In his earliest appearances, he was portrayed as a science fiction monstrosity, but quickly became a hero and adopted a secret identity as a police officer for the New York City Police Department. The Human Torch was one of Timely Comics' three signature characters, along with Captain America and Namor.

Jul 21, 2010 · Alex Ross reintroduces the original Human Torch and his sidekick Toro to the modern Marvel Universe in this 8-part miniseries. It's a complex story involving the Mad Thinker, A.I.M (Advanced Idea Mechanics) and the son of an escaped Nazi who created a panacea hidden in the jungles of South America.

Marvels was a four-issue miniseries (cover dated January–April 1994) by writer Kurt Busiek, with painted art by Alex Ross and editing by Marcus McLaurin. [1] It was followed by issue #0 (August 1994) containing a 12-page story of the original 1940s Human Torch by Busiek and Ross, two text articles, and 18 pages of Ross superhero pinups. [2]

Aug 17, 2023 · In the beginning the human torch was Jim Hammond through WW2. In issue 2 it picks up and Fantastic Four is established. Johnny is the Human Torch. Did something happen to Jim. Is it know to the public (in the comic) they are different? Thanks friends. Jim was the golden ago human torch.

May 28, 2009 · Alex Ross and Mike Carey will team up for a miniseries starring the original Human Torch, the android who debuted back in Marvel Comics #1. The announcement was made yesterday on G4 by "Fresh Ink" host Blair Butler, who said The Torch "promises to return this Golden Age hero to prominence in the modern Marvel Universe."

Jan 1, 1994 · Phineas Horton was like a modern day Prometheus, stealing fire from heavens and handing a human torch down to man. Writer, Kurt Busiek, and Artist, Alex Ross, tells the origin of The Human Torch in stunning detail.

This set contains Fantastic Four #1 Marvelocity Variants — covers A, B, C, and D from Marvel Comics and Alex Ross, available exclusively through Alex Ross Art as a unsigned or signed set. Cover A: Mister Fantastic ; Cover B: Invisible Woman ; Cover C: …

In Marvels, Sheldon witnesses the birth of the Human Torch in 1939, battles between Captain America and Nazis during World War II, and the creation of superhero teams the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men in the 1960s.

Aug 12, 2009 · The painter and co-writer behind the miniseries reviving the Golden Age Marvel, Alex Ross talks to CBR News about the villainous stories that set his new take in motion and the secret origin of Toro.