Respect Namor

Originally posted by snoopdogg
I don't think DC intended to rip off Namor but who knows. When they first came out the only similarity was they came from Atlantis.

I wonder why Namor kinda drifted off and Aquaman became a household name?

Description of Aquaman from a comic...

"Aquaman is a hybrid. Possibly a mutant. His mother was a Atlantean. His father was a lighthouse keeper. (Human)."

Sounds...familiar?

I was talking about their powerset when they were originals. They were not even close.

And besides it's assumed those are his origins.

Well, yeah. Didn't Aquaman talk to fish...was that his only power then?

And Namor still has some good milestones. He's the first character of Marvel. First anti-hero. First comic book character to fly under his own power (Most famous superhero power - Superman didn't fly until 1943). First mutant to appear in comics. First undersea hero. First comic book hero who killed someone in their comic.

Did I forget something?

Did Marvel actually create Namor, Captain America & Human Torch?

I thought Marvel bought the company that made them or vice versa.

Well, I think they changed their name from Timely Comics to Marvel Comics. It's name was also Atlas Comics at some point. I think it is the same company, only that the people and name has changed.

Don Markstein says it well:

http://www.toonopedia.com/subbie.htm

" The future is likely to be more of the same. Subbie is a little too prickly to qualify as a major headliner — but too interesting a character to disappear completely."

Another good article about Bill Everett, creator of Namor:

http://jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=904

"The familiar triangle face, arched eyebrows, elfin ears and ankle wings made the Sub-Mariner stand out in an era known for its strange looking heroes and villains. But it wasn't just the distinctive Everett artwork that made the character special. The plots and the characters propelled the story along at breakneck speed. There was great power and nobility in the charact2r who ruled the oceans, and Everett's early writing so firmly established these traits that it would be difficult to imagine a different interpretation of the Sub-Mariner. Namor fought everyone, including himself. Torn between two races, he would never know peace. Everett's writing illuminated this aspect without sinking into unnecessary verbosity."

Also, it tells us that Bill Everett is also the first artist that ever drew Daredevil.

Namor was also first character who fought Daredevil in his red costume.

Not much, but he is first in lot of things.

Also, royal titles of Namor:
http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/6397/namorroyaltitles5ta.gif

Saves people from the sea by building a raft very fast. He seems to be a skilled carpenter.
http://img426.imageshack.us/img426/6941/namorfeat1209oc.gif

Saves an submarine under many tons of rock.
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/namorfeat121.gif

Shows his skills against Iron Man.
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/namorfeat122.gif

Gets an Typhoon-class submarine clear. Typhoon submarines are the largest submarines ever built, with displacement of 33,800-48,000 tons when underwater.
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/namorfeat123.gif

Gah! I'm glad the long hair Namor is long gone, it's hard to take him serious with fabio hair. He can still kick ass, but the hair man...the hair!

Yes...he should have it short. And wear the damned black costume, have writers and artists (Besides the ones in New Avengers) forgotten it completely? With that costume, he is not supposed to dehydrate for 24 hours (It was made by Reed Richards).

What do you think about the feat list at Page 25?

I love his battles, he is uber when it comes to fights and making comments that makes his opponents feel like punks.

Also I'm sorry who ever says Wolverine can take a punch from a guy who can lift 110,000 tons is insane.

Exactly. 😂

Daredevil respects Namor:

And yeah, Namor schools him in their fight, but DD doesn't do badly either:
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/2421/ddnamor25lp.gif
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6733/ddnamor36ly.gif
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7869/ddnamor41da.gif
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/DDNamor5.gif

Well that's creepy "Now I have a date with an avenging son". Never knew Daredevil swung that way

Yeah, I though he was straight too.

Well, who could resist that flat head...those pointy ears...the ankle wings...or the swimsuit...droolio

Who is stronger between Aquaman and Namor?

And don't tell me Aqauman dropping a whale on Namor makes him better as in the DC vs Marvel comic series.

Originally posted by xkalybr
Who is stronger between Aquaman and Namor?

And don't tell me Aqauman dropping a whale on Namor makes him better as in the DC vs Marvel comic series.

Clearly, from ALL that I have read about Namor, and his amazing feats, he is clearly one of the strongest and skilled Marvel characters, who usually gets overlooked.

This is a very cool respect thread. I remember first learning about Namor from the old 1960's Marvel cartoons on TV. You know, with the song, "Stronger than a whale..."

I was a fan then, but am a bigger fan now.

Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Did you know that Namor appeared BEFORE Aquaman?

So Aquaman is, in fact, a Namor rip-off.

Glad you respect him.

actually i did know that just worded the post really badly

Originally posted by xkalybr
Clearly, from ALL that I have read about Namor, and his amazing feats, he is clearly one of the strongest and skilled Marvel characters, who usually gets overlooked.

This is a very cool respect thread. I remember first learning about Namor from the old 1960's Marvel cartoons on TV. You know, with the song, "Stronger than a whale..."

I was a fan then, but am a bigger fan now.

Nice. 😄

New stuff:

Namor shows his agility:
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/2339/namorfeat1243cq.gif

Magneto's shields can't fully take the force of Namor's punch...
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/2028/namorfeat1256ol.gif

Namor also later beats Magneto (who is not at full power though)
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4495/namorfeat1264hw.gif

Sinks an ship:
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/9162/namorfeat1270zq.gif

Weakened Namor still beats some Class 6-10's:
http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/8793/namorfeat1289mi.gif

And also, while weakened gives a beatdown to both Tiger Shark and Attuma:
http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/7315/namortsa19mw.gif
http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/7571/namortsa26ml.gif
http://img308.imageshack.us/img308/8265/namortsa30lh.gif

Namor: Friend of animals.
http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/7877/namorfriendofanimals8et.gif