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17Winter 1944-1945
$0.10

The Human Torch #17

Marvel · Winter 1944-1945 · on sale 1944-11-30

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Identification plate

Series
The Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
Winter 1944-1945
Key date
1944-11-30
On-sale date
1944-11-30
Indicia publisher
Snap Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg
1The Ghostly Horrorcomic story12pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy ThompsonGhosty Terrill (villain, introduction, death)
2The Skulking Killercomic story12pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson
3The Arroyotext story2letters: typeset
4Devil's Doublecomic story7pencils: Al Avison; inks: Carl Pfeufer
5The Zombie Terrorcomic story12pencils: Allen Simon; inks: George Klein

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Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
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