Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch #3
In "The Hooded Gang," the Human Torch and Toro race against time when Nazi agents sabotage a military demonstration by replacing dummy shells with live explosives. Trapped in an ammunition truck near the Canadian border with no way to call for help, the duo must find a way back to New York before the attack is carried out. A gripping wartime thriller drawn by Al Fagaly with inks by Ed Hamilton, this Golden Age classic features a cover by Alex Schomburg.
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Nazi agents discover the US military has come up with a plan to demonstrate the possibility of a Nazi air raid on New York city. The brass plan the attack to use dummy shells, but the Nazi agents substitute live ammo at the Ajax factory before delivery. The Torch and Toro discover the plot but get captured when they try to stop it. Eventually, they escape from the ammunition truck where are held only to find out they are near Canada and all the phone lines to New York have been cut. It is a race against time as they try to get back in time to warn the military before New York gets destroyed.
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