The Human Torch #29 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1947) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....

Auction amount: $5,760.00

Sold: Sep 12, 2021

The Human Torch #29 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1947

About The Human Torch #29

Contains a Sub-Mariner story with a Namora appearance. Syd Shores cover. Shores and Mike Sekowsky art.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Syd Shores

Inks: Vince Alascia ?

Notes: Possible Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores.

STORY DETAILS

(4 Stories)

Title: Daredevil of Crime

Characters: V: Starra (I)

Synopsis: A stunt girl turns criminal until apprehended by Torch and Toro.

Pages: 12.000

Pencils: Charles Nicholas

Inks: Vince Alascia ?

Notes: Nicholas pencils and possible Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Ken Bald on pencils. Original indxer credited Mike Sekowsky on inks.

Title: The Pirates of the China Sea!

Characters: Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; White Flower (villain, introduction); Sun Yat (silk exporter); Li Po (Sun Yat’s son)

Synopsis: Namor and Namora reminisce with Sun Yat about how they met two years ago when Yat’s son Li Po became embroiled with the pirate White Flower. Po, influenced by his Western friends, had rejected his heritage. Unbeknownst to Po, however, his friends were the very pirates who'd been plundering his family's silk export business, using information unwittingly provided by Po. Namor and Namora deduced the connection and were on hand to stop White Flower’s next raid. In the present, Sun Yat summons Li Po to greet his old friends, who are happy to see that he has reconnected with his culture and family.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Bill Woolfolk

Pencils: Mike Sekowsky ?; Chic Stone ? (see notes)

Letters: Artie Simek

Notes: Nick Caputo suspects a number of hands are involved in the pencils. Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006. Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn's blog at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	8	5	7	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	67
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	5	7	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	72

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