Decades: Marvel in the '40s - The Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner

Marvel’s 2019 one-shot Decades: Marvel in the '40s – The Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner revisits the Golden Age rivalry between two of the company’s earliest stars. Written by crime novelist Mickey Spillane, with art by Al Fagaly and Carl Pfeufer, this single issue reprints classic battles from the 1940s, capturing the raw, elemental conflict between fire and water that defined Marvel’s pre-superhero era. It’s a compact, nostalgic look at the publisher’s foundational years, spotlighting a creative team rarely associated with the genre.