Marvel Mystery Comics #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Orton Medical Mission," Namor returns to America after thwarting a submarine threat in the Atlantic, only to be detained upon arrival. With the city's subway system overrun by criminals, it's up to him—and the help of Betty Dean—to restore order, even if the authorities don't trust his methods. Written and illustrated by Bill Everett, with a striking cover by Alex Schomburg, this 1940 issue captures Namor at a pivotal moment, balancing his alien heritage with his growing role as a protector in a world that fears what it doesn't understand.
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Namor, after successfully ending the mine and sub menace in the Atlantic, briefly visits home, then heads back to America to help out with ending non-war related crime. But on his arrival, he is immediately taken prisoner until Betty Dean convinces the authorities to release him to deal with criminals that have flooded the city's subway system.
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