Tales to Astonish Vol 2 14

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Reprint of an image from Sub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #14. Original art by: Marie Severin, Frank Giacoia and Sam Rosen
Marvel Unlimited	Unavailable
Release Date	October 21, 1980
Cover Date	January, 1981
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Burn, Namor... Burn!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Sub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #14 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	Marie Severin
Inker(s)	Joe Gaudioso
Colorist(s)	Marie Severin
Letterer(s)	Sam Rosen
Editor(s)	Stan Lee
2. "The Human Torch Versus the Sub-Mariner"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Bill Everett
Inker(s)	Carl Burgos
Editor(s)	Danny Fingeroth
3. "Prince Namor"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Jack Kirby
Inker(s)	Sol Brodsky
Editor(s)	Danny Fingeroth
4. "untitled"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Alan Weiss
Editor(s)	Danny Fingeroth

Appearing in "Burn, Namor... Burn!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Sub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #14

Featured Characters:

• Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)

Supporting Characters:

• Toro (Main story and flashback) (Death) (Impersonates Human Torch)

Antagonists:

• Mad Thinker (Main story and flashback)
• Puppet Master (Main story and flashback)
• Egghead (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (Only in recap)
• Prof. Phineas Horton (Only in recap)
• Scientists' Guild (Only in recap)
  • Zota (Only in recap)
  • Hamilton (Only in recap)
  • Morlak (Only in recap)
• Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Only in recap)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in recap)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm) (Main story and recap)
  • Invisible Girl (Sue Storm-Richards) (Only in recap)
• Mr. Preston (First appearance)
• Unnamed Operator
• Mrs. Preston (Referenced)
• Unidentified Police Department
  • Unnamed Police Officer
• Avengers
  • Vision
  • Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
  • Black Panther (T'Challa)
  • Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
• Hawkeye (Mentioned)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Colonel Nick Fury
  • Agent "Dum-Dum" Dugan
  • Black Widow (Natasha) (Mentioned)
• X-Men
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)
  • Beast (Hank McCoy)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
• Orson Welles (Mentioned)
• Iron Man (Tony Stark)
• Neptune (Invoked)
• Ann Raymond (First appearance; unnamed) (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Fish
• Mutant Atlantean-Human Hybrids
• Human-Inhuman Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Synthezoids (Main story and recap)
• Androids (Mentioned)
• Mutants

Realities:

• Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • Pacific Ocean (Main story and flashback)
    • Unidentified Volcanoes (Main story and flashback)
      • Mad Thinker's Stronghold (Main story and flashback)
  • North America (Main story and recap)
    • United States of America (Main story and recap)
      • New York (Main story and recap)
        • New York City (Main story and recap)
          • Brooklyn (Only in recap)
            • Professor Horton's Laboratory (Only in recap)
          • Manhattan (Main story and recap)
            • Midtown (Main story and recap)
              • 42nd Street and Madison Avenue (Main story and recap)
                • Baxter Building (Main story and recap)
              • Fifth Avenue
                • Avengers Mansion
        • Westchester County
          • North Salem
            • Salem Center
              • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Sargasso Sea (Invoked)
    • Caribbean Sea
    • Atlantis (Mentioned)
  • Earth Orbit
    • Egghead's Orbiting Space Station

Items:

• Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
• Yellowjacket's Suit
• Panther Habit
• Wasp's Suit
• Spider-Man's Suit
• X-Uniforms
• Cerebro

Vehicles:

• Mad Thinker's Air-Ship (First appearance; destruction)

Synopsis for "Burn, Namor... Burn!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Sub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #14

Namor investigates unnatural volcanic activity and is attacked by the Human Torch. Namor learns that the Human Torch is under the Mad Thinker's control. Namor defeats the Human Torch and frees him from the Thinker's control. They team up to stop the Mad Thinker's latest scheme. They defeat the Thinker and destroy his machinery. The Human Torch learns that he's actually Toro, the Torch's former sidekick, and dies stopping the Thinker from escaping.

Appearing in "The Human Torch Versus the Sub-Mariner"

Featured Characters:

• Sub-Mariner

Supporting Characters:

• Human Torch (Jim Hammond)

Synopsis for "The Human Torch Versus the Sub-Mariner"

Pinup

Appearing in "Prince Namor"

Featured Characters:

• Sub-Mariner

Synopsis for "Prince Namor"

Pinup

Appearing in "untitled"

Featured Characters:

• Sub-Mariner

Supporting Characters:

• Spider-Man

Synopsis for "untitled"

Pinup

See Also

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