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Charles Stanton was the publisher of two newspapers: The Glenville (Long Island) Gazette and the Daily Chronicle. He was also a Communist spy. He passed information to submarines from his private Long Island beach. However, a nearby amusement park had tall rides which might expose his secret. He sabotaged several. The Human Torch having interfered with his plans, Stanton published a challenge from the Destroyer in his paper to lure the Torch into a trap. The Torch investigated and captured the Destroyer and the crew of the submarine. The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the Fantastic Four. ...

Powers and abilities

The Destroyer was a normal human being with no superhuman powers. His weaponry included a gun and flame-retardant foam.

Trivia

The Wizard (Bentley Wittman) watches newsreel footage of the Destroyer's defeat of the Human Torch in Strange Tales #102. Wizard (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

References

Christiansen, Jeff et al. Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook. Marvel Comics, 2006.

Olshevsky, George. The Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four Volume 2, Issue 1. Marvel Comics, 1985.