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Carl Burgos (born Max Finkelstein April 18, 1916 – March 1, 1984) was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
He was inducted into comic books' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996.
Subject ID: 166104
MoreCarl Burgos (born Max Finkelstein April 18, 1916 – March 1, 1984) was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books.
He was inducted into comic books' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996.
Subject ID: 166104
Subject ID: 166104
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Featured Stories:
1. "Carnival of Fiends"
2. "The Order of the Hood"
3. "The Case of the Hollow Men"
4. "All Winners"
5. "The Torpedo Boat Terror"
6. "The Case of the Mad Gargoyle"
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Featured Stories:
1. "Carnival of Death"
2. "The Strange Case of the Malay Idol"
3. "Bombs of Doom!"
4. "Winners All"
5. "Plague of the Poisoned Jewelry"
6. "Unsolved, Mysteries"
7. "The Ghost Fleet"
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Featured Stories:
1. "Case of the Black Dragon Society"
2. "The Canvas of Doom!"
3. "Terror Prison"
4. "Jungle Drums"
5. "The Ship of Horrors"
6. "The Secret Tunnel of Death!"
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Terror of the Slimy Japs!"
2. "The Sorcerer's Sinister Secret!"
3. "Crime On the Rampage"
4. "Miser's Gold!"
5. "Sub-Mariner Combats the Sinister Horde!"
6. "Death To the Nazi Scourge"
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Featured Stories:
1. "We Give You... The Thunderer"
2. "Introducing the Fin"
3. "Origin of the Blue Diamond"
4. "Officer O'Krime"
5. "Origin of the Silver Scorpion"
6. "The Valley of Time"
7. "The Benefactor"
8. "The Underground Empire"
9. "Meet the Challenger"
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Final Issue
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Featured Stories:
1. "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid"
2. "Sub-Mariner Crashes New York Again"
3. "Carl Burgos' Hot Idea"
4. "Bill Everett's Hurricane"
5. "Extortion for a Bail-Out"
6. "A Wish Come True"
7. "Hidden Treasure Means Death"
8. "The Strange Case of the Bloodless Corpses"
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Featured Stories:
1. "Toro's Parents-----Alive? Part 1"
2. "Toro's Parents-----Alive? Part 2"
3. "Hot and Wet (Text Story)"
4. "Namor to the Rescue"
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals"
2. "The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals Part 2"
3. "The Patriot"
4. "The Serum Must Get Through!"
5. "The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow!"
First Appearance of Patriot (Jeffery Mace)
Featured Stories:
1. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part I)"
2. "Tubby an' Tack"
3. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part II)"
4. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part 3)"
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part I)"
2. "Tubby an' Tack"
3. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part II)"
4. "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part 3)"
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Featured Stories:
1. "Secret Arsenal"
2. "The Legion of Despair"
3. "Hot-Shot Harmony"
4. "Swoopy the Fearless"
5. "Murder Afloat"
6. "Tubby an' Tack"
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Agent of Death"
2. "The Case of the Attempted Dreadnaught Disasters"
3. "Sub-Mariner Slaughters the Japs On Wake Island"
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Human Torch"
2. "The Angel"
3. "The Sub-Mariner"
4. "The Masked Raider"
5. "Jungle Terror"
6. "Burning Rubber"
7. "Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great"
The debut of the Marvel name... Timely Comics would eventually change their name to Marvel Comics. Featured the debut of The Human Torch (Jim Hammond) and Namor the Submariner.
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Goodman to produce a second printing, cover-dated November 1939. The latter is identical except for a black bar over the October date in the inside-front-cover indicia, and the November date added at the end. That sold approximately 800,000 copies.
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Featured Stories:
1. "The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner"
2. "The Human Torch"
3. "The Sub-Mariner"
4. "The Angel"
5. "Electro"
6. "Tiger Trail"
7. "The Masked Raider"
8. "The Murder of a Man Without a Will"
9. "Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great"
10. "Our Hall of Shame"
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Featured Stories:
1. "Human Torch"
2. "Sub-Mariner"
3. "Masked Raider"
4. "Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great"
5. "Terry Vance"
6. "Murder is an Accident"
7. "The Devils of the Mist"
8. "Electro"
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