Namor75: Namor the Sub-Mariner Readathon

[Reviresco]

Namor the Sub-Mariner is AWESOME!

Sadly, it appears the folks at Marvel have forgotten this, as well as a number of comic fans, which is even more disappointing in Namor's 75th anniversary year. Since Marvel is slacking, I've decided to do my own 75th anniversary celebration of Marvel's iconic first superhero! Starting with ...

I'm going to read and review every appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner!!!

Okay, almost every appearance. I thought about reading every appearance since Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (75 years ago) but decided that might be far too much Golden Age goodness for most folks on this board. Plus there's lots that hasn't been reprinted from that era, so I don't have it. Instead, I'll start with Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 and Marvel Comics #1 and then skip ahead to the Silver Age, and Fantastic Four #4. So ….

I'm going to read and review every appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner from FF #4!!!

Feel free to comment or join the Namor75 Readathon at any point. If you have a favorite issue you'd like to review just let me know. Please. Let me know.

[Reviresco]

THE ISSUES

GOLDEN AGE	SILVER AGE
Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1	Fantastic Four #4
Marvel Comics #1	Fantastic Four #6
Marvel Mystery Comics #2	Fantastic Four #9
Marvel Mystery Comics #3	Strange Tales #107
Marvel Mystery Comics #4	Fantastic Four #14
Marvel Mystery Comics #5	Fantastic Four Annual #1
Marvel Mystery Comics #6	Avengers #3
Marvel Mystery Comics #7	Avengers #4
Marvel Mystery Comics #8	Fantastic Four #27
Marvel Mystery Comics #9	Uncanny X-Men #6
Marvel Mystery Comics #10	Strange Tales #125
Marvel Mystery Comics #11	Fantastic Four #33
Marvel Mystery Comics #12	Strange Tales #127
Marvel Mystery Comics #13	Journey Into Mystery #112
Human Torch #2 -9.25	Daredevil #7
Marvel Mystery Comics #14	Avengers #16
Marvel Mystery Comics #15	Tales to Astonish #70
Marvel Mystery Comics #16 -12.10
Human Torch #3 -12.10
Marvel Mystery Comics #17
Marvel Mystery Comics #18
Sub-Mariner #1 -3.1	Jun, Sep, Dec, Mar
Marvel Mystery Comics #19
Human Torch #4 -3.
Marvel Mystery Comics #20
Marvel Mystery Comics #21
All Winners #1 -5.20	Aug, Nov, Feb, May
Sub-Mariner #2 -6.
Marvel Mystery Comics #22
Human Torch #5a -6.
Marvel Mystery Comics #23
Marvel Mystery Comics #24
All Winners #2 ?
Marvel Mystery Comics #25

[Reviresco]

THE FACTS



THE FEATS



THE FIRSTS

First comicbook anti-hero

First superhero to fly

First comicbook royalty

First aquatic superhero

First team up / crossover appearance (with Original Human Torch) that created the concept of a shared Marvel Universe

[Trident]

Lol

Awesome thread!

I believe you can First ruler/Prince superhero and first Aquatic Super hero to the list as well to the list.

That's right without Namor concept like Aquaman,Thor, Black Panther, Black Bolt and so on may not exist.

[dzub]

THE FACTS



THE FEATS



THE FIRSTS

First comicbook anti-hero

First superhero to fly

He was in the first ever crossover in comics
and the first to appear in x men,avengers and fantastic four!

[Darth Phoenix]

Universal needs to make a movie with him before he turns 80.

[Trident]

.....do you want scans for the thread or are you just doing a review type deal? I have tons of Namor stuff saved on a hard drive somewhere that would make newbies do a double take.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Universal needs to make a movie with him before he turns 80.

No-no-no.
Marvel Studios needs to make a movie with him when he turns 81 in 2020!