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Issue: Sub-Mariner #43
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/10/1971
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: 52-page giant. On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#43)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Mind-Quake!

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Sub-Mariner; Tuval the Mind Master
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FlagI Fantastici Quattro #105 published April 1975
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This free booklet tells you how you can break into computer programming
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Inside front cover. Ad for the La Salle Extension University.
Mindquake!

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Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; lighthouse keeper (dies); Russian seamen (villains)
While searching for his father in New England, Namor happens upon a foreign steamer dumping radioactive waste near a lighthouse.
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FlagI Fantastici Quattro #105 published April 1975part 2
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #104 published April 1975part 1
 
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* “Many wandering nights” have passed since the last issue, and there is an unspecified time gap between chapters 2 and 3.
* McKenzie misspelled "MacKenzie"
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Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo)
I put 2 full inches on my arms - 3 inches on my chest and trimmed 4 inches off my waist in just 7 weeks...
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Ad for the "Weider System" of body building. The ad is located between pages 6 and 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Hey fellow! Which would you rather have… neat prizes… or extra spending money?
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Ad for the GRIT Publishing Co. The ad is located between pages 8 and 9 of the previous story sequence, on the top half of the page.
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Frankenstein's monster
Monster s-i-z-e monsters
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Ad for Honor House products. The ad is located between pages 8 and 9 of the previous story sequence, on the lower half of the page.
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When I planned to retire before fifty
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Ad for Duraclean International.
Chapter 2: ...And the Power of the Mind!

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Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Llyra (cameo flashback) Diane Arliss; Walter Newell [Stingray]; Stephen Tuval (villain); Jody; Richie
With a clue given to him by the lightkeeper, Namor arrives in Boston in search of Stephen Tuval, a member of the Black Sea People's royal family.
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Too skinny?
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Ad page for various products, including stamps and comics, from different companies. The ad page is located between pages 2 and 3 of the previous story sequence (pages numbered 14 and 15.)
The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac"

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Mac; Charles Atlas (photo)
Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
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Ad for information about the dynamic-tension body building program by Charles Atlas. The ad is located between pages 6 and 7 of the previous story sequence (pages numbered 18 and 19.)
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Tammy Wynette (photo)
Now--for the first time ever... Tammy Wynette sings all her greatest hits
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Ad for "The Best of Tammy Wynette" record set. The ad is located between pages 8 and 9 of the previous story sequence (pages numbered 20 and 21.)
Chapter 3: The Changeling War

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Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Stephen Tuval (villain); Jody; Richie; Captain Leonard McKenzie (reintroduction); Sara (McKenzie’s friend); Tiger Shark [Todd Arliss] (villain)
Tuval ambushes a group of flower children, draining them of their youth, before his climatic battle with Namor. Elsewhere, Llyra allies with Tiger Shark.
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Polaris nuclear sub
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Ad for a toy submarine. The ad is located on the top half of the page between page 1 of the previous story sequence (page numbered 24) and the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins sequence.
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Be a stand-out in your crowd.
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Ad for clothing patches. The ad is located on the lower half of the page between page 1 of the previous story sequence (page numbered 24) and the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins sequence.
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Thor; Iron Man; Daredevil; Captain America; Black Widow; Spider-Man; Conan; Thing; Namor; Hulk; Human Torch
Happy birthday, Bullpen baby! (or, if we knew you were comin’, we’d have baked a cake— and we did!)
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Includes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox.
Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story sequence (pages numbered 24 and 25.)
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These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!
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Ad for the North American School of Drafting. The ad is located between the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins sequence and page 2 of the previous story sequence (page numbered 25.)
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I’m 11 years old... and I sell $75.00 to $100.00 dollars a week
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Ad pages for various products from different companies. The ad pages are located between pages 7 and 8 of the previous story sequence (pages numbered 30 and 31.)
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Letters from: Jeffrey W. Taylor; Mike Bird; David Butler; Bob Rozakis. Includes an editorial on the price change from 15 cents to 25 cents and the Mighty Marvel Checklist. Also includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”
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204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Ad for plastic toy soldiers.
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Choose from a parade of prizes at J.S.C.A.
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Inside back cover. Ad for the Junior Sales Club of America.
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Johnny Unitas
Make money get prizes with fast selling $1.00 Christmas packs
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Back cover. Ad for the American Specialty Co.

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