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| Publication | March 1962 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Johnny Storm has two left hands. The thumb on his right hand is on the wrong side of his palm. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] |
| Notes | Johnny Storm has two left hands. The thumb on his right hand is on the wrong side of his palm. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Bond Book Company's "How to Hypnotize" book. |
| Featuring | Bond Book Co. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
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| Comic Story | Chapter 1 The Menace of the Miracle Man (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Miracle Man performs his supervillain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. |
| Credits | Job #: V-563 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016. |
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| Illustration | Johnny Storm the Human Torch! (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page |
| Credits | Job #: V-564 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Human Torch [Johnny Storm] |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Medford Products Chest Pull Body Builder body building equipment. |
| Featuring | Medford Products, Inc. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Chapter II The Monster Lives! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. |
| Credits | Job #: V-563 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue |
| Notes | Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016. |
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| Advertisement | Great New Idea from CTI (1 page) |
| Synopsis | An advertisement for Commercial Trades Institutes job training booklets. |
| Featuring | Commercial Trades Institute |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Chapter III The Flame That Died! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue, and Invisible Girl stows away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen. |
| Credits | Job #: V-563 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue |
| Notes | Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Best Value Companies' coin guide. |
| Featuring | Best Values Co, Coin Dept. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph | Colors:? (panel background and lettering only) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This advertisement is on the upper half of the page. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporation's wrist radio. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This advertisement is on the lower half of the page. |
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| Comic Story | Chapter IV In the Shadow of Defeat! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. |
| Credits | Job #: V-563 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man |
| Notes | Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement recruiting Grit newspaper salesmen. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This advertisement is on the upper half of the page. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporations transistor radio. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (background and lettering only) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This advertisement is on the lower half of the page. |
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| Synopsis | Letters of comment from Alan Weiss, Las Vega NV; Rick Wood, Cambridge MA; "unsigned" Dallas TX; George Paul, Hoboken NJ; Bill Sarril, Boston MA; and "S. Brodsky" (Sol Brodsky), Brooklyn NY. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Stamps; Shop by Mail (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and catalogs. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Chapter V The Final Challenge! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Miracle Man is defeated, but at the cost of the Human Torch leaving the Fantastic Four. |
| Credits | Job #: V-563 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man |
| Notes | Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016. |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Padell Book Company's instruction booklets for self-defense, hypnotism, mechanical drawing, etc. |
| Featuring | Padell Book Co. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporations novelties. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Colors:? (background only) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for National Radio Institutes job training opportunities catalog. |
| Featuring | National Radio Institute |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement recruiting salesmen for the Mason Shoe Manufacturing Company. |
| Featuring | Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | back cover |
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