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The blue meanies are about to invade comic book stores. Every gallerys images are by their original company or artist. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. Marvel studios wont be making namor movie anytime soon. Here are actors who could play namor the submariner.

If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. A comic book is a periodical that contains a series of panels in the form of a narrative. Spy smasher fawcett comic book plus spy smasher february cover by jack binder another bronze age winner, this time with superlative art by gil kane and klaus janson. But it wasnt just a time where every superhero became a pop culture icon. Strange and the hulk when an ultimate computer called the omegatron threatened earth. Submariner, american comic strip superhero created by bill everett for timely later marvel comics. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. Namor, the submariner comic read namor, the submariner. For sale what if 3 marvel comics 1977 first series avengers submariner watcher comic book emorys memories. Namor the submariner, and the one who started it all, the one who inspired every modern superhero in existence, and the one who just turned 80 years old this year.

Marvels the submariner comic collection 1969 and 1972. Buy products related to submariner comic products and see what customers say about submariner comic products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. The mighty submariner has succeeded in making peace between the undersea kingdom of atlantis and the surface world, but at what cost. Great advertisements from the golden age of comic books, a large size paperback that reprints in colour comic book ads from the forties and fifties. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. The polaris nuclear sub as advertised in 70s comic books. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. In time for the 50th anniversary of the beatles beloved animated movie yellow submarine, titan comics will. Read namor, the submariner comic online free and high quality. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. These ads offered kids the opportunity to see through everything from fingers, an eggshell, and possibly even clothing all for the cost of a dollar. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.

The submariner comic book series followed namor as ceo of oracle, inc. I had a several american marvel comics given to me dating from the in the back were adverts like this. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Today i would like to talk about the original super hero trinity. I was never going to be spidermanno matter how i tried to swing from washing lines or scale neighborhood walls or tumble out of trees.

Watch for the big new 2nd issue of captain america comics table of contents. If universal cant make namor and marvel studios wont unless they get all the rights back, the. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writerartist bill everett for comic book packager funnies inc. Shop for submariner comics 1941 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. The notoriously tightlipped company hasnt announced any plans just yet, but it leads us to speculate, who could get the role. The characters first appearance to a general audience was in marvel comics no. Price namor is a shortfused halfhumanhalfamphibian. The submariner one of marvels oldest superheroes, the submariner, will join his comic compatriots in diving onto the big screen. Last week, comic book writer joe quesada appeared on kevin smiths fatman on batman podcast, stating that namor was back at his rightful home, marvel studios. These titles helped keep marvel afloat creatively when comic book sales started a precipitous decline in the late 60s. That was 5 candy bars, or 3 candy bars and a comic book, or a toy off the rack. Namor is an important part of comic book history due to the fact that he was the industrys first anti hero. Comic book advertisements nuclear submarine, vintage.

It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a. If you were a regular reader of comic books in the 60s and 70s, you probably couldnt help but notice the recurring ad that offered you your very own kidsized polaris nuclear submarine all for the low price of about seven bucks. Namor, the submariner art namor 2010 art by george perez from. Some of these productions were, or still are, in development hell. This is a list of unmade and unreleased projects by marvel comics. Comic book movie news rumors videos trailers and more. The series was on a brief hiatus with issue 32 in 1949, in the timeperiod that superhero comics had lost its popularity, but resumed in.

This collection is comprised of five submariner comics dating from 1969 and from 1972 including. In his very first appearance namor was actually a bad guy who had a short. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Nov 17, 2017 this pin was discovered by robert bird. When i was a kid, my brother collected comic books. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. Namor grew up with a hostile attitude toward surfacedwellers. With the submariner trapped under tons of frozen ice, destiny decides to mock namor further by gloating over his victory by revealing the many lost memories that namor has yet to recover after his years with amnesia. The submariner was a founding member of the loosely knit group of heroes known as the defenders, brought together with dr.

Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares. A new series of submariner comic books debuted in 1968. We do fully insure all packages, and pride ourselves in great customer care and safe packaging. List of unproduced marvel comics projects wikipedia. Being base treasurer of a base that is growing every day is challenge enough, keeping up with the finances of the boat sponsorship program, and the advertisers and the expenses of the american submariner is pretty much equivalent to a. Unfortunately, in the current age of comic book news, this is the kind of story that gets recycled and retold by enough news sources that when it then gets portrayed as hard news. The fighting comic books of the second world war fantagraphics, 2017 series 2017 view. The brand advertised heavily in comic books and on tv and led many unsuspecting unathletic kids to believe that all they needed to not be chosen last in gym class was a pair of expensive sneakers. The series was on a brief hiatus with issue 32 in 1949, in the timeperiod that superhero comics had lost its popularity, but resumed in 1954 with issue 33 as plain submariner. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. A cover gallery for the comic book submariner 1968. Prince namor the submariner 1984 marvel comic books. The first ongoing series starring namor the submariner.

The following as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, constitute the entire terms and conditions on which property listed in the catalog shall be offered for sale or sold by dgw auctioneers, inc. The ad that stoked every young comic book readers imagination was the one for xray specs. The wait could take forevereven upwards to 6 to 8 weeks. Projects that have not provided significant production announcements within at least a year, would be considered in development limbo until further announcements are released. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. The storys a little melodramatic but the art really makes it work. I was never really a fan of the stories except superman and richie rich, but for some reason i loved the advertisements. A sincedeleted tweet from doctor strange director scott derrickson has fulled speculation that marvels planned sequel to the sorcerer supremes solo movie could introduce namor. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. Grading is subjective, we try to give as accurate a description as possible, but what we feel is a high grade comic you may not, and vice versa.