FAVOURITE COMICS OF THE FUTURE - SUB-MARINER SPECIAL #2...

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Hey, whaddya mean "Favourite Comics of the Future?  You

on drugs or something?" you may be asking.  Well, it's just that

I never knew about this comic until a few days ago, and as it's the

next ish in line to SUB-MARINER King-Size Special #1, which

I bought way back in 1972 or '73, I simply had to have it!  With no

previous memories of - or associations with - the above mag, I can

hardly claim it as a 'Favourite Comic of the Past', but no doubt

it'll become a favourite in the future, hence the title.

Although the previous ish had been a 68 page Special, this

one comprises only 52 (including covers) so it doesn't qualify

as 'King-Size'.  I would've thought another Subby story could've

been included, along with some pin-ups to round off the mag to 68

pages, so why MARVEL didn't do this is a bit of a mystery.  Any-

way, as I said in my 'teaser' post to this one a few days back, it's

nice to finally add the second issue to my collection along-

side its predecessor, 43-44 years after the event.

The '70s, of course, is when I bought my original copy of

#1, but I never retained it long-term.  I acquired a replacement

for it in the very early '80s, then replaced that with a better con-

dition copy a little while later.  So, in the interests of accuracy, the

gap between buying my current copy of #1 and #2 is actually ap-

proximately 33-34 years, but that's still a very long time.  Not

that any of that will matter to you one whit, but I always

like to be as precise as I possibly can.

Anyway, congratulations!  You managed to wade through

my weary waffle and have therefore earned the right to savour

the iconic images laid before you.  If you cheated and jumped

straight to the pretty pics, then shame on you.  Turn in your

F.O.O.M. membership card on the way out.

BONUS:  A close-up of the cover art - just for you!

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