Marvels #0

Phineas Thomas Horton is a brilliant inventor on the brink of great discovery! Like a modern day Prometheus, Horton, unlocking the secrets of creation, hands the world a Human Torch! This is the beginning of Marvels! Tells the story of Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch’s origin, through his own eyes. Jim Hammond was created by the great scientist Phineas Thomas Horton, but Horton only intended to create a normal android, the flaming skin was an accident. The public feared the flaming man as a possible menace.