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42October 1955
$0.10

Sub-Mariner #42

Marvel · October 1955

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Identification plate

Series
Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1954 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
October 1955
Key date
1955-10-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Combine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Invasion!cover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan GoldbergSub-Mariner [Namor]
1Invasion!!comic story8script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettSub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; The Communists
2The Wrong Mantext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
3-comic story4script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettSub-Mariner [Namor] (origin; as a young boy); Princess Fen; The Ice King (first appearance)
4The Last of the Vikings!comic story4pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Art PeddyKog; Vors
5When the Light Goes Out!comic story7script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettSub-Mariner [Namor]; Black Louie (introduction); Ben; Chico

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #131968On eBay ›
Sub-Mariner #451972On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-2930-1
2008On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Post-War Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92250-4
2019On eBay ›

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