3rd Annual Namor the Sub-Mariner Advent Calendar

[Reviresco]

We are back for a third year of sharing some Namor cheer for each of the 24 days until Christmas!

By popular demand, the theme for this year's calendar will be:

Subby SlugFests!

WARING: This thread is NOT a "rumbles" thread. Please refrain from arguing, "defending" other characters, and posting _their_ feats, etc. That is OFF TOPIC and will be reported. The purpose of this thread is to show off some of NAMOR'S best battles in an Advent Calendar format.



If you'd like a more commercial Christmas thread, visit Namor75 Celebration Advent Calendar Thread, where there was lots of Namor themed items posted one could collect.


Namor75-The-Advent-Calendar

Or visit The Second Annual Namor the Sub-Mariner Advent Calendar Thread, where the theme was:

The Heroism of Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, aka All the Times Namor Has Saved Those Ungrateful Airbreathers.

Second Annual Namor the Sub-Mariner Advent Calendar

[Reviresco]

24 Days to Christmas




RED HULK!
Hulk (2008) 27 & 28

The set up for this story is that the Intelligencia, a group of geniuses, who, IIRC, had created the Red Hulk, set in motion various Doomsday scenarios in case they were defeated. Red Hulk, in some sort of deal with the government / Steve Rogers, is helping to find stop these disasters from occurring. There is one of them underwater, so of course, Steve calls Namor -- and the Atlantean scientists discover exactly where the Doomsday device is.

I didn't read Red Hulk regularly, but I believe he is somewhat de-powered by this time, because the Scorched Earth storyline has him ... paying for his easy victories early in his series under Loeb's pen, with more ... even handed re-matches with some of the heavy hitters he initially ran into. Regardless, it was nice to see Jeff Parker show how POWERFUL Namor is in his own element.






Here Namor is holding off two Doomsday constructs of sound, i.e. doing the heavy lifting, which allows Red Hulk to observe them with his energy sight? and find the devices within that are creating them.





Namor doesn't take being kept in the dark and left holding ... the sound constructs, very well. And in the next issue ... fisticuffs!

[Reviresco]

ORKA!
Sub-Mariner (1968) 23 & 24
Namor 43

Surprisingly, Namor and Orka didn't throw down all that often. Besides these two appearances, Orka appears in Sub-Mariner 66 with Virago, and in the Busiek and Larsen Defenders 2001 -- but Orka ends up fighting Hulk for that entire issue! So yes, Orka is definitely one of the strongest of Namor's foes -- but may be one of his dumbest.

From Subby 23, their first encounter, where Orka also has the power to command Orca whales...

[Reviresco]

21 Days to Christmas

Namor bounces right back up after that face smashing BRAAAK! But sadly, he does loses the fight, perhaps because he hesitates with Lady Dorma in peril. Of course, Kang goes over the top and insists on chaining up Namor ...




Despite chaining Namor to the front of an attacking Killer Whale, Kang, Dorcas, and Orka end up losing his Royal Highness, with Orka and Dorcas ending up dead... until ...

[Reviresco]

21 Days to Christmas

In the 90s Namor series, Dorcas is revived, and resurrects Orka, but bigger and stronger! And, of course, dumber. Dorcas has kidnapped Diane Arliss Newell, and Stingray enlists Namor's aid.

[Thor-El]

Fantastic battle between Namor and Orka!!! My fist exposure to Orka was in an Avengers 149 when Thor went against him.

[Reviresco]

And a bonus pic of painful portions, of Phoenix Namor dealing with Red Hulk.




I get the feeling that Namor thinks Red Hulk is presumptuous.

[Phoenixx9]

Terrific, terrific, terrific!

I love beginning the calendar with Rulk. The best is PF Namor breaking a finger because Rulk was presumptuous!

[Reviresco]

Terrific, terrific, terrific!

I love beginning the calendar with Rulk. The best is PF Namor breaking a finger because Rulk was presumptuous!

LOL! Well, he broke a little more than a finger. Ouch!

I'm glad you liked my first choice -- even if Namor doesn't have many encounters with him. Rulk isn't one of my favorite characters, at least the ridiculously over-powered Loeb version. Parker's Rulk is far better, and this issue was nice, for high Namor content. I'd forgotten, however, that most of the Rulk fight was in #28.

I'm hoping to get to today's entry a little earlier this evening.

[Abe]

This is the most violent advent calender I've ever seen ! And I love it of course. Excellent battle under water... and I'm eager to discover what's your plan for Xmas, Rev !

A great first day anyway, and such a pleasure waiting for the next day - like I used to do one year ago.

Imperius Rex!!!

[Michael Watkins]

you could probably fill all 24 days w/ his attempts to flood the surface world.