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1May 1968
$0.12

Sub-Mariner #1

Marvel · May 1968 · on sale 1968-01-02

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Identification plate

Series
Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-01-02
Indicia publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sol Brodsky; letters: Sam Rosen, Sol Brodsky, Artie SimekSub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Emperor Thakorr; Princess Fen; Prince Byrrah
2Years of Glory -- Day of Doom!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenSub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie] (origin retold with details); Destiny (villain); Emperor Thakorr; Princess Fen; Mr. Blake; Captain Leonard McKenzie; Joe; Slug; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl; Mister Fantastic]; Giganto
4Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kirpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: various; inks: variousCaptain Marvel; Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man; Thing; Thor; The Fantastic Four; The Avengers; Daredevil
11-in-house column1script: Smiley
13-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gene Colan, John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John RomitaSub-Mariner [Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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