In addition to appearing every month on the pages of Fantastic Four, from 1962 to 1965 the Human Torch starred in a serial published on the pages of Strange Tales.
It’s a rather different style from Fantastic Four, with a lot of forgotten stories and often more Silver Age than the typical Marvel style of the time.
Strange Tales 101
Strange Tales 102 (first Wizard)
Strange Tales 103
Strange Tales 104 (Paste-Pot Pete)
Strange Tales 105 (Wizard again)
Strange Tales 106
Strange Tales 107 (Namor)
Strange Tales 108 (“The painter of a 1,000 perils”)
Strange Tales 109
Strange Tales 110 (Wizard AND Paste-Pot Pete)
Strange Tales 111 (Asbestos Man)
Strange Tales 112 (Eel)
Strange Tales 113 (Plantman)
Strange Tales 114 (Captain America)
Strange Tales 115 (Sandman)
Strange Tales 116
Strange Tales 117 (Eel again)
Strange Tales 118 (Wizard again)
Strange Tales 119 (“Rabble Rouser”)
Strange Tales 120 (Iceman)
Strange Tales 121 (Plantman again)
Strange Tales 122
Strange Tales 123 (Beetle, Carl Burgos art)
Strange Tales 124 (Paste-Pot Pete again)
Strange Tales 125 (Namor again)
Strange Tales 126
Strange Tales 127
Strange Tales 128
Strange Tales 129
Strange Tales 130 (the Beatles. Seriously!)
Strange Tales 131
Strange Tales 132
Strange Tales 133
Strange Tales 134
Also, while it’s not part of the retrospective, you might be interested in the story of the original Human Torch in the first ever superhero crossover.
Cancer count: 26
Just how often does asbestos show up in this series?
1-2) Asbestos wallpaper, twice
3) Asbestos bedspread
5) Asbestos carpet, twice
6) Asbestos bed
7) Asbestos cell
8) Asbestos tanks
9) Asbestos dungeon
10-11) Liquid asbestos, twice
12) Asbestos rag
13) “Asbestos Man” suit
14) Asbestos shield
15) Asbestos net
16) Asbestos paper
17) Asbestos truck
18) Asbestos air duct cover
19) Asbestos grease
21) Asbestos rope, twice
22) Asbestos blanket
23) Asbestos trailer
24) Asbestos coated steel wings
25) Asbestos glue
26) Asbestos Thing suit