Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Bold Fashion Choices--When Namor Covers Up Too Much!!

Look, I'm usually the first one to suggest that heroes running around near nekkid "put on some damn clothes."

I usually gave Namor a pass--he really pulled off the "nothing but green chain-mail trunks" look.

But Bill Everett himself would play around with different looks for the fish guy in the early days, including this:

Not a hoax, not an illusion, not some formal Atlantean occasion or such. This is what the Sub-Mariner actually wore on his adventures for a few issues.

By the way, we all need to be constantly reminded that Dorma and other "normal" Atlanteans looked as freaky as hell back then:

YOW!! 

Oh, did I mention that Namor's outfit comes with a mask--which he wears for no reason at all?

What the hell...

Dorma wore the same outfit, by the way, so none of this can be put down to Namor's hybrid/mutant status.

Yup, even when he's swimming...

...or driving a golf cart underwater "sea-plane"...

...Namor wears the damned mask.

But he still gets results!

Oh, and don't forget...

DORMA'S EYES CAN SEE INTO YOUR SOUL!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

From Marvel Mystery Comics #14 (1940)

3 comments:

Bill said...

Madonna called. She wants her bra back

Daniel said...

It's 1940. Madonna won't be born for another 18 years. Maybe her grandmother...

Green Luthor said...

An aquatic hero with a cape. Yeah, that's not a terrible idea at all. I'm sure it'll help immensely with his swimming.