Toro (comics)
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| Toro | |
 Art by Sal Buscema |
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| Publisher | Timely Comics, Atlas Comics |
| First appearance | Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940) (first modern appearance): Sub-Mariner #14 |
| Created by | Carl Burgos |
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| Alter ego | Thomas Raymond |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | The Invaders Kid Commandos Young Allies All-Winners Squad |
| Partnerships | Human Torch |
| Notable aliases | The Flaming Kid, Human Torch |
| Abilities | Fire manipulation |
Toro (Thomas Raymond) is a fictional character, a Marvel comic book superhero from the 1940s and 1950s. His first appearance was in Human Torch Comics #2 (premiering fall 1940 with no cover date and as issue #2, having taken over the numbering from the single-issue Red Raven).
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Thomas Raymond was born in New York City. He was a protégé and partner of the original Human Torch and a co-founder of the Invaders.
Years later, Toro was killed in battle with the Mad Thinker[1] destroying the Thinker's laboratory in the process.
[edit] Avengers/Invaders
Toro appears in the Avengers/Invaders maxi-series alongside his fellow Invaders when an incident takes them from the battlefields of WW2 to the present Marvel Universe, where they encounter both the New and Mighty Avengers and the Thunderbolts[2].
[edit] Powers and abilities
Toro has superhuman abilities which are similar to those of the Human Torch (the ability to fly and burst into flames, as well as flame resistance). These are thought to be caused by his parents' exposure to radiation prior to his conception, making Toro a genetic mutant.
One additional power exhibited by Toro was that of rapid healing, which he demonstrated only once when he fully healed from heart surgery within minutes (Invaders #26). On many other occasions, Toro has been injured (less grievously) and shown no enhanced healing ability.[citation needed]
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Counter-Earth
A second Marvel character, Benito Serrano, is also called Toro. He is a member of the Young Allies of Counter-Earth, who can transform into a super-strong Minotaur-like humanoid (toro means "bull" in Italian and in Spanish).[citation needed]
