Human Torch Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn the 70th Anniversary Special of Human Torch Comics, writer and artist Carl Burgos delivers a heartfelt origin story with "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid." When the Human Torch stumbles upon a young boy named Toro, engulfed in flames and orphaned after a tragic train accident, he helps the boy learn to control his newfound powers—powers tied to a mysterious piece of molten metal he once held. Cover by Adi Granov captures the fiery spectacle with striking detail.
In "Introducing Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid," the Human Torch encounters a mysterious boy named Toro at a traveling circus, where flames dance across the youth’s body despite his apparent innocence. As the Torch helps Toro understand his newfound powers—born from a tragic train accident that claimed his parents and left him with a piece of molten metal—memories of loss and resilience begin to ignite. Meanwhile, a vengeful Samson, still bitter from a prior defeat, watches from the shadows, plotting his next move.
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↩ Reprints Marvel Comics #1 (1939), The Human Torch #2 (1940)
Reprinted in Timely 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] (2009), Timely 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] (2010)
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