Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $1,530.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1940-12-01 |
| 6.0 | $1,912.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1940-12-01 |
| 8.0 | $3,248.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1940-12-01 |
| 9.2 | $4,223.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1940-12-01 |
| RAW | $1,526.24 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1940-12-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 2 graded copies for Human Torch #3 (2003). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Toro's Parents--Alive? (Part 1)
The head of a large spy ring reads about the Torch and Toro in the newspaper, and decides on a plan to eliminate the Torch. He heads out to the circus with his men and attempts to convince Toro that his parents are still alive. But when Torch intervenes, Toro pushes him away and decides to go with the men.
They go to an apartment where a couple, dressed as his parents, put on an act to convince Toro of who they are, but Torch shows up, telling Toro that they are phonies. When he can provide no proof, Torch must leave and his "parents" tell Toro that they have arranged for him to join the Junior Ideal Club, a supposed patriotic organization. He leaves for his initiation, not realizing the Torch is following and has learned of the devilish plans they have in store for the lad.
Torch steals the plans and tracks down Toro and tells him that he can prove the organization is unpatriotic. In the ensuing moments, it seems that Torch has killed Toro's father and the Police claim Torch blew up a munitions works. Torch and one of the fifth columnists are arrested and taken to jail, but Torch escapes. He discovers that Toro has been taken out to sea by the group behind the scheme, and before he can locate the young boy, the spies shoot a torpedo at the Police boat, and it explodes, apparently killing the Torch.
Creative credits
Writers: Carl Burgos, Carl Burgos, N/A, Bill Everett
Interior art: Carl Burgos, Carl Burgos, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett
Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Source records & attribution
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