Sub-Mariner Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 (One-Shot)

Marvel's celebration of the seventieth anniversary of Timely's publication of continues with this issue celebrating the avenging son of Atlantis –- Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner. With three tales, this book offers a range of options for any Namor fan. The feature story in this issue is from September of 1940 and focuses on Namor's internal struggle to determine which of the marshalling forces he should ally himself with. Roy Thomas returns to script this soul-searching tale of Namor. The next is a "lost" story by Mark Shultz and Al Williamson that plays to the strengths of a simpler time for story-telling and plot devices, also set during the dawn of World War II. Finally, "The Sub-Mariner" from October 1939's is reprinted here, perfectly rounding out a celebratory tribute to one of the oldest four-color legends Timely/Atlas/Marvel has offered up.

The second of a series of celebratory specials commemorating Marvel’s 70th Anniversary and its rich history and characters! It’s the year 1940, and thanks to policewoman Betty Dean, the young Namor the Sub-Mariner has momentarily halted his jihad against the surface world. But now, an envoy from the Axis powers attempts to sway the undersea prince to the Nazi cause! Can the less worldly Sub-Mariner be tempted? Plus, a second never-before-seen Namor story by Mark Schultz and Al Williamson, and a reprint of Namor’s first appearance from 1939! One-Shot/All-New & Reprints. Story by Roy Thomas, Mark Shultz, Bill Everett; Art by Mitch Breitweiser, Al Williamson, Bill Everett; Colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser, Chris Chuckry; Letters by Simon Bowland, Denise Powell; Cover by Mitch Breitweiser, Marcos Martin --

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