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Phineas T. Horton

inventor of the Human Torch

81 appearancesSince 1939

Phineas T. Horton first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #2 (1939-12), published by Marvel. 81 appearances are indexed across 57 series.

Inventor of the original Human Torch (Jim Hammond). As Thomas Raye, he was the stepfather of Frankie Raye (Nova).

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

Marvel Mystery Comics
#2
first appearance
1939-12-00
Marvel Comics
#1
intro
1939-10-00
The Avengers
#135
death
1975-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

57 series

Marvel Age
1983–1994
4 issues →
Avengers West Coast
1989–1994
3 issues →
SOTCape Archive 1990

Saga of the Original Human Torch#3Cape Archive1990

Saga of the Original Human Torch

#3

death

1990-06-00

Avengers No. 135 [Marvel Legends Reprint]#NNCape Archive2004

Avengers No. 135 [Marvel Legends Reprint]

#[nn]

2004-06-00

Saga of the Original Human Torch

1990–1990

3 issues →

AITCape Archive 2002

Avengers Icons: The Vision

2002–2003

3 issues →

Marvel Mystery Comics cover

Marvel Mystery Comics

1939–1949

2 issues →

MCape Archive 1994

Marvels

1994–1994

2 issues →

ICTCape Archive 2014

Invaders Classic: The Complete Collection

2014–2014

2 issues →

Marvel Comics cover

Marvel Comics

1939–1939

1 issue →

THTCape Archive 1940

The Human Torch

1940–1954

1 issue →

YMCape Archive 1950

Young Men

1950–1954

1 issue →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1961–1996

1 issue →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

1 issue →

Marvel Super-Heroes cover

Marvel Super-Heroes

1967–1982

1 issue →

Sub-Mariner cover

Sub-Mariner

1968–1974

1 issue →

What If? cover

What If?

1977–1984

1 issue →

TTACape Archive 1979

Tales to Astonish

1979–1981

1 issue →

West Coast Avengers cover

West Coast Avengers

1985–1989

1 issue →

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch cover

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch

1985–1986

1 issue →

SOTCape Archive 1988

Saga of the Sub-Mariner

1988–1989

1 issue →

MCape Archive 1994

Marvels

1994–1994

1 issue →

MCape Archive 1994

Marvels

1994–1994

1 issue →

WAECape Archive 1997

Wizard Ace Edition #16: Marvel Comics #1

1997–1997

1 issue →

Avengers cover

Avengers

1998–2004

1 issue →

MUCape Archive 1998

Marvel Universe

1998–1998

1 issue →

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Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics
2004–2012
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Avengers No. 135 [Marvel Legends Reprint]
2004–2004
1 issue →
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2008–2009
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2009–
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Avengers Forever
2009–2009
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Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition
2009–2009
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2009–2009
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2011–2013
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Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus
2011–2013
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CAPCape Archive 2011
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2011–2011
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2012–2012
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West Coast Avengers Omnibus
2013–2013
1 issue →
Avengers Epic Collection
2013–
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M7ACape Archive 2014
Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus
2014–2014
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A0(Cape Archive 2015
Avengers 0 (With Digital Code)
2015–2015
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Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus
2016–2016
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WICCape Archive 2018
What If? Classic: The Complete Collection
2018–
1 issue →
MTRCape Archive 2018
Marvels: The Remastered Edition
2018–2018
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MVRCape Archive 2019
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas
2019–2019
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MC#Cape Archive 2019
Marvel Comics #1: 80th Anniversary Edition
2019–2019
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MC1Cape Archive 2019
Marvel Comics 1000
2019–2019
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2019–2019
1 issue →
DMICape Archive 2019
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2019–2019
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HOTCape Archive 2019
History of the Marvel Universe
2019–2020
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Marvels 25th Anniversary
2019–2019
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History of the Marvel Universe Treasury Edition
2019–2019
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