Fantastic Four #24: Flamin' 'Eck 37

Fantastic Four #24, page 14, panel 7

fantastic four #24: flamin' 'eck 37

Lovingly written by Stan Lee

Tenderly drawn by Jack Kirby

Heroically inked by George Roussos

Neatly lettered by Sam Rosen

It feels like forever since we've seen Johnny attempt to use his flame as a non-lethal, non-incendiary, completely-solid method of restraining someone. Arguably, the crook pictured isn't terrified because he's going to be caught and sent to jail, but because he's being surrounded with ever-burning fire and that every sense in his body is expecting immolation at any second.

Check out our coverage of Fantastic Four #24 on our twenty-fourth episode: An Enfant Terrible Is Not Literally A Terrible Infant