Sal Buscema - Submariner #39 Cover (1971)

Another Great Cover for your Museum. At some point you have to make an exhibition...!

IMPERIUS REX!!!!!! the first mutant,  the king of atlantis....Subby has always been a favorite of mine. Love his brash personality and walking the line between hero and villian. Congrats on a beautiful Buscema cover and bringing up your m to f ratio 

Classic Subby imagery! Bravo!

Wow, what a fantastic Sub Mariner cover.  Doesn't get much better than this.  Excited to see his introduction into the MCU as well.  Thanks for sharing!

A powerful and impressive Sub-Mariner cover! 

Big grab, Duke! Congrats on adding a Subby cover to the stable. Also, you're dead wrong about the pronunciation. "Mare-in-urr", no arguments.

Its sub-mar-in-er. There are no mares in the sea, except sea horses.

Wow awesome score-congrats

Duke this is gorgeous! Congratulations!

I had the same instinct until I saw the cartoons. But then my instinct was also that it was pronounced Issss-lend. :)

This is great because not only is he rampaging against the army like the Hulk alway has, but he's also uttering the famous words he often uttered back in his earlier days, about warning the surface worl not to attack him! Love Marie's inks, too!

Fantastic Cover - huge congrats.

Would not have pegged this for your collection. A great example! Same issues with Submariner AND Namor. Still unsure if it's Naymore or Nahmer?!

Wow, super cool! So much going on in this cover. Congrats on a great pickup!

Wonderful cover! Love the detail that went into this. It's not everyday you get to see the pure rage of Namor, and it is captured perfectly with this one. Big Congrats!

Talk about perfect timing -- our favorite Atlantean in all his glory!

Sub-ma-REE-ner, Sub-MA-ri-ner.  Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to.  I had the same problem when I was a kid.  But really all I cared about was how cool this character was (is).  Absolutely stunning cover, and such an iconic image of Namor's contentious (often violent) relationship to the surface world.

This is a stunningly bad-ass image. Congrats, Dukie!

I put it to you this paragraph from your own description proves you have a chronic habit. 'While I would be totally satisfied if I never got another Submariner piece of art in my lifetime - I am interested in adding a John Buscema Subby splash or cover if you should ever have one to sell.'

When you go into 'rehab' send me your collection so the mere sight of it does not tempt you into further purchases when they let you out. To put your mind at rest on another matter  A submarine is where, non winged, submariners live. A sub mariner is a poor mariner. Not worthy of a first team start, which might explain why every solo Sub -Mariner title swifty sank from view. Lol. Nice art.

This cover is loud! You can hear the shouting, the crumpling of the tank, the crackle of small arms fire creating a background din, fully drowned out by the booming voice of Subby...the whole thing SCREAMS. I love it! Congrats! 

That's a great fishy man cover, #1 submarine fan!!

Yep, that was me as a kid, Submarine-er was his name.  Imposing cover and a perfect time to share it after his visual introduction to the MCU.

Baller.

Any way you say it, this cover rocks!

Love it, man!  Classic stuff.  Hard to top IMO for a Namor piece - got everything you could want!  Must be sight in person.  Big congrats!

Bad-to-the-bone berserker Sub-Mariner cover!

Ya know, you'd think the surface world would learn its lesson after a while.  Do NOT mess with Namor!! This is a fan-TABULOUS cover.  Wowie wow wow WOW!!  

Don't mess with Subby! Fantastic 60/70's feeling cover!

Just a great cover from the '70's!  Love the action and the anger!

Sockamagee!

Outstanding cover! I like the inks by Severin. Congrats 

There is Severin's inks to consider here but this is Big John level for sure.

Sal is a truly fantastic artist and storyteller who just happened to have a big bro' doing the same job and being a genius at it.

Oh wow, what a treasure. 

Fantastic cover!

This is a marvellous cover.  Many congrats!

Wow!  A stunning cover by two of the artists who made Marvel great.

Prince Namor unleashed! Is there any other way to fully grasp this indomitable regal figure? A true classic!

15 cent Namor goodness! Bravo! 

Great cover! Sal captures all the righteous outrage of Namor. The body casually flung from the tank emphasises Subby's disregard for human life. Congrats!

What a great cover. Like you, I also pronounced his name the same way. So, maybe we are right and everyone else is wrong. Subby was one of my favorite Marvel characters and I really love the way Sal draws him. Congrats on an awesome addition to your collection.

This cover is increbible!! Your collection is top notch. Miss seeing you around on CAF. Hope all is well. 

Super classic Marvel magic!

Vintage Sal - wow, you are on a roll D! Perfect Subby cover! Congrats!!!

Besides issues 1 and 34, this is far and away my favorite Sub-Mariner cover- just AWESOME!!!

Sal and Marie...great combo!

Woooooow - super cover !!