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Sub-Mariner #27

Marvel · Series began 1968 · July 1970

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Dates

Cover date: July 1970
On sale: April 7, 1970
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #27 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
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UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Creators

pencils: Sal Buscema, Jim Steranko, John Severin, Jack Kirbyinks: Mike Esposito, Jim Steranko, John Verpoorten, John Severin, Jim Mooneyletters: Morrie Kuramoto, Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Roy Thomas, Stan Lee

Stories

When Wakes the Kraken! · 19 pages
Using his giant squid sub, Commander Kraken (a pirate with a clawed hook for one hand) wreaks havoc on the surface attacking ships carrying Radium. He eventually captures Dorma and Diane Arliss and tries to use them to get Sub-Mariner to join his group of pirates. Ultimately Namor frees the women and escapes, luring Commander Kraken to a deep part of the ocean where the real Kraken (a gigantic octopus) lives. The Kraken destroys Commander Kraken and his sub.

Publisher’s description

If Namor dares battle the mysterious Commander Kraken, both Dorma and Diane Arliss may die! And yet -- battle he must!

Reprinted in

Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (2021), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2004)