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1962-12-01 00:02:10
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Strange Tales #103 (Human Torch)

Issue(s): Strange Tales #103 (Human Torch story only)
Cover Date: Dec 62
Title: "Prisoner of the 5th Dimension!"
Credits:
Stan Lee - Plot
Larry Lieber - Script
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Dick Ayers - Inker

Review/plot:
OK, the first three dimensions are length, height, and width. The fourth dimension is possibly time. The fifth dimension is a place filled with blue skinned aliens...

...who plan to invade Earth by submerging houses into the ground and using bulky freeze ray canons to freeze our soldiers. Johnny Storm puts a stop to all this nonsense...

...and also makes some time with a hot blue skinned princess. The End!

Quality Rating: D

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A - but Reed, Sue and the Thing are busy with another case.

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: Human Torch #3

Inbound References (3): show

  • Strange Tales #108 (Human Torch)
  • Fantastic Four #158-159
  • Fantastic Four #160-163

Characters Appearing: Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic, Phineas (5th Dimension), Valeria (5th Dimension), Xemu (5th Dimension)

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Comments

So in his previous story, he was fighting a villain who was anti-amusement part, and in this one the villains are anti-housing development. Johnny is awfully pro-construction for a teenager in the 60's with flame powers.

Also:

"OK, the first three dimensions are length, height, and width. The fourth dimension is time. The fifth dimension is a place filled with blue skinned aliens..."

No, the 5th Dimension is a Motown act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_5th_Dimension

(but if you're actually feeling science-y and are willing to slog through a bit of a hard read - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-dimensional_space)

Posted by: ParanoidObsessive | July 22, 2014 11:21 PM

Odd I always thought the 5th dimension was inhabited by malicious imps with unpronounceable names and funny clothes

Posted by: Bobby Sisemore | October 22, 2016 10:14 PM

Seriously, there's both a Xemu and Valeria in the 5th Dimension? And where was this Xemu when "The Hulk" took his name? (the Titan who bugs the Defenders and such, not Bruce Banner)

And yeah...lucky mischievous imps don't come from the 5th dimension in this universe...they tend to be pointy-headed green aliens from space.

Posted by: Ataru320 | October 22, 2016 10:28 PM

Ataru- but there's an n in Xemnu. So Xemu couldn't claim his copyright was being violated.

Posted by: Michael | October 29, 2016 3:50 PM




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