The Human Torch #23

This Summer 1946 issue of The Human Torch Comics showcases one of Alex Schomburg's most energetic covers, pitting a towering mechanical robot against a flame-streaked Human Torch above a chaotic cityscape, while a military plane spirals nearby and a mad scientist operates equipment in the lower corner. Sub-Mariner gets his own inset portrait badge at the bottom, hinting at the roster of Timely heroes packed into these pages. Interior art comes from Frank Bolle with inks by Charles Nicholas, making this a nicely documented slice of mid-1940s superhero adventure centered on "The Amazing Swindle.