Dates
- Cover date
- July 1942
- On sale
- May 8, 1942
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Dynamite Saboteurs · 12 pages
Von Brukk, Nazi agent no.1, is using a gangster named Romo to steal dynamite in order to bomb munitions plants. Fleeing from Torch and Toro, Von Brukk attempts to hide in a wind tunnel when the contraption starts up and he is ground to hamburger by the fan blades.
- The Sub-Mariner Slugs the Sahara Scavengers · 12 pages
- Jap Trap · 2 pages
Jerry Crain, first mate of the lightship Wells, bemoans the fact that he is seeing no action defending New York, but little does he know a surprise Japanese attack is forthcoming.
- The Giant Octopus Menace · 7 pages
Vision shows up to thwart a scientists scheme to become ruler of the the US via the use of greatly enlarged Octopuses.
- Treachery Deals a Double-Cross · 6 pages
The patriot plans to foil a Japanese plot to destroy a ship carrying diplomats, as part of a prisoner exchange, and blame it on the allies.
- The Case of the Bogus Stamp Salesman! · 7 pages
Terry investigates a stamp salesman who seems to be selling fake US defense stamps.
- The Tunnel To China · 7 pages
While trying to dig to China, Jimmy ends up falling into Wonderland. He is accused by the White Queen of being a spy and sentenced to be hung. But Terry helps when the Black army attacks. A battle on a giant chess board then takes place.
- The House of the Living Dead · 10 pages
The Angel follows a living corpse that has attacked the Mayor and comes across a horrific plot.
Reprinted in
Captain America Comics (1942), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus (2019)