—Deputy Police Inspector RuddRelax, Torch! Sometimes the less-glamorous, but tried-and-true police methods will get the best results!
Appearing in "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Fox (Reynard Slinker) ⏵ (First appearance)
- Fox's Henchmen
- Two unnamed henchmen
Other Characters:
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Mentioned)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Mentioned)
- NYPD
- Charlie (First appearance)
- Pete (First appearance)
- Deputy Police Inspector Rudd (First appearance)
- Daily Chronicle (Named only)
- Leonardo da Vinci (Mentioned)
- Harley-Davidson (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Spider-Man's Spider-Signal
- Jet-Powered Roller Skates
Synopsis for "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!"
Jealous of the press that Spider-Man is getting, the Human Torch has an opportunity to clash with the wall crawler when the villain known as the Fox frames Spider-Man for the theft of priceless art. However, after checking with police who believe that the Fox might be responsible for the thefts, the Torch works together with Spider-Man in capturing the Fox and turning him over to justice.
Appearing in "I Was the Invisible Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Invisible Man (Adam Clayton) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Howard (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed criminals
Other Characters:
- First National Bank
- Unnamed Security Guard
- Daily Globe (Named only)
- Unidentified Police Department
- Unnamed Sergeant
- Numerous unnamed police officers
- Unnamed Mailman
- Chronicle (Named only)
- Post Bugle (Named only)
- News Courier (Named only)
- Unnamed Boxing Champion
- Carpenters
- Pete (First appearance)
- Two unnamed carpenters
- Herbie
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Vibra-Light
Synopsis for "I Was the Invisible Man!"
Appearing in "I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder!"
Featured Characters:
- Detective Rick Dugan (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- I.G.S.S.D. (First appearance)
- Unnamed Chief
Antagonists:
- Xenon
- Numerous unnamed Proximans
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Pilot
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Alpha Centuriusians (First appearance)
- New Lambdans (First appearance)
- Uplisonians (First appearance)
- Proximans (First appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (First appearance)
- Alpha Centurius (First appearance)
- New Lambda (First appearance)
- Uplison (First appearance)
- Proxima the Second (First appearance)
Synopsis for "I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder!"
Detective Rick Dugan member of the Inter-Galactic Spaceways Security Division is assigned by his chief officer to looking into the theft of stolen goods from a cargo ship that has had it happened six times. Rick interviewed the pilot who was oblivious to what happened. Rick attempted to use hypnosis on the pilot to try and rule it out which he did, but couldn't shake the feeling that hypnosis was still behind the thefts. Rick disguised himself as a pilot and made the next deliveries until he made it to Proxima the Second. There a group told him of their plans of using hypnosis through auditory means instead of ocular, but failed to do so against Rick who was deaf.
Appearing in "I Am Robot"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Robot (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Thorne (Robot's Creator)
- Thorne's Wife
- Thorne's Son
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Alien
- Kara
Other Characters:
- Two unnamed associates of Thorne
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (2468 A.D.) (First appearance)
Items:
- Strytum (First appearance) (Fragile Material)
- Thermo-Barium (First appearance) (Metal)
Vehicles:
- Flying Saucer
Synopsis for "I Am Robot"
A man creates a robot so advanced that it has the capacity to think and feel as a human. He entrusts his son to it, but when the robot is damaged while defending the child from alien abductors, the scientist's suspicious wife is convinced that it malfunctioned, and he abandons the project.
Appearing in "Worlds Within Worlds!"
Featured Characters:
- Paul Stratton (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Terry Mason (First appearance)
- Dr. Edward Stone (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Stone's Assistant
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (First appearance)
Items:
- Paul Stratton's Microscopic Lens
Synopsis for "Worlds Within Worlds!"
A scientist is convinced that there are microscopic worlds inside microbes. He cannot find one, but if he'd kept looking then he would have found Earth.
Appearing in "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!"
Featured Characters:
- Gyor Kosice
Supporting Characters:
- Gyor's Adoptive Mother
- Gyor's Adoptive Father
- Maria
Other Characters:
- Gypsy Caravan
- Numerous unnamed gypsies
- Gretchen (Maria's Aunt)
- Kosku (Gyor's Second Adoptive Father)
- Greta (Gyor's Second Adoptive Mother)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Europe
- Bremena Forest
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Kielce
- Kazakhstan
- Irgiz
- Europe
Synopsis for "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!"
A boy adopted by gypsies refuses to work hard and lives a wasted life. As he reaches middle ages he is given a second chance at life when he is shown a fountain of youth and returned to infancy, to be found and adopted by another gypsy couple.
Appearing in "I Fly to the Stars!"
Featured Characters:
- Frank Coventry (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Sally Lang (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bob (X-700 Mechanic)
- Robert Lang (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- X-700
Synopsis for "I Fly to the Stars!"
In the year 2389 space pilots do not marry because, while six months passes for them on their journeys, decades pass for their sweethearts who remain behind on Earth.
Appearing in "Prison 2000 A.D."
Featured Characters:
- John Fox (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed colonists of Vestas 203 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-59265 (First appearance)
- Sol
- Earth
- New Guinea (Referenced)
- Luna (Referenced)
- Mars (Referenced)
- Vestas 203 (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth
- Sol
Synopsis for "Prison 2000 A.D."
Appearing in "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!"
Featured Characters:
- Ogarth (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Ogarth's Father (First appearance; dies)
- Cnidos (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Junior
- Junior's Mother
- Numerous unnamed beach-goers
Other Characters:
- New Atlantis
- New Atlantis Army
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
- Numerous unnamed citizens of New Atlantis
- New Atlantis Army
- Empire of Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Atlantean Guard
- Luther (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed guards (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed King (Mentioned)
- Lertius (Only in flashback)
- Vernia (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed citizens of Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Zeno (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Atlantean Guard
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- New Atlantis / Atlantis (First appearance)
- Atlantis (Only in flashback)
Events and Eras:
- Pre-Cataclysmic Age (Only in flashback)
- Great Cataclysm (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!"
The king of Atlantis is convinced that life still exists on the surface and leads an invasion fleet to make war on the world above. He finds that in the centuries since Atlantis sunk the pressures of the sea have made his people tiny as insects compared to surface humans, and they must return beneath the waves.
Appearing in "Nightmare Planet"
Featured Characters:
- Colonel Ken Travers
Supporting Characters:
- United States Air Force
- Numerous unnamed members
- Colonel Ken Travers' Commando Unit
- Numerous unnamed members
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed aliens
Other Characters:
- United States Citizens
- Joe
- Mary
- Mrs. Jones
- Mrs. Jones' Son
- Syd
- Charlie
- Numerous unnamed citizens
- Charlie (Soldier)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (First appearance) (2500 A.D.)
- Milky Way (First appearance)
- Sol (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C. (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Sun (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- "Nightmare Planet"
- Unidentified City
- Sol (First appearance)
- Milky Way (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Nightmare Planet"
Earth is terrified by the approach of a giant planet, but a military expedition finds that time moves more slowly on this planet, so they will not notice Earth.
Appearing in "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!"
Featured Characters:
- Yeti (Kurt Hanson) (First appearance) (Unnamed) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Lama (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Former Yeti (First appearance)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Horses (Only in flashback)
- Abominable Snowman / Yeti
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Asia (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!"
A man lies, cheats and steals to find the abominable snowman, and eventually discovers a lama who knows the secret of the snowman and is forced to summon it. He discovers that the snowman was a greedy man like him, cursed to wear a bestial form until another took his place. He is horrified as the snowman becomes human and he is transformed into a monster.
Trivia
Continuity Notes[]
On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!
- This issue marks the first time that Spider-Man and the Human Torch agree to meet at the Statue of Liberty. This becomes a regular meeting place for the two heroes from this point on.