Featuring: Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner!
Release: March 3, 1966
Cover: June 1966
12 cents
Story by Smilin’ Stan Lee
Pencils by Grinnin’ Gene Colan
Inks by Dazzlin’ Dick Ayers
Lettering by Snarlin’ Sam Rosen
12 pages
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I am still the Lord of the Seven Seas!
Where were we. Krang and Puppet Master have teamed up to control the Behemoth. Hank Pym and Janet were around at some point. We’ll catch up with them next time in the pages of Avengers.
We’re supposed to believe that because Krang is controlling the Behemoth through the clay puppet, the creature has better reflexes than it would otherwise. That makes little sense to me.
Looks like Krang does need his helmet on the surface. He didn’t seem to last issue.
We’re reminded Namor is Lord of the Seven Seas. He stole that title from Aquaman.
Namor has beaten the Behemoth, but Dorma doesn’t know that. And she consents to marry Krang to save Namor. I feel like there were other options here. Like knock the puppet out of his hands. Or get help. Or verify what Krang is saying…
Vashti tells Namor the “happy” news. I imagine Namor will take it in stride and not lose his temper.
We’ll pause Namor’s story for now and figure out what happened to Wasp. Then we need to see what happens with Hercules…
Rating: ★★½, 46/100
Significance: ★★★☆☆
I read this story in Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner vol. 1.
Characters:
- Prince Namor
- Dorma
- The Behemoth
- Warlord Krang
- Puppet Master
- Lord Vashti
Story notes:
- Namor fights Behemoth, under Krang’s control.
- Namor turns iron gates of Atlantis into a weapon.
- Namor is Lord of the Seven Seas.
- Eels shock Behemoth; feedback damages puppet and Krang loses control.
- Seismographs on Earth register fight.
- Namor traps Behemoth in Quagmire of Doom.
- Krang tricks Dorma into thinking he still controls the Behemoth, so she consents to marry him.
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