Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner

Marvel’s Masterworks line continues its archival mission with this volume dedicated to the Sub-Mariner, collecting the earliest Lee-and-Colan issues of the character’s 1960s solo series. Stan Lee and Gene Colan, the defining creative team of this era, bring Prince Namor’s undersea kingdom and his conflicted role as both hero and antagonist to vivid life. This 2002 hardcover matters as a cornerstone reprint, preserving the Silver Age revival of one of Marvel’s first major characters for modern readers.