dr_hermes (dr_hermes) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-11-07 22:37:00

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char: sub-mariner/namor mckenzie, creator: bill everett, publisher: marvel comics

You dirty son of a sea-mammal
This is from YOUNG MEN# 24, December 1953. This was a brief revival by Timely (or Atlas, or Marvel, whatever)of the Human Torch, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner. Here, Bill Everett has Betty Dean explain to her roommate about Namor. (Sounds like a natural submission for READERS DIGEST "Most Unforgettable Person I Ever Met," eh?)

Is it just me, or does Betty refer to Namor's folk in an odd way. Not Mer-people or aquatic humans, but "sea-mammals" and "manlike mammals." Betty, what's WITH you? Do you think the Sub-Mariners evolved from seals or what?

	jamspread 2009-11-08 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Well, mammals = warm-blooded, so maybe that's technically correct? -_-; (which now makes his relationship with fish questionable) BTW, I love how he's just chillin' out with his penquin friends. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-11-08 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Namor, king of Atlantis, friend to penguins! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	akodo_rokku 2009-11-08 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	Namor loves his penguins, because they never give him shit. He says "IMPERIUS REX" and they say "WARK" and he's like, "Noble penguin, you understand my heart." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ar_feiniel_ 2009-11-08 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	Everything is better with penguins. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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