Publishers / Marvel / Sub-Mariner (1968) / #18
18October 1969
$0.15

Sub-Mariner #18

Marvel · October 1969 · on sale July 8, 1969

First appearance: DynorrFirst appearance: Kormok1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
October 1969
Key date
October 1969
On-sale date
July 8, 1969
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dynorr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kormok - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Marie Severin, John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John Romita; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen, Morrie KuramotoNamor, Sub-Mariner, Triton
2Side by Side with... Triton!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Joe Gaudioso; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Art SimekDorma, Dynorr First, Kormok First, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Triton, Vashti
4-in-house column1script: Smiley
10Tower of Shadows; Thorpromo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby; inks: John Romita, Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen
14-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam RosenNamor, the Sub-Mariner; Toro

Plus 11.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-5048-0		2011On eBay ›
Who Strikes for Atlantis?
ISBN 978-1-302-94974-7		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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