Publishers / Marvel / Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) / #5
5March 1989
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

Saga of the Sub-Mariner #5

Marvel · March 1989 · on sale November 17, 1988

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Identification plate

Series
Saga of the Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
March 1989
Key date
March 1989
On-sale date
November 17, 1988
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Invaders!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Bob McLeodCaptain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner
1Invaderscomic story22script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Roy Richardson; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jean SimekBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jacqueline Falsworth, Lord Brian Falsworth, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch, Julia Koenig, Wilhelm Lohmer, Master Man, Meranno, Namor, Thomas Raymond
2Subby, Bill, and Me: Part 4 of a Personal Viewtext article1script: Roy Thomas

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CollectionYear
Sub-Mariner & the Original Human Torch #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9048-6
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