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Neptune

Neptune

9 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1965–2011 Β· 2 key issues
Who is Neptune?

Neptune is the Olympian god of the seas in Marvel's mythology, ruling the ocean depths as a powerful deity. He has ties to both the Olympian pantheon and Atlantis, occasionally intersecting with characters like Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Ruling the depths of Marvel mythology, Neptune made a splash in the Silver Age when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced him in Tales to Astonish #70 in 1965 β€” a cosmic pedigree that immediately signals this is a character with serious creative DNA behind him. Over a remarkable 46-year span, he has surfaced across titles including Hercules: Fall of an Avenger and the celebrated Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner collections, keeping distinguished company alongside Namor, Sub-Mariner, Bruce Banner, and the denizens of Marvel's underwater world. With two key-issue appearances to his name, Neptune may be a rare presence in the catalog, but rarity has its own allure β€” and for collectors who love the grand, mythological sweep of Marvel's Silver Age cosmos, tracking down his nine appearances is a deeply rewarding hunt.

β˜… First appearance
Tales to Astonish #70
Aug 1965

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1966–2010

Tales to Astonish #81 β˜… 1966
Tales to Astonish #81
Sub-Mariner #68 β˜… 1974
Sub-Mariner #68
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9 1989
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9
Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1 2010
Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1

Appearances

Tales to Astonish (1959)
Sub-Mariner Special (1971)
#2
Sub-Mariner (1968)
#68
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979)
#9
Hercules: Fall of an Avenger (2010)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2011)
#1