Sub-Mariner: Difference between revisions

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.

 

 

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.

** In the 2011 [[Fear Itself (Comic Book)|Fear Itself]] tie in, ''The Deep'', [[They Killed Kenny|Atlantis was destroyed... again]]. The blow to Namor's self-confidence was severe.

* [[Canon Welding]]: For [[Marvel Comics]], started with the Namor/Human Torch battle.

* [[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]].

* [[Fair Cop]]: Betty Dean, his [[Golden Age]] love interest.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: In his youth he was a pariah in Atlantis due to, being, well, white - where normal Atlanteans are blue. They called him "pale crab." He's happy to note that they don't do that anymore, but the Blue Marvel thinks they just don't do it to his ''face''.

** With Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch. The two had their famous battles, but they later fought side-by-side in [[World War II]] in the Invaders. Namor later referred to Hammond as someone he respects (and for a guy like Namor, that's quite a compliment).

* [[Fish People]]: Imperius Fish!