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23Summer 1947
$0.10

Sub-Mariner Comics #23

Marvel · Summer 1947 · on sale 1947-05-19

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Identification plate

Series
Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
Summer 1947
Key date
1947-07-00
On-sale date
1947-05-19
Indicia publisher
Manvis Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Shark Strikes!cover1pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Vince AlasciaSub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; the Shark
1The Shark Strikes!comic story12script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettSub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Shark (villain, introduction); Betty Dean
2Trophies of Terrorcomic story10pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken BaldSub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; Enrico Laredo; Laredo’s butler; Spectacles (villain, introduction); Spectacles' gang; coin collector (villain)
3Marked Moneytext story2letters: typeset
4Reptile's Revenge!comic story7pencils: Allen Bellman; inks: Allen BellmanHuman Torch; Toro; Chloe; Gus; Colonel Jackson; The Reptile (villain; introduction); Webster (introduction)

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CollectionYear
The Human Torch #31975On 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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