1 September, Friday
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Nazis invade
2 September, Saturday
3 September, Sunday
4 September, Monday
5 September, Tuesday
6 September, Wednesday
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The Human Torch opens his eyes for the first time and sees his creator, Professor Phineas Horton.
7 September, Thursday
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Dr. James Bradley dissolves his partnership with Professor Horton.
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Professor Horton reveals his creation to the press, who aren’t very pleased by the sight of a burning man.
Saga of the Human Torch #1 pg4pn5-pg4pn6
Professor Horton turns off the oxygen supply to the Torch and talks to him.
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Some Daily Bugle reporters and Phil Sheldon attend the unveiling of the Human Torch.
Marvel Comics #1 pg2-pg3pn4
Other scientists check out the ‘Human Torch’ and suggest that Horton destroy it. Instead, he decides to seal it in concrete.
Saga of the Human Torch #1 pg5pn2
News of the Human Torch is reported and people react.
8 September, Friday
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Horton seals the Torch in a tube and buries him in concrete.
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The press gives Horton grief over the failure of his creation.
9 September, Saturday
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While in stasis, the Torch’s education begins.
10 September, Sunday
11 September, Monday
12 September, Tuesday
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A Captain in the Nazi army begins to doubt Hitler’s reign.
13 September, Wednesday
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Nazi fighter pilot Skyshark fights in
14 September, Thursday
15 September, Friday
16 September, Saturday
17 September, Sunday
18 September, Monday
19 September, Tuesday
20 September, Wednesday
21 September, Thursday
22 September, Friday
23 September, Saturday
24 September, Sunday
25 September, Monday
26 September, Tuesday
27 September, Wednesday
28 September, Thursday
29 September, Friday
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The Human Torch wakes up and breaks free of his concrete tomb.
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Horton calls out to the Torch.
Marvel Comics #1 pg4pn7-pg16
The Torch causes panic in the streets, unable to control his flame. He puts himself out in a swimming pool, but is trapped by the pool’s owner who tries to use him in a racketeering scheme. The Torch rebels, learns to control his flame, and turns himself over to the police. Horton claims Torch at the police station and takes him home, but he wants to make money off of his creation. Torch isn’t pleased by this and leaves.
Marvels #1 pg7-pg9
Phil Sheldon watches the Human Torch run through the streets.
30 September, Saturday
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The Nazis conquer
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1 October, Sunday
2 October, Monday
Saga of the Human Torch #2 pg1-pg4pn2
The Human Torch, upset over the death of his creator, gets some clothes and tries to fit in with humanity. He reads a paper and discovers that Horton isn’t dead after all.
3 October, Tuesday
4 October, Wednesday
5 October, Thursday
6 October, Friday
7 October, Saturday
Marvel Mystery Comics #2 pg1-pg4pn6
Torch witnesses an accident at the racetrack, and is arrested for causing it. In jail, he learns that Blackie, another racer, is responsible, so he escapes.
8 October, Sunday
9 October, Monday
10 October, Tuesday
11 October, Wednesday
12 October, Thursday
13 October, Friday
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Torch goes to another racetrack and destroys the plane Blackie is using to cause the accidents. He follows Blackie, but he traps the Torch in lime, from which the Torch escapes.
14 October, Saturday
Marvel Mystery Comics #2 pg8pn4-pg8pn8
Torch finds out where the next race is.
15 October, Sunday
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Torch finds Blackie and makes him confess to the police.
16 October, Monday
17 October, Tuesday
Saga of the Sub-Mariner #2 pg13-pg17
Namor oversees a salvage mission of a wrecked human ship and has a confrontation with Byrrah. They return home and Namor notices that he left his knife behind. He goes back to find it and is startled to see others descending on the wrecked ship.
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Namor kills some deep sea divers, thinking they’re robots. When another diver checks on his friends and goes back up, Namor follows him and destroys their ship. He returns home and shows the bodies to the Emperor of Atlantis and realizes that they’re humans in suits. His mother Fen congratulates him, and tells Namor why humans, and especially Americans, are evil… and how she met his father Leonard McKenzie.
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Byrrah gives the Emperor the idea to send Namor to the surface world.
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Namor meets with his cousin Dorma.
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Namor and Dorma leave to attack the humans.
18 October, Wednesday
19 October, Thursday
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Namor & Dorma attack a lighthouse and Namor sends Dorma home.
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Namor makes his way to
Saga of the Sub-Mariner #3 pg1-pg2
Namor contemplates his mission.
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Namor attacks a power plant.
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Namor is shot at by a guard and jumps out a window.
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Namor crashes through the window.
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Namor lands in the street, attacks some policemen, and flies off.
Marvel Mystery Comics #2/3 pg4pn4-pg12
Namor flies to
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Phil’s girlfriend Doris tells him she saw Namor throw a squad car at some policemen.
20 October, Friday
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Namor sets some fires.
21 October, Saturday
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Namor tears up some subway tracks.
22 October, Sunday
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Namor throws a bus.
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The police plan to use Officer Betty Dean to get Namor’s attention, and call for her.
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Betty arrives at the inspector’s office.
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Betty is given her assignment, and she goes home to prepare.
23 October, Monday
24 October, Tuesday
25 October, Wednesday
26 October, Thursday
27 October, Friday
28 October, Saturday
29 October, Sunday
Marvel Mystery Comics #3/3 pg3-pg12pn7
Betty gets Namor’s attention, but Nazi U-boats are attacking a boat nearby. Namor goes to investigate and defeats the Nazis. He pulls the attacked boat to a nearby island where he left Betty. They save the crew and discover that it’s a British commercial transport ship. Betty explains to Namor that Americans aren’t evil, but he’s not sure that he believes her. She talks Namor into destroying the Nazi blockade, which he does, and he returns to the island.
Saga of the Sub-Mariner #3 pg21pn2-pg21pn5
Namor talks to Betty alone.
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Betty asks for Namor’s help against the Nazis.
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One of the shipmates pulls a gun on Namor, which doesn’t make him very happy.
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Betty asks Namor to fight the Nazis again.
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Namor agrees to keep warships out of his waters.
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Namor returns home, gets permission to use the fleet, and is given the rank of commander–in-chief by the Emperor.
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The Torch meets Mr. Carson, the owner of an explosives company on a train to
30 October, Monday
Marvel Mystery Comics #3 pg1-pg16
Torch gets the formula to Diane Carson, and that evening he’s attacked by more aliens. They bring Diane & Torch to Mr. Ritton, who wants the formula to help the aliens conquer Earth. Torch defeats Ritton, and offers to help the aliens.
31 October, Tuesday
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1 November, Wednesday
2 November, Thursday
3 November, Friday
4 November, Saturday
5 November, Sunday
Marvel Mystery Comics #4/3 pg3pn3-pg7pn2
Namor’s fleet attacks the Atlantic Nazi blockade. He hears of a captured American boat and goes to look for it.
6 November, Monday
7 November, Tuesday
8 November, Wednesday
9 November, Thursday
10 November, Friday
11 November, Saturday
12 November, Sunday
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Helmut Gruber finds the Iron Cross armor.
13 November, Monday
14 November, Tuesday
15 November, Wednesday
16 November, Thursday
Marvel Mystery Comics #4
Torch returns to
Marvels #1 pg12pn1-pg12pn3
A crowd watches the Torch fly away, comment on hoodlums in flaming suits, and how he stopped a racing scam a few weeks back.
17 November, Friday
18 November, Saturday
19 November, Sunday
Marvel Mystery Comics #4/3 pg7pn3-pg10
Namor finds the ship and frees it from its Nazi captors.
20 November, Monday
21 November, Tuesday
22 November, Wednesday
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The freed ship docks safely and Namor heads for home.
23 November, Thursday
24 November, Friday
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Namor returns home and talks to the Emperor.
25 November, Saturday
26 November, Sunday
27 November, Monday
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Namor arrives in
Marvel Mystery Comics #6/3 pg1-pg4
Namor stops some gangsters from freeing the arrested bank robbers and returns to police headquarters where he’s told he has to stand trial for his crimes against
Marvels #1 pg12pn4
A crowd reacts to the subway tunnels being flooded.
28 November, Tuesday
29 November, Wednesday
30 November, Thursday
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1 December, Friday
2 December, Saturday
3 December, Sunday
4 December, Monday
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Professor Gold flees
5 December, Tuesday
6 December, Wednesday
7 December, Thursday
8 December, Friday
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Captain Savage says good bye to his wife as he prepares to sail for the Pacific.
9 December, Saturday
10 December, Sunday
11 December, Monday
12 December, Tuesday
13 December, Wednesday
Marvel Mystery Comics #5 pg1-pg12
The Human Torch brings medical supplies to a town stuck in a blizzard.
14 December, Thursday
Marvels #1 pg13
In a diner, Phil’s friend reads in the paper about how the Human Torch brought medical supplies to a town in trouble and makes rude comments. Torch just happens to be sitting right next to them, gets upset and flies out through the window.
15 December, Friday
16 December, Saturday
17 December, Sunday
18 December, Monday
Marvel Mystery Comics #6/3 pg5-pg6pn1
Namor stands trial and is found guilty. He’s sentenced to death, but Betty tells Namor that appeals will be filed. In the meantime, the prison will drug Namor’s food so he can’t escape.
19 December, Tuesday
20 December, Wednesday
21 December, Thursday
22 December, Friday
23 December, Saturday
24 December, Sunday
25 December, Monday
26 December, Tuesday
27 December, Wednesday
28 December, Thursday
29 December, Friday
30 December, Saturday
31 December, Sunday