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[ChiSoxFan]

I've never read the story, is it good?

 

When I first picked up a copy and read it, I had just started collecting and assumed it was a self-contained story featuring both characters, but it's a book split into two parts (like TOS and TTA before it) that continues the Iron Man story from TOS #99 and the Sub-Mariner story from TTA #101 (and then which continue into Iron Man #1 and Sub-Mariner #1 respectively). If you haven't read either of those, you'll probably be like I was when I first read it -- wondering what's going on.

 

It's solid early Marvel, but it's an oddity -- a book published almost as a placeholder before each character got their own #1 issues (after Cap and the Hulk took over the numbering of the original titles with their own "#1's"). I've always owned one, though, and as essentially a one-shot title, it's a great book to own. I've always loved the cover too.

[Calamerica]

I've never read the story, is it good?

 

When I first picked up a copy and read it, I had just started collecting and assumed it was a self-contained story featuring both characters, but it's a book split into two parts (like TOS and TTA before it) that continues the Iron Man story from TOS #99 and the Sub-Mariner story from TTA #101 (and then which continue into Iron Man #1 and Sub-Mariner #1 respectively). If you haven't read either of those, you'll probably be like I was when I first read it -- wondering what's going on.

 

It's solid early Marvel, but it's an oddity -- a book published almost as a placeholder before each character got their own #1 issues (after Cap and the Hulk took over the numbering of the original titles with their own "#1's"). I've always owned one, though, and as essentially a one-shot title, it's a great book to own. I've always loved the cover too.

 

Great post!

 

My story:

 

Only getting one Dollar per month allowance, no matter how many chores I did, I had too put IMSM back on the shelf, because that One Dollar only allowed 7 comics, with a penny left to put in the bubble gum machine. I vowed that day, I believe it was January 1, 1968 I was 10.5 years old, that I would own every single copy someday.

 

True story. You can't make this stuff up. Especially the buying that made me a TON of enemies, right here on this very Board. If there was an IMSM on eBay/Yahoo!Auctions, you can bet your soul to Satan I bid on it. I wished I had saved those emails where other folks were willing to make me a "deal" or two to let me bid on IMSM.

 

Then I have ONE STORAGE Unit of just IMSM, raws. 33 boxes at the peak.

 

178 slabbed CGC ones. Several PGX, nd a few "odd-ball companies that went by the wayside. I still have the RP3 VF+ 88( 100 point scale). I sold the other Ace 5.5 for $750.00 like a fool. Ace( Maxie's company) didn't last long, either. I kept the Surfer # 4, it's here somewhere in this mess.

 

CAL who only collected VG 4.0 and up of IMSM.

[lizards2]

You can't make this stuff up.

Yes, Cal, however, we know you can make anything up. :thumbsup: