Sub-Mariner 1968 #38 - No Condition Defined - $13.00

Sub-Mariner 1968 #38 - No Condition Defined - $13.00

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Approximate grade : No Condition Defined
Inventory location : .......8
Series code : BI1874
Stock type : Back Issue
Title : Sub-Mariner 1968
CSAS1874I24306B1764750

Ad soliciting people to sell greetings cards.

The recent death of his beloved Dorma moves Namor to reflect on his tumultuous life and the many misfortunes that have befallen his undersea realm. Following Dorma?s internment, Namor publicly abdicates his throne and forsakes Atlantis.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes ads for back-issue comics.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes ads for back-issue comics.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes an ad for back-issue comics.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes an ad for back-issue comics.

Ad for booklet from Margrace Corporation.

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

  • - Possible Andru pencils per Nick Caputo, March 2018. Nick notes background figures look like Andru's style and the cover was likely based on a cover preliminary by Marie Severin, who performed that task for most cover artists in this period.
  • - Inside front cover
  • Namor Agonistes! - Roy Thomas added a note in the credits: "This story owes an enormous debt to and is hereby dedicated to Bill Everett, first writer/artist of the Sub-Mariner." Sub-Mariner abdicates his throne until #60, leaves Atlantis until #58 The title is an allusion to "Samson Agonistes" by John Milton. This issue has 20 numbered pages with pages 12 and 13 being half pages.
  • - Ad solicits boys to sell GRIT magazine. Between story pages 3 and 4.
  • - Between story pages 6 and 7 on upper portion of page.
  • Super Poster Offer - Advertisement for posters of Fantastic Four, the Black Knight, Silver Surfer and Galactus, and Thor, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. Appears between story pages 6 and 7 on lower portion of page.
  • - Ad for the "Weider System" of body buildingbetween story pages 6 and 7.
  • - Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field. Between story pages 9 and 10.
  • Shop By Mail - Beneath story hall-page numbered 12.
  • Shop By Mail - Beneath story hall-page numbered 13.
  • - Ad for model rocketry kits. Between pages 15 and 16 of story on top half of page.
  • - Beneath story pages numbered 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
  • Shop By Mail - Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.
  • - Includes: Stan Lee's Soapbox; Items.
  • - Letters from: Paul Sanford, Wilson Fong, Eddie Christopher, Mike Towry, Spence Marshall. Includes ?Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.?
  • - House ad for Thor (Marvel, 1966 Series) #188.
  • - Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
  • - Inside back cover.
  • - Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Three children with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.

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