Silver Age Sub-Mariner comics & appearances 6 6

[Straw-Man]

grabbed this awhile back for my doom covers run, but am doubly-glad to have it now!

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[davidtere]

On 10/1/2021 at 4:17 PM, Straw-Man said:

if you've never read the book above, check it out and get ready for the ending.  magnificent.

Totally concur, and magnificent describes it well. 

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[Subby1938]

I’d like to share this here although not a comic it is SA Namor the Sub-Mariner and imo just so cool . Both of these pieces are hard to come by. The figure could be classified as one of the rarest Marvel figurines ever produced .

 

Marvel Hero Club Button 1966. This was the first version ( photo has hand holding the pin )released a revised second version with new set came out later and is much more rare to find today . The buttons are fairly large at 3.5” in diameter 

[MattTheDuck]

Picked this one up on CL tonight.

 

[Subby1938]

The second item which I tracked down in Brazil is an ATMA toy company Namor the Submariner figurine circa 1967/68. This company was given rights by Marx Toy Company in USA to make and sell their product under the Marx license to the Brazilian market . Now the Marvel Line was not quite up to speed in Brazil meaning the initial releases of the 6 figures in USA ( Captain America , Thor, Iron Man , Hulk , Spiderman and Daredevil ) were not all known in Brazil yet namely Daredevil . It wouldn’t be until 1969 that the market there knew of his existence .

As a last minute response the ATMA producers made a Namor toy exclusive only to Brazil and with the approval of Marx with the stipulation that once Daredevil was released in Brazil , the MARX Co. Would then revoke the license for the Submariner figure . Rumour had it that the manufacturer took the top of a swimming trophy off and added a few Namor like features and viola!!!

From my research the rarest of the Namor figures was the very first edition Marx base stamped toy. All of these had a beige coloured PVC with markings on bottom ( ATMA , year Marx  , Namor  ) each in its own stamped circle. These are extremely rare to find today . As you can imagine children would have destroyed these , removed them from their bases , snapped arms off etc . I know I did with the MARX versions so finding a foreign exclusive first edition toy from Brazil over 50 years old in tact is tough for a North American collector.
 

As Marx transitioned Daredevil to the Brazilian Market the Namor figure markings were removed but the earliest versions still retained the three circles on the bottom now empty but totally correct using the same molds  from the first beige PVC these were a beautiful light blue PVC. Both of these versions ranged from 1967/68. Once Daredevil hit the shelves the PVC changed to darker hues of blue and quality dropped as did all circles on the bottom . 
 

Some argue this is a bootleg but knowing that MARX gave approval for the initial run one could make an argument and honestly who cares . It’s totally vintage , totally Sub-Mariner and who wouldn’t want one to go with the original 6 MARX releases . 
 

I’ve included pictures of my baby blue Namor and to give it scale included a picture with my rare Canadian Exclusive Thor MARX in silver . I hope you guys enjoy this tidbit of SA goodness. 
 

( Figure was purchased in 2021 third party using a connection I had in Brazil from one of their buy and sell market pages for collectables ) 
 

 

[Straw-Man]

i grabbed a few from the 'link, as well.

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[Subby1938]

[Microchip]

I was really pleased with this one, a genuine 9.6 book, and 3/5's the price of the preceding sale.

[da.amazing.spiderman]

IMPERIUS REX!!!  My small stash of CGC graded Sub-Mariner books.

[Gaard]

On 10/2/2021 at 2:23 PM, Subby1938 said:

How many comics have Subby in red shorts? You have 3.

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On 10/3/2021 at 1:29 AM, da.amazing.spiderman said:

IMPERIUS REX!!!  My small stash of CGC graded Sub-Mariner books.

coolness!!

[Subby1938]

On 10/3/2021 at 4:49 PM, Gaard said:

How many comics have Subby in red shorts? You have 3.

He appears on cover of FF annual 1 with red, also on FF 27 first Dr Strange X over on cover . That’s all I can think of …

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