and saving Earth from invasion.
- Lady Luck · 2 pages
A businessman doesn’t believe in luck, but several beneficial encounters with an old lady change his mind.
- The Little People! · 5 pages
An American expatriate stumbles across tiny people in Europe who seem to recognize him. He is captured and escapes, thinking the experience was a dream, but wondering about reincarnation.
- Jasper's Jalopy · 5 pages
A man is mocked for keeping his old car, but it saves his life by sacrificing itself to keep him from crossing an unsafe bridge.
Reprinted in
Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Astounding Stories (1966), The Human Torch (1974), Essential Human Torch (2003), Creepy Worlds (1962), Marvel Tales (1966), Pow! and Wham! (1968), 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)