Primus #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Double Dealers!" kicks off Primus #1 (1972) with a splashy tale of greed, ego, and underwater chaos. When super-rich actors Elizabeth Ryan and Richard Howden bet on retrieving a lost diamond ring from a sunken boat, Primus dives in—only to face off against rival treasure hunters and a monstrous shark. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Joe Staton, with letters by Charlotte Jetter, the cover by Joe Staton captures the high-stakes drama of a 60-cent comic in 1972.
In "Double Dealers!", Primus is drawn into a web of deceit after saving Lady Lydia Mabry from a shark attack aboard her yacht—only to find her trusted companion, Nikki Le Fleche, hiding a dangerous secret. As Primus traces a trail of illicit waste to a smuggling operation tied to Lydia’s late husband, he must confront Le Fleche’s treachery aboard the yacht, where hidden motives and a secret hold reveal the true cost of loyalty.
In "A Ring to Remember," super-rich and famously volatile actors Elizabeth Ryan and Richard Howden spark a dramatic showdown when Elizabeth hurls her priceless ring into the sea during a heated argument. When Richard bets $100,000 to charity that Primus can retrieve it, the daring adventurer dives in—only to face a shark, rival treasure hunters, and a shocking twist that turns the whole ordeal into a test of loyalty and deception.
In "The First Man of the Sea," Carter Primus dives into the deep to stop a saboteur from planting a bomb on a submarine, all while a malfunctioning American space capsule forces an emergency splashdown in Soviet territory. Called to action, Primus races across continents to rescue the stranded spaceman, facing off against Soviet agents in a high-stakes mission that tests his courage and skill.
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