(May 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-01-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (rhapsodically reigns over)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Sol Brodsky
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?; Sol Brodsky (logo design); Artie Simek (logo design)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Emperor Thakorr; Princess Fen; Prince Byrrah
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook page, used with permission. Klein says probably Brodsky pencils and Simek inks.

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

Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Years of Glory -- Day of Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Feature Logo
Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-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
Synopsis
Buried under tons of ice by Destiny, Namor's thoughts drift back to his mother Princess Fen's meeting with Captain McKenzie and his boyhood in Atlantis. He remembers fighting Destiny, who defeats him and sends Namor to New York for a five-year break while Destiny goes into suspended animation to perfect his powers. With his memory gone, Namor wanders the Bowery as a derelict until he is accidentally found by Johnny Storm and recovers his memory.
Reprints
Keywords
amnesia; monster; New York City

Indexer Notes

Storyline continued from Iron Man & Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1. Most of the storyline from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962) is retold.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kir / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop By Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Liftee Company Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Precise Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Send It to Subby / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Musgrave, Michael Janas, Billy Neville & Brack Dodd, Jr., Carl Gafford [as Carl Gaffffoffrd], Hollis Morre, Peter Sanderson, Jr., and Scott Harris; images from earlier Tales To Astonish stories.

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

Iron Man; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. ["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
    Colonial Studios Greeting Cards
  3. 2. Years of Glory -- Day of Doom!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  5. 4. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
    Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kir
  6. 5. ["Free! Muscle course that can add 3 inches to your arms fast!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  7. 6. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. [Shop by Mail]
  9. 8. [Shop By Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. ["Now you can be taller instantly!"]
    The Liftee Company Height Increase Pads
  11. 10. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Here it is! Proof positive that the biggest brains at Marvel --- don't know what they're doing!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Send It to Subby
  15. 14. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Iron Man; Spider-Man
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
  17. 16. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore