Fantastic Fill-In #2--Kirby's Atlantis!

We here at Slay Monstrobot continue to try to fill the gap created by the we-can't-put-out-a-monthly-FF-comic-for-3-straight-months approach at Marvel. This week, we're focusing on Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963)!!

Jack Kirby (justifiably) gets lots of credit for his Asgard, for his New Genesis, etc. But nobody ever talks about his Atlantis!

If you recall, over Namor's first several Silver Age appearances, there was no Atlantis. It had been wrecked by nuclear testing while he was living as a hobo, and the Atlanteans moved, and he couldn't find him, because the ocean is freaking huge.

But now he's found them--and it's the return of the king!

The next two were part of a double-page spread...

We are regaled with tales of the origins of Atlantis...

What a glorious city...

Great war vehicles, too...

More from this annual soon...