Marvel Mystery Comics #48
In "Horror of the Masked Fiend," a legless Nazi agent wages a deadly campaign from a sinister wheelchair rigged with flaming hands, framing the Torch for a series of assassinations. With the Torch and Toro trapped in a tank of liquid asbestos, only the hero’s fiery hands and a lucky brick can turn the tide. Penciled by Harry Sahle, Stan Asch, and Allen Bellman, with inks by Bellman and Vince Alascia, and a striking cover by Alex Schomburg, this 1943 issue delivers a tense, inventive thriller from Marvel Mystery Comics' wartime era.
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A legless Nazi agent builds a wheelchair with hidden flaming hands to strangle army generals and put the blame onto the Torch. He captures Torch and Toro in a tank filled with liquid asbestos but there is just enough room at the top for Torch to ignite his hands and burn through the lid. When Torch and Toro burst through the wall, a flung brick strikes the control stud on the chair and the Nazi agent perishes at the hands of his own diabolical device.
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