(January 1981)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

Order and location of ads within comic is uncertain.
This issue has variants:

Namor vs. The Human Torch! (Table of Contents)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Toro [as Human Torch]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1979 series) #14
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Cover gallery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dingo Boots / Acme Boots; The Dingo Kids / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Burn, Namor … Burn! (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Toro; Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (flashback); Mad Thinker; Professor Horton (flashback); Toro (flashback); Fantastic Four [The Thing; Mister Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (flashback); Egghead; Puppet Master; Avengers [Yellow Jacket; Black Panther; The Wasp]; Spider-Man; Nick Fury; Dum-Dum Dugan; X-Men [Marvel Girl; Icean; The Beast; Cyclops]; Tony Stark
Reprints

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Human Torch versus the Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 4)

A Sub-Mariner Gallery / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett; Carl Burgos
Inks
Bill Everett; Carl Burgos
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprints
  • from ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Official Star Wars Fan Club / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Prince Namor (Table of Contents: 7)

A Sub-Mariner Gallery / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

A Sub-Mariner Gallery / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Weiss
Inks
Alan Weiss ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Pez Candy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Marvel Comics 20th Anniversary Calendar 1981] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fury Unleashed! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Captain America; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[1600 Novelties] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Namor vs. The Human Torch!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dingo Boots / Acme Boots; The Dingo Kids
  3. 2. Burn, Namor … Burn!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory Novelties
  5. 4. The Human Torch versus the Sub-Mariner
    A Sub-Mariner Gallery
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Official Star Wars Fan Club
  8. 7. Prince Namor
    A Sub-Mariner Gallery
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    A Sub-Mariner Gallery
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Super Heroes Club Posters
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Pez Candy
  12. 11. [Marvel Comics 20th Anniversary Calendar 1981]
  13. 12. [Marvel Subscription Form]
  14. 13. Fury Unleashed!
    Captain America; Hostess Fruit Pies
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  17. 16. [1600 Novelties]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Lego Toys
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gino Scola
  • Jim Van Dore
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