1 September, Friday

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Nazis invade Poland. 

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. 

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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. 

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Other scientists check out the ‘Human Torch’ and suggest that Horton destroy it.  Instead, he decides to seal it in concrete. 

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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 Poland. 

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. 

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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. 

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Phil Sheldon watches the Human Torch run through the streets. 

30 September, Saturday

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The Nazis conquer Poland. 

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1 October, Sunday

2 October, Monday

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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

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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

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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

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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 New York. 

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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. 

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Namor flies to Central Park, and steals some clothes.  He goes to a house, kidnaps a young woman, and heads for the battery.  He fights the police, throws a squad car at them, and dives into the water. 

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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

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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. 

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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 Texas.  Aliens attack the train because they want a new explosive formula that Mr. Carson has invented.  Torch drives off the aliens, saves the conductor and a baby, but Mr. Carson dies, after he asks Torch to get the formula to his daughter. 

30 October, Monday

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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

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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

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Torch returns to New York to find it’s been placed under martial law.  He uses the name Jim Hammond for the first time, and discovers that Dr. Manyac is threatening to destroy New York with his green flame men, which is why martial law was declared.  Dr. Manyac attacks and Torch defeats him. 

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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

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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 New York where he’s attacked by the police and arrested.  Meanwhile, the subway is flooded.  Betty convinces the other officers into letting Namor go so he can deal with it.  He discovers the flood was caused by bank robbers and he stops them. 

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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 New York. 

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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 Warsaw, but his brother stays behind. 

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

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The Human Torch brings medical supplies to a town stuck in a blizzard. 

14 December, Thursday

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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

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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