*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: Of Atlas’ short-lived 1950s revival of their Golden Age Heroes, Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, was the longest survivor, not necessarily because of sales figures, but because the character had been optioned for a TV series, a potential rival to the hit ‘Sea Hunt’, so Namor’s revival was kept running for ten issues, longer than Cap’s or the Torch’s, to keep the character in the public eye. Ultimately the TV series was never made, but we readers can be grateful, as it meant more stories, beautifully illustrated by Namor’s creator, Bill Everett, than we would otherwise have had. Behind a cover by Joe Maneely, issue #39 brings us have three Sub-Mariner tales – the cover-promised ‘Commie Frogmen’, livened up by a shapely blonde lady as the story’s catalyst, an encounter with an evil hypnotist, and a flashback to Namor’s youth detailing his first meeting with his cousin Namora – in which our male chauvinist hero gets a lesson on who’s the weaker sex! All three Namor stories are superbly illustrated by Everett. This copy has nice interiors, flexible and very presentable, but the cover has several minor flaws. The cover is detached from the lower staple, and adherence to the upper staple is quite frail; there is moderate creasing and wear, and while the cover image is largely unmarked, there are two light long diagonal creases which slightly break the cover colour. In addition, there is a shallow crescent tear missing from the top cover edge. Nevertheless, a clean, respectable copy of one of the iconic heroes, by his original creator at the peak of his artistic prowess. Atlas super-hero issues (of which there aren’t many) are scarce anywhere in any grade, and extremely uncommon here in the UK. We have graded this copy as GD-, and it’s priced at £90. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD