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Cover: Jack Kirby & John Verpoorten

Marvel Super-Heroes #27

Jul 1970 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
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“In Mortal Combat with... Sub-Mariner!”

In "In Mortal Combat with... Sub-Mariner!", the X-Men face a new threat when the Sub-Mariner himself emerges from the depths, clashing with the team in a battle that tests their resolve. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic energy by Jack Kirby, this 1970 issue features Kirby's bold cover art and Chic Stone’s sharp inks, capturing the intensity of the sea-born warrior’s return. A 25-cent comic in a time when superhero stories were shaping a generation, it’s a standout moment in the series’ early run.

writer Stan Lee · artist Jack Kirby · inker Chic Stone · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Jack Kirby, John Verpoorten

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writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks John Verpoorten

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After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd, Beast gets fed up and quits the X-Men. He becomes a professional wrestler but meets Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched. Unus is trying to join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men. The X-Men barely fend him off and find Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers. The X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands. Beast returns him to normal and Unus promises to will steer clear of Magneto.

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