Dates
- Cover date
- April 1976
- On sale
- January 13, 1976
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #27 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
Creators
pencils: Gil Kane, Jim Mooneyinks: Frank Giacoia, Jim Mooneyletters: Danny Crespi, Karen Mantlo, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Bill Mantlocolors: Petra Goldberg
Stories
- Death Is the Symbionic Man! · 18 pages
Simon Ryker creates a humanoid husk he calls the Symbiotic Man and sends it into the ocean to absorb lifeforms. He also sends it out to absorb the life essence of the Sub-Mariner so it can become a sentient powerful being. During the battle, Namor grabs a giant octopus the Symbiotic Man was using as a mount and throws it out of the water knocking Ryker's hovering ship out of the sky. The ship crashes killing Ryker and freeing the Symbiotic Man from his control. The Symbiotic Man apologizes for what it did to Namor and, after restoring the power he took from him, dies.
Characters
NamorSub-Mariner
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2004), Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (2021)