On the “Fresh Ink” portion of G4’s Attack of the Show, Blair Butler announced that as part of the celebration of its 70th Anniversary, Marvel Comics is resurrecting the original, non-Fantastic Four Human Torch, who debuted in 1939 in Marvel Comics #1 from Marvel precursor Timely Comics.  Dynamite Entertainment is packaging the new Torch mini-series revival, for which Golden Age maven Alex Ross will supply the covers and the concept, while Mike Carey (X-Men Legacy, Ultimate Fantastic Four) writes.  Marvel says this series will restore the original Torch to a place of prominence in the Marvel Universe.

The Original Human Torch was one of a triumvirate of popular heroes at Timely Comics that also included Namor the Sub-Mariner and Captain America.  The original Torch, who is unrelated to the Johnny Storm character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Fantastic Four, was actually an android fashioned by the scientist Phineas T. Horton.  When first exposed to oxygen at his press conference/unveiling, the Torch burst into flame, rebelled against his creator and became something of a science fiction monster before learning to control his power to surround himself with flames and vowing to use it for the benefit of humanity.