CATALOG RECORD
Namor, the Sub-Mariner #1
first appearance of Phoebe Marrs, Desmond Marrs, Carrie Alexander and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Phoebe Marrs (Marvel) — introduction
- Desmond Marrs (Marvel) — introduction
- Carrie Alexander (Marvel) — introduction, supporting
- Caleb Alexander (Marvel) — introduction, supporting
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1990
- On sale
- February 6, 1990
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148601325904
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Purpose! · 23 pages
Namor, thought dead, emerges from the sea onto an island, exhibiting insane behavior. Caleb Alexander and his daughter Carrie arrive on the island in their boat Oracle. Caleb uses a device of his own invention to cure Namor of his madness. In gratitude, Namor delivers a chest of immeasurable wealth which they plan to use to try to reduce environmental damage to the Earth. In New York, the phenomenally wealthy siblings, Desmond and Phoebe Marrs, plan on taking over the new conglomerate Oracle, Inc., founded by a mysterious father and daughter team.
Characters
Reprinted in
Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (1998), Marvel Masters: The Art of John Byrne (2008), Namor Visionaries: John Byrne (2011), Namor the Sub-Mariner by John Byrne & Jae Lee Omnibus Byrne Cover (2019)