Essential Sub-Mariner #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest Silver Age adventures of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, reprinting his appearances from Fantastic Four Annual #1 and issues #4-6 of the series that launched his solo revival, along with his own title's first issues. It follows the return of the Prince of Atlantis to the Marvel Universe, where he clashes with the Fantastic Four, including Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, while navigating the political machinations of his Atlantean rivals like Byrrah and his grandfather Thakorr. Presented in black-and-white as part of Marvel's Essentials line, this collection covers the foundational stories that re-established Namor as a complex antihero in the Marvel mythos.
In "In Mortal Combat with... Sub-Mariner!", Namor finds himself trapped on Skull Island, held prisoner by the ruthless Plunderer, who attempts to sway him with a vibra-gun forged from Plunderstone. When the Swamp Men launch a surprise assault, chaos erupts—leading to a fiery escape and a desperate race to stop the Plunderer from turning his vengeance on Atlantis. Written by Roy Thomas and brought to life with dynamic art by Werner Roth and Dan Adkins, this essential tale features a striking cover by John Buscema and Gene Colan, with inks by Sol Brodsky and Jack Abel.
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Namor is on Skull Island in the Savage Land as a prisoner of the Plunderer. The villain tries to entice the Sub-Mariner into becoming his partner in world conquest by trying to impress him with his powerful vibra-gun constructed from Plunderstone (the Savage Land's version of vibranium). When the local Swamp Men attack, Namor is freed and the Plunderer's base begins to burn to the ground. Namor escapes from the inferno but not in time to stop the Plunderer from escaping in his powerful submarine. The villain decides to attack Atlantis in retribution for all of the trouble Namor has caused him.
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