Brief though life be... and though a needless death is a crime against the very universe... man is ever noblest when he lives by ideals! Without them, though he possess even the intellect of the Thinker himself... he is but a beast... reaching vainly for the stars...!
Appearing in "Burn, Namor... Burn!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Mad Thinker ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Puppet Master ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Egghead ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Sargasso (Invoked)
- Prof. Phineas Horton (Only in recap)
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in recap)
- Invisible Girl (Susan Storm) (Only in recap)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Only in recap)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Main story and recap)
- Mr. Preston
- Avengers
- ⏴ Iron Man ⏵
- ⏴ Spider-Man ⏵
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- X-Men
- Neptune (Invoked)
- Ann Raymond ⏵ (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
Races and Species:
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids
- Human-Inhuman Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Androids (Only in recap)
- Synthezoids
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Pacific Ocean
- Volcanoes
- Mad Thinker's Stronghold
- Volcanoes
- Atlantic Ocean
- Caribbean Sea
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- United States (Only in recap)
- New York State (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- New York State (Only in recap)
- Earth Orbit
- Space Station
- Pacific Ocean
Items:
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Yellowjacket's Suit
- Panther Habit
- Wasp's Suit
- Spider-Man's Suit
- X-Uniforms
Synopsis for "Burn, Namor... Burn!"
Namor investigates unnatural volcanic activity and is attacked by the Human Torch. Namor learns that the Human Torch is under the Mad Thinker's control. Namor defeats the Human Torch and frees him from the Thinker's control. They team up to stop the Mad Thinker's latest scheme. They defeat the Thinker and destroy his machinery. The Human Torch learns that he's actually Toro, the Torch's former sidekick, and dies stopping the Thinker from escaping.