Sub-Mariner 1968 #9 - 9.0 - $25.00

ITEM DETAILS

Approximate grade : 9.0
Inventory location : .......4
Series code : BI1874
Stock type : Key Issue
Title : Sub-Mariner 1968
CSABI1796413
CSAS1874I22475B1796413

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Spell of the Serpent! - Credits per Nick Caputo via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 2350, 9 October 2009); Tony Rose concurs. The unaltered cover can be viewed at Heritage: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/herb-trimpe-john-romita-sr-and-dan-adkins-sub-mariner-9-cover-original-art-marvel-1969-/a/7212-91060.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515&fbclid=IwAR28GBAY7wtqUdwFaEwNdCWfZt5wNG6o5vTFVz7-oRpZ2cd2ssXUxbizlqQ The original indexer credited Marie Severin on pencils.
- Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
The Spell of the Serpent! - origin of Atlantis and Lemuria.
80,000 Candlepower - Advertisement for a torch to use while skin diving from Freeman Electric Co. Located between story pages 3 and 4.
- Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022. Located between story pages 6 and 7.
- Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home. Between story pages 6 and 7.
Missile Firing Tank - Advertisement for a toy tank large enough to sit in from Honor House Products Corp. Located between story pages 9 and 10. Occupies top half of page.
- Advertisement for children to sell Grit Magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Located between story pages 9 and 10. Occupies bottom half of page.
Shop by Mail; Stamps - Thumbnail advertisements for various products. Located between story pages 15 and 16.
Shop by Mail - Thumbnail advertisements for various products. Located between story pages 18 and 19.
- Includes Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox.
- Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
- Letters from Charles T. Smith, Brad Cunningham, Jeff Baener, Gary Dahlberg, Joseph Luzzi, Paul DeSimone, Guy Devyatkin, Craig Batmer.
- House ad for Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #2 (November 1968), advertised as "Now On Sale!". Cover art shown is unpainted line art version.
- Inside back cover. Ad for body building products.
- Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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