attacked by Namor, the Sub-Mariner. He savagely attacks men, stabbing one and crushing the diving helmet of the other. Namor then turns his attention to the ship, wrecking the propeller and running it aground. He heads back to his underwater home, where he is greeted by the Holy One who commends him on his attack against the humans. Namor brings the bodies of the two divers as trophies. His mother, Fen, congratulates him on beginning his war of revenge in such a decisive manner. Namor asks her
Headline characters in one title would make cameo or guest appearances in other books. Eventually many of the leading heroes assembled into a team known as the Avengers. This was not the first time that Marvel's characters had interacted with one another—Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Original Human Torch had been rivals when Marvel was Timely comics (Marvel Vault)—but it was the first time that the comic book publisher's
own first comic book magazine. Although Funnies Inc. was a new company whose only previous publication was Motion Pictures Funnies Weekly which had introduced Namor and his supporting cast(April). When Funnies Inc. would provide material to Goodman it was put into Marvel Comics which was number one by October. They had reprinted the first Namor story with additional pages and in colour. It also included the first stories of the Angel, Human Torch, Masked Raider and the comic book version of Ka-Zar
Almost since birth, Tony Stark has been very aware of the fact that he is clever and special. Not in the way that most children are told these things - by doting parents who are, if not outright lying, then certainly gently massaging the truth. Tony was told he was special and clever by numerous professors, tests and algorithms designed to determine that very thing. Like many young boys, he enjoyed robots and building things. Unlike many boys his age, he was able to combine these interests by successfully
and was started by Martin Goodman. Its first publication was Marvel Comics #1 (Oct 1939), featuring the second appearance of Carl Burgos’ android superhero, the Human Torch, and the generally available appearance of Bill Everett’s mutant anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner (Harras, Bob. “Marvel Comics History and Marvel Comics Background). With World War 2 in motion Marvel came up with a new comic book character that would become one of the most popular comic characters of all time, Captain America! Captain
The Golden Age of Comics was perhaps the greatest era in comic book history. Many people loved the comics during this time period because they were all stories about good triumphing over evil. Many of these stories reflected over historical events over the time period. “Pro-American characters were popular due to the time period occuring mostly during World War II.” (PBS) “The precise era of the Golden Age is disputed, though most agree that it was born with the launch of Superman in 1938.” (PBS)
Steve Rogers was a gaunt fine arts student growing up at the time of the Great Depression. His alcoholic father died when Steve was a kid, and his mother died from pneumonia after Steve graduated high school. In early 1940, shocked at Nazi Germany’s horrific atrocities, Steve tried to enlist in the army. Failing to meet the physical requirements, he was invited to volunteer for Operation: Rebirth, a project designed to augment US soldiers to the height of physical excellence with the inventions and