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| Tamara Rahn | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Sub-Mariner #58 (Feb 1973) |
| Created by | Bill Everett (writer) Steve Gerber (writer) Sam Kweskin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Deep Six |
| Notable aliases | Tamara of the Sisterhood |
Tamara Rahn is afictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. She is an alien of the water-breathing extraterrestrial Banari race from the planet Laab and a red-skinned humanoid with blonde hair.
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Tamara Rahn first appeared inSub-Mariner #58 (February 1973), and was created by writersBill Everett andSteve Gerber and artistSam Kweskin.
Namor, the Sub-Mariner writerGlenn Herdling recounted that his predecessorBob Harras "had brought back Tamara Rahn and had introduced a love affair between her andTiger Shark, which I went with. Bob had given me only one dictate: Don't kill Tamara! It was actually a blessing, because in the 'Starblast' crossover I was able to provide closure to the story that had introduced her 20 years earlier."[1]
Tamara was born on the planet Laab, which has since been destroyed. Tamara stowed away on the spacecraft which brought the males of her race to Earth, where all except Tamara were killed by theAtlanteans after being mistaken for enemies. The other females of the race apparently died on their home world.[2]
She sought vengeance against the Atlanteans, but was foiled byNamor. She was forgiven and befriended by Namor and Lord Vashti, and made an honoraryAtlantean citizen.[3] She was then captured by surface men, and Namor sought to rescue her. She was freed during the Atlantean invasion.[4] With Namor andNamorita, she freed theHydro-Baseamphibians from Dr. Hydro.[5] Later, she helped Namor fightOrka.[6]
With Namorita and the Hydro-Base amphibians, also known as theHydro-Men, she was held captive byDoctor Dorcas,Tiger Shark, andAttuma, but was freed by Namor andDoctor Doom.[7] She teamed up with Namorita, Doom, and the Hydro-Men against theAvengers at Hydro-Base, and defeated theWasp. However, alongside the Avengers, Namor, and Doom, she then battled Attuma.[8]
Tamara briefly appeared during theContest of Champions.[9]
Tamara later helped Tiger Shark battle the Faceless Ones.[10] She then brought Tiger Shark to Atlantis and was reunited with Namor.[11] She saved Tiger Shark from the Nereid, and helped Namor fightSuma-ket and was rescued byNeptune.[12] Alongside Namor, Tiger Shark, and the Atlanteans, she battled Kuma-Set and helped reclaimAtlantis from the Unforgiven Dead.[13]
Tamara took Tiger Shark as a lover for a time. She helped Namor,Stingray,Triton, Tiger Shark,Lyja, and theFantastic Four battle the Starblasters. Xlym exterminated her remaining fellow Banari, and Tamara executed Xlym.[14]
Tamara and Tiger Shark were investigated and beaten byLlyra and her sonLlyron, and strung up outside the gates of Atlantis. They were rescued by Namor and taken for medical treatment.[15] Tamara was also a member of his short-livedDeep Six team.[16]
Tamara was used by theRadioactive Man to infect At'la'tique with a radiation plague.[17]
Thanks to her alien physiology, Tamara has superhuman strength on Earth, which increases under water, although she has an inability to breathe out of water for more than a few minutes without artificial aid. She has superhuman water speed, stamina, and durability. She has the ability to survive underwater for indefinite periods, and specially developed vision which gives her the ability to see clearly underwater.
Tamara is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, and is trained in Atlantean forms of armed and unarmed combat. She speaks English, Atlantean, and Lemurian, and is a highly skilled business executive.
