Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Post-War Years Omnibus #[nn]

In "Case of the Vanishing Venuses!", Namor, Namora, and Betty Dean follow a trail of mystery to the eerie set of the film *Pirate Harvest*, where a disgraced director named Sari Tartar has turned her vision into a nightmare—abducting beauty contestants and forcing them into servitude. With the help of Lieutenant Byron and a film crew caught in her web, the heroes race to uncover the truth behind the vanished "Venuses" before the final scene is shot.

In "Case of the Bends!", Namor investigates a mysterious death on the waterfront, uncovering a sinister experiment by Dr. D. Mencha that uses decompression sickness as a weapon. With Namora’s help, he sets a trap using her as bait, leading to a showdown with the villain and his men at the dredge site.

In a storm-lashed tropical sea, Namor and Namora uncover a deadly scheme when a shipwreck isn’t an accident but a trap set by the ruthless salvage captain Blackbeard. With the help of passenger Betty Dean, they spark a mutiny aboard Blackbeard’s vessel, racing against time to expose his crimes before the authorities arrive.

In the shadow of a sunken freighter in New York Harbor, Namor and Namora investigate a mysterious explosion, uncovering a sinister plot led by Tinfish—a rogue American Nazi with a grudge and a fleet of one-man subs. As they piece together clues from Peter Oliver and Betty Dean, the Sub-Mariners must confront the twisted mind behind the attack before the city’s waters are flooded with vengeance.

Namora is drawn into a web of political intrigue when the Prime Minister’s daughter, Magda, pleads with her to uncover the truth behind a string of mysterious murders among Turkey’s top officials. With the Prime Minister Amin Yusef now among the victims and a shadowy figure named Amouzecar lurking in the shadows, the stakes rise as Namora ventures into a nation unraveling from within.

In the South Seas, mysterious ship sinkings have Admiral Saybrook calling on the Sub-Mariner to investigate. With Betty Dean by his side, Namor uncovers a hidden fleet of Venusian robots plundering cargo—part of a larger scheme to invade Earth. As he dismantles the robotic force and brings back their captured leader, Namor faces disbelief from U.S. officials who refuse to believe his account.

In "null," Sub-Mariner races to uncover a chilling mystery as mysterious disappearances plague the coast. When he discovers that alien minds have taken over killer sharks—shifting between monstrous and human forms—Namor must outwit the invaders before they seize control of the surface world. With the help of Betty Dean and Jameson, he orchestrates a daring plan to trap the alien shark-people, forcing them to face the limits of their fragile, borrowed forms.

In a rare moment of quiet introspection, a young Namor finds himself tested not by sea monsters or surface invaders, but by his own pride. When a reckless dive into a sunken submarine leaves him stranded, his usual companions turn away—only for his cousin Namora to step in and prove that strength isn’t just in power, but in courage and compassion.

In the frozen ruins of Admiral Byrd’s abandoned Antarctic outpost, Namor, Namora, and Byrrah uncover a dangerous new threat: fire. When a spilled can of kerosene ignites, the sudden blaze becomes an unnatural nightmare for the Atlantean prince, who has never faced such a force. With Byrrah fleeing in panic, Namor must confront the flames to save Namora—pushing his limits in a world where fire is as alien as it is deadly.