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Issue: Sub-Mariner #8 [JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack] #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1994
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: none
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee (original editor); ? (reprint editor)
Disclose Notes: One of the 1994 JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack reprints. These are second printings of Marvel comics from the 50's-70's. There are a total of 15 different comics in the set:

Amazing Adult Fantasy #13; Amazing Spider-Man Special [Annual] #5; Avengers #88; Captain America #109; Fantastic Four #66 & #67; Incredible Hulk #140; Sgt. Fury #13; Sub-Mariner #8; Thor Special [Annual] #2; Tomb of Dracula #25; X-Men #28, #62 #63; and Young Men #25.

Three issues are reprinted from reprints: Fantastic Four #66 is reprinted from Marvel's Greatest Comics #49; Sgt. Fury #13 is reprinted from Special Marvel Edition #11; and X-Men #28 is reprinted from X-Men #76.

This set of 15 comics was available through the 1994 JC Penney Christmas Catalog, for $14.99 plus shipping. The front covers of these comics look exactly like the originals, but inside, contain advertisements from 1994, except for Young Men #25, which has all the original inside ads. All of these reprints have the same back cover Stridex ad. "Second Printing" appears at the end of the indicia.

[Publication information from Roger Perez, STL COMICS web site, http://stlcomics.com/gallery/jcpenney_stridex/]
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Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
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2 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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In the Rage of Battle!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
John Buscema
Dan Adkins
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
In the Rage of Battle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
Dan Adkins
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Lady Dorma; Diane Arliss; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Vision]; Betty Dean Prentiss (reintroduction); Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (in flashback)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
20
More-or-less first part of Serpent Crown Quest which continues through #13.

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