Sub-Mariner: The Depths TPB

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His late wife Lady Dorma was also apparently a cousin. And Namora's daughter Namorita did at one point hope to have this with Namor when she was younger, but eventually got over her crush. Atlanteans obviously don't have a cousin incest taboo. (In fairness, though, Namor's family are royalty.) Mercury's Wings: Ankle wings are a characteristic of Atlanteans. They work equally well in the water or air.

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Tiger Shark – An Olympic swimmer transformed by Doctor Dorcas into a hybrid of Namor's DNA and a tiger shark. He battles Namor repeatedly over the years, at one time an ally to the sea king, though today he has again chosen to be his enemy. Namor appears in a self-titled segment of The Marvel Super Heroes, [194] voiced by John Vernon. [195] Namor: Cease. Namor reserves personally showing his kingdom for women he’s seducing, and you are simply not my type. He also gets on surprisingly well with Jean Grey, both the teen and adult versions, the former after she earned his respect, the latter because she's an All-Loving Heroine.

Flight, Strength, Heart: Namor has super strength, can fly, breathe both air and water, can charge his body with electricity, has telepathic control over undersea life... and at one time could puff himself up like a puffer fish. Royals Who Actually Do Something: The prince or king of Atlantis (depending on the story) is willing to fight battles himself or at the front of his army. His royal styling appears to actually be Prince of Atlantis, though not as in "son of the current reigning king".

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Namor has greater longevity than a normal human being. He is nearly 100 years old, but has the appearance of a male in his prime. The Good King: He wants to be this, though how successful he is varies. Namor loves Atlantis and will do anything to protect it. Those who try to harm his city or his people will deeply regret that decision. Notable Aliases: Avenging daughter, The Sea-Woman, The Sea Queen, Sub-Mariner Nationality: Atlantean Species: Mutant Human / Atlantean First Appearance: Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (May, 1947) Older Than They Look: Namor was born in the 1920's (and might be even older, if his comment to Teen Jean that he had lived "a dozen human lifetimes" was more than enraged hyperbole), teamed up with Captain America during World War II, and still looks like a man in the prime of his life. Justified due to his half-Atlantean physiology.

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The wife of Avengers' member Walter Newell/Stingray and sister of supervillain Todd Arliss/Tiger Shark. His enhanced senses enable him to see in the deepest ocean depths, hear when a school of fish turn a corner from a world away and even feel when the deepest currents change by the slightest degree. [109] Benjamin Dewy renders the underwater world in beautiful detail. It’s populated with all kinds of sea life and is a joy to look at. It’s by far one of the lushest-looking comics on this list. Sub-Mariner Comics #21-24, 26–30, 32–42; Namora #1-3; Marvel Mystery Comics #84-86, 90–91; Human Torch #28, #30, #37-38; Blonde Phantom #17; Young Men #24-28; Men's Adventures #28

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Marvel released several one-shots in 2020 that explored Marvel characters from the perspective of ordinary people. Namor was the first to get one of these stories with a tale set in 1946 and narrated by Namor’s human girlfriend – Betty Dean. Mutants: Being a Half-Human Hybrid, Namor is considered one even among most of the Atlantean people. He's a somewhat different type of mutant than the others in the Marvel Universe (as he's an Atlantean mutant rather than a human mutant; his human half is 100% "normal"), but that's usually not considered important. At one point he was lodging with the X-Men on their new artificial island. Our Mermaids Are Different: He is part-mutant, part-Atlantean. Pure-blood Antlanteans are also humanoid but have blue skin. In the Marvel Noir reality, Namor is a captain of a ship named "Dorma". [173] Captain Namor is a widely infamous pirate of the seven seas and an associate of Tony Stark, who pays him for the numerous voyages on his adventures. Namor considers himself as a man of the sea and doesn't share any allegiances to any countries or nations. As part of his tradition as a pirate, Namor marks himself and his crew by slicing their ears to look like shark's fins. He is the captain of the Dorma, an advanced submarine while taking the guise of a fishing trawler. [174] Admiring the Abomination: Dr. Stein does it once he fully spots Namor ◊. Namor, understandably, isn't amused ◊.Having a character study from another’s point of view allows for enough distance for the story to ask questions and probe. In this instance, the comic explores Namor’s temperament and, by extension, war-time PTSD. It’s a side of Namor readers haven’t seen before but makes a lot of sense in the context of post-World War II.