Spongebob Annual-Size Super-Giant Swimtacular #1 – Return of the Aquatic Adventurers / Newsstand Edition – VF/NM – 2013 (United Plankton)

📌 Condition Note:

A beautiful Very Fine/Near Mint copy. Overall excellent condition with minor wear visible on the back spine, typical of a well-preserved newsstand edition.

📖 Comic Details:

The oversized annual celebrating the submarine superheroics of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, featuring the Aquatic Adventurers in a nostalgia-fueled Swimtacular!

🖌 Stories & Credits:

Written by Chuck Dixon and Various

Art by Derek Drymon, Jerry Ordway, Ramona Fradon (Silver Age artist) and Various

Cover by Jacob Chabot

Published: June 2013 (United Plankton Pictures, Inc.)

Comes bagged and boarded

✨ Key Features / Reason to Buy:

• Newsstand Edition—much scarcer than the direct market edition.

• Features the return of the Aquatic Adventurers.

• Includes work by legendary artists Jerry Ordway (Superman) and Ramona Fradon (Metamorpho).

• 48 huge pages of all-new, full-length superhero spoofs.

💎 Collectible Appeal:

A fantastic, high-grade issue that is a modern collector's key for fans of SpongeBob's superhero lore, perfect for display and long-term value retention.