Sub-Mariner #6

Sub-Mariner (1968) #6

by Roy Thomas, John Buscema (Artist), Dan Adkins (Cover Art)

The Battle for the High Seas! Who will prove to be stronger, the Sub-Mariner or Tiger Shark?!

Genres: Comics, Marvel

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 11, 2017

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Ethan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than last ish! Less dull, better art. The ending was good, despite Vashti pulling a ‘The Council was testing you’ and Namor developing a sudden care for humanity (he seems conflicted as to whether he likes us). Tiger Shark wasn’t a bad villain, either.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Namor and Tiger Shark throw down hard! Another beautiful cover by John Buscema (JB) that has so much tension you can feel it. JB trained as a boxer - for this reason I always felt his art had 'muscle memory' that other artists could not hope to duplicate.

[Rychetage · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10 - The king of Attlantis is gone, long live the king

I liked the first part much mor that the second one, that looked rushed and they lessen the throne value, making it looks like a cinch, going from one to another so easily.

The best part is that at last Namor's absurd exile ends. The worst is that Destiny appears again, although luckily for us briefly.

Buscema artwork is great, that sea monster panels are cool, but overall looks a bit under his standards, with less details.

As to the story, Tiger Shark is a decent antagonist for Namor, despite his superficial and typical motivations.

In addition, seemingly there's some Namor development, in that he cares for human life, doesn't play as hot-headed as usual and is able to ponder the consequences of his acts. We'll see how long does it lasts.

[DURTY · Rating 3 out of 5]

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