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Namor

🎞 Speculation that Namor will apppear in the MCU began with Endgame when Okoye mentioned underwater earthquakes.  Confirmed at SDCC 2022: Wakanda Forever will feature Namora, Attuma, Aneka, Riri Williams, and Namor-Tenoch Huerta confirmed for Namor 

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Sub-Mariner #38
Marvel ⋅ 1971
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Sub-Mariner #38
 
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Origin of Namor

Black Panther #11
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Black Panther #11
 
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First battle of Shuri and Namor

Black Panther #28
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Black Panther #28
 
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Namor versus the Black Panther

Sub-Mariner Comics #33
Timely ⋅ 1954
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Sub-Mariner Comics #33
 
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Origin of Namor from Marvel Comics #1 retold with additional details

Namor the Sub-Mariner #1
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Namor the Sub-Mariner #1
 
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Premiere issue of the sixth solo Namor series

1st appearance of Phoebe Marrs, a businesswoman

Eternals #2
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Eternals #2
 
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1st appearance of Ajak, a member of the sub-group known as the Polar Eternals

1st appearance of Arishem the Judge, a Celestial

The Celestials sink the Kingdom of Lemuria and as a result, Atlantis is also sunk

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Celestials: End of Time]

Fantastic Four #33
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Fantastic Four #33
 
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1st appearance of Attuma, an Atlantean barbarian

Marvel Mystery Comics #82
Timely ⋅ 1947
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Marvel Mystery Comics #82
 
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1st appearance of and origin of Namora

First team-up of the Sub-Mariner and Namora

Ultimatum #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Ultimatum #1
 
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Five-issue series that begins with heroes from the Ultimate Universe exploring foreboding natural disasters including underwater volcanoes, mentioned in Avengers Endgame

New Avengers #7
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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New Avengers #7
 
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Wakanda declares war on Atlantis

T'Challa threatens to kill Namor in New Avengers #2 (2013) for what occurred in A vs X #7 and #8

Avengers vs. X-Men #7
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avengers vs. X-Men #7
 
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Namor declares war on Wakanda and floods its capital city

Defenders #84
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Defenders #84
 
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First battle of Namor and Black Panther, Atlantis and Wakanda are brought to the brink of war but it is averted

Tales to Astonish #70
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Tales to Astonish #70
 
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Solo stories featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner begin

1st appearance of King Neptune and his trident, a powerful weapon in the Marvel Universe

Sub-Mariner #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Sub-Mariner #1
 
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First Namor solo series in the Silver Age

Origin of Namor

Uncanny X-Men #6
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Uncanny X-Men #6
 
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Namor is confirmed to be a mutant in this issue making him the first mutant to appear in Marvel Comics having been introduced in 1939

3rd team appearance of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Mastermind, Toad

Fantastic Four #4
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Fantastic Four #4
 
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1st appearance of Sub-Mariner in the Silver Age

First time the Human Torch activates his power while shouting, 'Flame On'

Sub-Mariner Comics #1
Timely ⋅ 1941
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Sub-Mariner Comics #1
 
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First Sub-Mariner solo title

Marvel Mystery Comics #8
Timely ⋅ 1940
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Marvel Mystery Comics #8
 
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First battle of the Human Torch vs Namor the Sub-Mariner

Marvel Mystery Comics #4
Timely ⋅ 1940
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Marvel Mystery Comics #4
 
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1st cover appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

1st appearance of Electro, a robot

First depiction of a Nazi flag on a Timely (Marvel) cover

See Top Notch Comics #2 for first Nazi symbol on a comic cover

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2024 Heritage Sale: 1.5 sold for $15,000 [$2,350 in 2017] +538%

Marvel Mystery Comics #3
Timely ⋅ 1940
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Marvel Mystery Comics #3
 
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4th appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

3rd appearance of the Human Torch

1st appearance of Betty Dean, an ally of Namor during World War II

Marvel Mystery Comics #2
Timely ⋅ 1939
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Marvel Mystery Comics #2
 
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3rd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

2nd appearance and origin of the Human Torch

2nd appearance of American Ace

Marvel Mystery Comics previously titled Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics #1
Timely ⋅ 1939
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Marvel Comics #1
 
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1st appearance of the Human Torch, Jim Hammond

2nd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner - 8 pages of the 12-page story reprinted from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1

1st appearance of Dorma, Namor's cousin

1st appearance of Ka-Zar, David Rand

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1st appearance of Angel, Thomas Halloway, a private detective and vigilante

1st appearance of the Masked Raider, Jim Gardley

1st comic book published by Timely, later becomes Marvel

Retitled Marvel Mystery Comics after this issue

80,000 copies were produced of the first printing with an October 1939 date on the cover

The second printing could be identified by the October 1939 date blacked out, replaced with November 1939

The first printing sold out within a week and was quickly reprinted at a quantity of 800,000, the same as Superman #1

Although published in October, the cover date was changed to have a longer on-sale period at newsstands

💰 In March 2022, a 9.2 known as the Pay Copy due to publisher notations that tracked creator payouts sold for $2.42 million

Invaders #20
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Invaders #20
 
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1st full appearance of second Union Jack, Brian Falsworth

Backup story reprinting Namor's first appearance from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939)

[October 2021 - Rumor that Union Jack will appear in the MCU]

Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
First Funnies ⋅ 1939
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Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Namor the Sub-Mariner

1st appearance of American Ace

1st appearance of the Holy One, later known as Thakorr, a former ruler of Atlantis

Only nine copies are known to exist

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This comic was intended to be a giveaway at movie theaters but it never went into full production

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