Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2

In "You Die at Midnight!", a desperate father faces a deadly ultimatum: hand over secret plans for atomic-powered ships or watch his blind son be killed. When Captain America steps in to take his place, and Bucky plays the role of the boy, the stakes rise as the spies close in. With tension thick and danger lurking in the shadows, the truth about the boy’s fate—and the power of a single moment—comes crashing through the dark.

In "His Touch Is Death," a Soviet-created super-soldier known as Electro wields deadly electrical power—so long as he recharges every day via a portable dynamo. As he battles Captain America and Bucky in a desperate, electrifying clash, the strain of combat pushes him to the edge, forcing him toward a dynamo for survival.

In "The Atomic Blaster," a Soviet spy steals blueprints for a powerful atomic hand blaster, only to accidentally mix it in with a batch of toy decoys he’s crafting. When the Torch buys one of the toys as a gift for a poor boy, he unwittingly acquires the real weapon—and soon finds himself in a deadly showdown with the spy at an industrial plant, where the truth behind the blaster’s confusion begins to unravel.

In "Vampire Tale," Torch and Toro stumble upon a mysterious alien species—bat-like beings who reveal that Earth was once a refuge for their exiled criminals: vampires. Now, with intelligence emerging on Earth, the bat people have returned to reclaim their kind, determined to relocate the vampires to a world without sentient life, refusing to kill even the most dangerous among them.

In "The World's End," Professor Marko's scientific ambitions are twisted by a communist spy who convinces him to weaponize a vacuum device atop an observatory, threatening to drain the planet's atmosphere. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Torch and Toro must race to stop the plan before it's too late.

In "Flame On!", Air Force pilot Fred Jory finds himself out of fuel and on the brink of disaster—until the Torch saves him. Haunted by his fear and convinced he’s unworthy of marrying Colonel Frost’s daughter, Lotty, Jory is determined to prove himself. When Commie spies steal a Super-Jet and take Lotty hostage, the Torch and Jory must work together to stop them, leading Jory on a journey where courage isn’t given—it’s found.

In "The Un-Human!", a monstrous eight-headed creature descends upon the city, its fiery breath and poison-tipped tongue leaving destruction in its wake. With the city under siege and his friend Toro poisoned, The Torch must race against time to save him—only to discover that the only cure lies in his own blood. As chaos unfolds, he and the flaming duo face an enemy that defies every weapon, forcing them to think beyond fire and fury.