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Namor had his own magazine ''"Sub-Mariner Comics''" which lasted for 32 issues (Fall, 1941-June, 1949), and also appeared regularly in various anthologies. But by 1949 the character was defunct. The character was revived a few years later in the pages of ''"Young Men''" #24-28 (December, 1953-June, 1954), and ''"Sub-Mariner Comics''" #33-42 (April, 1954 - October, 1955). Most of the stories were again written and drawn by Bill Everett. Who managed to update Namor, Namora, and Betty Dean for the new decade. Everett also created tales exploring Namor's childhood and teenage years. But once this run was over, Namor became another fond memory for older readers.
 
Namor returned during [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #4 (May, 1962), after a chance meeting with the (new) Human Torch awakened his memories (lost after an enemy with mental powers erased them; he ended up as a homeless man for decades, apparently he ages very slowly.) Namor then ended up once again in a villainous role, though (once again) a beautiful woman (The Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four) convinced him to change his mind. Namor soon got his own series again, where he mostly had [[Atlantis Is Boring|adventures under the sea]]. He fell in love with an Atlantean named Lady Dorma, though she eventually was killed. (Part of this series was adapted in animated form in the [[Marvel Super Heroes (Video Game)|Marvel Super Heroes]] TV show.) He also became a founding member of [[The Defenders]] and met Namora's daughter, Namorita (of the [[New Warriors]].)
 
In the [[The Nineties|1990s]], Sub-Mariner again had his own comic book series by writer/artist [[John Byrne]], who reinvented Namor as a shrewd businessman after establishing that his rages were caused by an imbalance of oxygen in his blood that could be treated. Namor bought a surface company called Oracle using treasures rescued from the sea. This series lasted for 62 issues (April, 1990-May, 1995). Since then the character mostly appears in team books and the occasional mini-series.
 
Even today, Namor continues to vacillate between hero and villain; for example he has been a member of both The Illuminati (a conspiracy of Marvel heroes) and later, their [[Evil Counterpart]] (evil''er'', to [[The Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|some]]), [[Dark Reign (Comic Bookcomics)|The Cabal]]. He has recently started embracing his mutant heritage, becoming first a part of the "Dark" X-Men and then the X-Men proper.
 
He received another ongoing, ''Namor: The First Mutant'', which seems to have been quietly cancelled in favor of a [[Fear Itself (Comic Book)|Fear Itself]] tie in starring some of the classic [[The Defenders]] cast and at least one of their legacies, followed by a new [[The Defenders]] ongoing which debuted in the winter of 2011.
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* [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]]: Namor used to have the ability to mimic any aquatic life, fitting him into this trope. That is no longer the case since the power has been long forgotten.
* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Anti-Villain]]: Type III to V [[Depending Onon the Writer]] - Retconned as a chemically induced fictional mood imbalance (bipolar disorder doesn't work like that) during Byrne's run on Namor's own book.
** He is a member of the Illuminati (a council of powerful heroes which includes Professor X, Iron Man, Reed Richards, and Doctor Strange) and the Cabal (its villainous counterpart). He claims he doesn't see the difference.
* [[Anything That Moves]]: And we do mean [http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=4074&page=3 anything]
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* [[Catch and Return]]: Namor once caught Ares' axe and embedded it in Iron Man's armor on the return throw.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Imperius Rex!" No one's entirely sure what it means, but it [[Rule of Cool|sure sounds cool]].
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: Especially when he's on the villain's side. During [[Dark Reign (Comic Bookcomics)|Dark Reign]], after finding himself allied with Namor again, [[Dr. Doom]] resurrected General Attuma, in secret, to send him against Namor in case of his betrayal, as too often their past alliances ended with Namor switching sides in a middle of the battle.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Had a brief relationship with Emma Frost while she was with the Hellfire Club. This is a [[Retcon]] written after her [[Heel Face Turn]] (and set between his [[Face Heel Turn]] and his [[Heel Face Turn]] - in other words, they were both villains when it happened and both heroes when it "came to light"). A better example might be his romantic tension with Sue Storm/Richards of the [[Fantastic Four]] back when he was a villain.
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: Namor used to have powers based on sea creatures like the puffer fish and the electric eel. The power to control and redirect electricity is the only artifact left over from this period.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: One of Namor's most effective tactics underwater is to trap his opponent in a whirlpool until he or she runs out of air.
* [[Evil Chancellor]] / [[The Usurper]]: Longtime Namor antagonist Warlord Krang, who recently returned from limbo as a member of Joe Casey's [[The Defenders|'Last' Defenders]] team and during the pages of Namor's last solo attempted ANOTHER coup for control of Atlantis {{spoiler|only at the end for both to enter into a [[Enemy Mine]] situation. }}
* [[Fair Cop]]: Betty Dean, his [[Golden Age]] love interest.
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* [[Flying Seafood Special]]: His other power set.
* [[The Good King]]: Namor loves Atlantis and will do anything to protect it. Those who try to harm his city or his people [[Berserk Button|will deeply regret that decision]].
* [[Grievous Harm Withwith a Body]]: Attacked by two Sentinels, Namor tore off one of the robot's arms and used it to smash its companion to bits.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Just ''try'' and talk to him without setting him off. It'll be funny.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
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* [[Immune to Bullets]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Sure, he's demonstrated that he can be a nice guy here and there, but by far and large he's a rude, manipulative, self-centered ''asshole''.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: One notable example is an issue of [[Fantastic Four]] in which Reed Richards had returned [[Death Is Cheap|after it was believed he was dead]] and found that Namor and Susan Richards had shared a kiss. Furious, Reed attacked and Namor purposefully [[Throwing the Fight|lost the fight]] and pretended to be knocked unconscious so that Reed would feel better and regain his confidence. For a guy as proud as Namor, that was really sweet.
* [[Kryptonite Factor]]: If he's separated from water for too long, he loses much of his strength. He also needs open air from time to time, due to his mixed parentage.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Strong enough to slug it out with some of Marvel's heaviest hitters, not to mention terrifyingly fast.
* [[Looking for Love In All Thethe Wrong Places]]: Well known for his pursuit of the married Susan Richards. Which other than his late wife is probably his longest relationship.
* {{spoiler|[[Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe]]:}} {{spoiler|1=In the 2012 [[The Defenders]] run, a childhood memory of his mother hiding a picture of herself, Leonard McKenzie and Captain Nemo from him, along with the discovery of a copy of the picture within the sunken Nautilus, brought up the question if [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|Captain Nemo]] might be Namor's father. Not that Namor could care at this stage of his life.}}
* [[Mercury's Wings]]: Ankle wings are a characteristic of Atlanteans. They work equally well in the water or air.
* [[Monster Modesty]]: A few examples.
** [[Depending Onon the Writer|Depending on the artist]], the blue-skinned Atlanteans will often wear very little. Armored swimsuits and loincloths are common.
** Marrina, a green skinned fish girl, was married to Namor for a time and is a rare female example.
** Looking at his pointy ears and the wings on his ankles, Namor is obviously not fully human. Taking this into account along with his desire to prance around in green speedos, he fits this trope.
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* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: [[Depending Onon the Writer]] Namor has the ability to telepathically communicate with several different forms of sea life.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Is most well known [[Walking Shirtless Scene|for wearing basically a green speedo and not much else]]. In ''[[Marvels]]'', he wears ''nothing''. [[Even the Guys Want Him|He has the body to get away with it.]]
* [[Super Reflexes]]
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