(December 1980)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860261112
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title reads "Tales to Astonish Starring the Sub-Mariner
This issue has variants:

Death, Thou Shalt Die! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original Editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma; Lord Naga
Reprints

Death, Thou Shalt Die! (Table of Contents: 1)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original Editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Lord Naga (death); Karthon; The Serpent Crown; Gargantos; Llyna
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is cut by two pages. Original page 7 has been omitted. Original page 8 panel 1 has been deleted. Original page 10, panels 1 and 2 have been deleted.

Deadly Game! (Table of Contents: 2)

Nighthawk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Naomi Basner
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg
Inks
Bill Wray
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited as Gaff)
Letters
Christopher Warlock

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nighthawk; Cyrus Black; Spider-Man (demon); Hulk (demon); Captain America (demon)
Reprints

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Invisible Girl; Human Torch]; Dr. Doom; Willie Lumpkin

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).

Iron Man Vs. The Bank Robbers! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Candy ad by the Baking Company using a one-page comic with Marvel heroes.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? (ads copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Total of 10 one-page advertisements for: Wildfire (toy pinball, Parker Brothers), Saturday Morning (tv, NBC), Shop By Mail (miscellaneous ads, 2 pages), Grit (newspaper, Grit Publ. 1/2 page), Marvel Comics 20th Anniversary Calendar 1981 (calendar, Ed Shukin, 1/2 page), Saturday's Best (tv, ABC), Electronic Marvel (electronic games, Markline), Whoppers (candy, Leaf), The Saga of Johnny West (shoes, Acme Boot Company), Lego Expert Builder Series (toys, LEGO).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death, Thou Shalt Die!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. Death, Thou Shalt Die!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  3. 2. Deadly Game!
    Nighthawk
  4. 3. [Marvel Subscription Form]
    Fantastic Four
  5. 4. Iron Man Vs. The Bank Robbers!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man
  6. 5. [Ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Gino Scola
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore