(W) Carl Burgos, Various (A) Bill Everett, Various (CA) Alex Schomburg. Written & Illustrated by CARL BURGOS* BILL EVERETT* MICKEY SPILLANE* BASIL WOLVERTON* RAY HOULIHAN & ART GATES Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG Marvel presents more Golden Age goodness* reprinting HUMAN TORCH* #5b-8* from 1941-42. (Yes* folks* odd numbering was not solely the province of modern comic books; the Torch's solo book had two #5s) This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures featuring two titanic and epic-length battles between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. First* amidst a raging World War* Sub-Mariner declares all-out war on the surface world attacking Hitler* Stalin & Mussolini before he sets his sights on New York City. Only the Human Torch* Toro* Kazar* the Patriot and the Angel stand in his way of total world conquest. Then the most fantastic plot in the history of modern warfare plunges the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner into an epic struggle against each other when the villainous Python hypnotizes Torch into aiding Hitler's cause. Plus* Torch and Toro face off against the Secret Arsenal* the Legion of Despair and Agent X. Also featuring "Tubby & Tack*" "Swoopy the Fearless*" stories by pulp legend Mickey Spillane and Basil Wolverton's "Peculiar People.