(July 1971)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-04-06 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date calculated from on-sale dates of preceding and succeeding issues.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Sal Buscema; Marie Severin (see notes)
Inks
Sal Buscema; Marie Severin (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I warned the surface world -- not to attack me!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Severin alterations per Nick Caputo, who notes soldiers face in lower left foreground is by Marie. Previous indexer listed Marie as penciller.

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

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

And Here I'll Stand (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Ross Andru (credited) (artist)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited) (artist)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Job Number
572-Z
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Lady Dorma (flashback); Llyra (flashback); Harbor Police [Captain Hart; Bill (policeman); Irv (helicopter pilot)] Willie Wonder (radio host); Diane Arliss; John Lindsay (Mayor of New York); Captain Lunt (USAF); Walter Newell [Stingray]
Synopsis
Namor heads to the surface world to search for Llyra and connect with his human heritage. In New York, the former prince turns the abandoned Prison Island into his home, which quickly draws the ire of the city. After skirmishes with the harbor police and National Guard, officials elect to destroy the island. Diane tells Namor that his father may be alive.
Reprints
Keywords
Florida; George Washington Bridge; Morris Oceanarium; New England News; New York City; On-the-Spot News; Prison Island

Indexer Notes

Continued in Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #77 (June 1971).

Possibly inspired by the IOAT Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971).

This issue has 20 numbered pages with pages 12 and 13 being half pages.

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

Estes Rockets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

[Official Marvel Stationery] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Send It to Subby / letters page / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Samual P. Schraeger, Brett Bakker, Bill Labrie, and Mark Radka.
Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

Captain America and the Falcon / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I warned the surface world -- not to attack me!"]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. ["Another Joe Weider breakthrough: the end of the skinny body."]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. And Here I'll Stand
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. ["Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."]
    Estes Rockets
  5. 4. ["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $6 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. [Official Marvel Stationery]
  8. 7. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  9. 8. ["Play Guitar in 7 Days"]
  10. 9. ["Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Coins
  11. 10. ["80 dials, switches and gauges from the latest jet aircraft and the Americas Cup racing boats!"]
  12. 11. Shop By Mail
  13. 12. ["Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  14. 13. ["Funky facts and freaky fables, from the fickle finger of Forbush!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  15. 14. Shop by Mail
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Send It to Subby
  17. 16. ["This is the Big One!"]
    Captain America and the Falcon
  18. 17. ["If you like to draw for fun, we can help you draw for money."]
  19. 18. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
  20. 19. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jack Alalme
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore