Fantastic Four Vol 1 4

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 * Image              = Fantastic Four Vol 1 4.jpg
 * Month              = May
 * Year               = 1962


 * Editor-in-Chief    = Stan Lee
 * CoverArtist1       = Jack Kirby
 * CoverArtist2       = Sol Brodsky
 * CoverArtist3       = Artie Simek


 * Quotation          = Well! Here is a prize worth catching!
 * Speaker            = Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner

The Human Torch has quit the team. Reed, Sue, and Ben use the Fantasti-Car to search the city for him. Johnny, though, has gone to Swanson's Garage to work on cars. Ben, on a hunch, goes to the garage.
 * StoryTitle1        = The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!
 * Writer1_1          = Stan Lee
 * Penciler1_1        = Jack Kirby
 * Inker1_1           = Sol Brodsky
 * Colourist1_1       = Stan Goldberg
 * Letterer1_1        = Artie Simek
 * Editor1_1          = Stan Lee
 * Synopsis1          =

Chapter 2: Enter the Sub-Mariner!

Unable to use his flame because of the gasoline around him, Johnny faces an angry Ben without his power. Ben backs him into a corner, but before the Thing can hit Johnny, he changes back to his old, human form. Johnny uses the distraction to leave the garage, flame on, and fly away. Ben immediately changes back to the Thing.

Johnny goes to the Bowery to find accommodations. Once in his bunk he reads a 1940s comic about the Sub-Mariner. Another guest of the establishment notices what he's reading and says, "We got a stumble-bum right here who's as strong as that joker was supposed to be!" He hands the bearded "stumble-bum" a phone book and tells him to tear it in half. The man refuses. The others attack him but get swatted away. The man complains that he can't remember anything: "Why have I spent the long years here, in a fog, with my mind a blank??" Johnny says, "Flame on!" ignites one finger, and burns off the man's beard. He looks just like the Sub-Mariner, pointy ears and all.

Chapter 3: Let the World Beware! Johnny carries the man out to sea and drops him into the water. Back in his native element, the Sub-Mariner remembers who he is. He goes to his home, Atlantis. It lies in radioactive ruins, a casualty of atomic testing. The Sub-Mariner returns to New York and tells Johnny that he will retaliate by destroying the human race.

Chapter 4: Sub-Mariner's Revenge!

The rest of the FF, back at the Baxter Building, see Johnny's flare rise from the waterfront. They take the Fantasti-Car to meet him and learn about the Sub-Mariner's revival. Out at sea, the Sub-Mariner finds Giganto, "the largest living thing in all the world," and the horn that can rouse him. He leads the creature towards New York, which begins an evacuation. The army bombards Giganto, without effect. The Thing comes up with a daring plan: strap a nuclear bomb to his back, get inside the monster, and leave it there to destroy it. While Giganto takes a nap, Ben carries the bomb down its gullet.

Chapter 5: Return to the Deep!

With seconds to spare, Ben makes it out of the monster's maw. The Sub-Mariner threatens to use the horn to summon more creatures. An invisible Sue grabs the horn and runs away with it. The Sub-Mariner tackles her. She becomes visible. "If you will be my bride," says the Sub-Mariner, "I might show mercy to the rest of your pitiful race!" She responds, "How can I make such a choice?" He threatens again to use the horn. Sue says, "I&mdash;I'll do anything&mdash;I'll become your bride!" Johnny, though, forms a tornado that pulls the Sub-Mariner into the air and drops him in the ocean. The horn falls to the bottom. The Sub-Mariner swears, "I'll be back!"

Featured Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Appearing1         =
 * {{a|The Fantastic Four}} {{flash}}
 * {{apn|Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)}} {{flash}}
 * {{apn|Invisible Girl (Sue Storm)}} {{flash}}
 * {{apn|Human Torch (Johnny Storm)}} {{flash}}
 * {{apn|The Thing (Ben Grimm)}} {{flash}}
 * {{apn|Namor the Sub-Mariner|Sub-Mariner_Comics_Vol_1_42|Tales_of_the_Marvels:_Inner_Demons_Vol_1_1}} {{g|First Silver Age appearance}}
 * {{only|Giganto}}
 * {{flashonly|Miracle Man}}
 * {{flashonly|The Monster from Mars}}
 * {{a|United States Army}}
 * {{a|New York policemen}}
 * Giganto's stomach monster
 * {{a|United States of America}}
 * {{a|New York State}}
 * {{a|New York City}},
 * {{a|Manhattan}}
 * {{a|Baxter Building}}
 * a Bowery hotel
 * Swanson's Garage
 * {{a|Atlantic Ocean}}
 * {{a|Atlantis}}
 * {{a|Fantasti-Flare}}
 * {{a|Horn of Proteus}} - {{1st}} {{g|Unidentified}}
 * {{a|Fantasticar}}


 * Notes              = ===Continuity Notes===


 * {{c|Sub-Mariner #1}} specifies that Namor was stricken with amnesia by Paul Destine using the Helmet of Power. {{c|Saga of the Sub-Mariner #6}} specifies that this happened circa 1959.


 * Also in {{c|Sub-Mariner #1}}, it states that the ruins that Namor came upon in this issue were really part of an Atlantean outpost decimated by atomic testing. The true Atlantis resided near Antarctica until it was decimated by Destiny. As per {{c|Saga of the Sub-Mariner #7}} the people of Atlantis had fled to the Atlantic to set up a new kingdom under the rule of Byrrah

Other Notes

 * At the end of the issue is a bonus pinup, featuring (click to enlarge):
 * This story is explicitly set in New York City.
 * The Sub-Mariner makes his first Silver-Age appearance. He last appeared in . He chronologically appears next in . His next appearance in order of publication is.
 * Although Giganto was destroyed in this story, another Giganto appears in . A Counter Earth version of the character appears in.
 * The Horn of Proteus appears next in.
 * In this issue, the Human Torch says for the first time ever "Flame On!".
 * This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.


 * Trivia             =


 * Links              = Review - http://extremisreviews.com/2013/12/09/a-hymn-to-democracy-fantastic-four-vs-sub-mariner/



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