Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Elanor (First appearance)
- Phineas Horton
- Warren Worthington (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- unnamed Frog-Monster (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Tom (Worthington servant)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Warren Worthington's Dirigible
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid"
Human Torch #2
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Toro (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Samson (First appearance)
- Samson's Henchmen
- Two unnamed henchmen
Other Characters:
- Pop's Circus (First appearance)
- Pops (First appearance)
- Tom Alexander (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Ellie Alexander (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
- Numerous unnamed performers and employees
- Fred Raymond (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Death) (Unnamed)
- Nora Raymond (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Death) (Unnamed)
- Lord (Invoked)
- Unidentified Fire Department
- Three unnamed firefighters
- Unidentified Police Department
- Tom
- Unnamed Police Officer
- Unnamed Professor (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
- Synthezoids
- Humans
- Human-Inhuman Hybrids
- Horses (Mentioned)
- Insects (Mentioned)
- Beetles (Mentioned)
- Bears (Referenced)
- Eels (Referenced)
- Lions
- Rats (Invoked)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Pop's Circus (First appearance)
- Memphis, Tennessee (Mentioned)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Horton Cells
- Rayon Gun (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Marvel Special (Train) (First appearance) (Destroyed)
- Prowl Car 51
Synopsis for "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid"
Human Torch #2
Passing by a traveling circus, Human Torch spots a young kid on the ground with his body aflame. Landing, and a bit puzzled, he helps the young boy named Toro to be able to flame on at will and fly. Just then, the circus strongman, Samson, buts in and takes on the Torch. Samson loses and swears revenge.
In the meantime, Toro relates how he was involved in a train accident and lost both his parents after trying to save them in the fire. He fell unconscious, holding a piece of molten metal in his hand. He was adopted by two circus performers and has been with the circus since.
Meanwhile, Samson is planning his revenge against the circus and especially the Torch, the latter with a stolen invention called "The Rayon Gun" that puts out flame. The Police eventually arrest Samson and the Torch tracks down his henchmen.