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- Comics Released in 1988
- Comics Released in July, 1988
- Week 29, 1988
- 1988 Cover Date
- 1988, November Cover Date
- Tom DeFalco/Editor-in-Chief
- Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Atlantis (Homo mermanus)/Appearances
- Thakorr (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Fen (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Leonard McKenzie (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Skarka Tribe (Earth-616)/Appearances
- New York City Police Department (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kamuu (Atlantean) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Zartra (Atlantean) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Immanu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ikthon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Atlantean Army (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Krang (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kormok (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Poseidon Aegaeus (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Paul Destine (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ernest Shackleton (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Mutants (Homo superior)/Appearances
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids/Appearances
- Atlanteans (Homo mermanus)/Appearances
- Humans (Homo sapiens)/Appearances
- Fish/Appearances
- Celestials/Mentions
- Deviants (Homo descendus)/Mentions
- Lemurians (Homo mermanus)/Appearances
- Turtles/Appearances
- Sea Horses/Appearances
- Squids/Appearances
- Octopuses/Appearances
- Earth-616/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- North America/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- California (State)/Mentions
- Atlantic Ocean/Appearances
- Atlantis (Modern)/Appearances
- Atlantis (Kamuu)/Appearances
- Western Ocean/Appearances
- Atlantis (Pre-Cataclysmic Age)/Appearances
- Pacific Ocean/Appearances
- Lemuria (Pacific Ocean)/Appearances
- Skarka (Settlement)/Mentions
- Southern Ocean/Appearances
- Atlantis (Tha-Korr)/Appearances
- Atlantean Ice Castle/Appearances
- Antarctica/Appearances
- Tablet of Law and Peace/Minor Appearances
- Serpent Crown/Minor Appearances
- Oracle (Ship)/Appearances
- Great Cataclysm
- Roy Thomas/Writer
- Dann Thomas/Writer
- Rich Buckler/Penciler
- Bob McLeod/Inker
- Michael Higgins/Colorist
- Joe Rosen/Letterer
- Terry Kavanagh/Editor
- Mike Rockwitz/Editor
- Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Quotes
Saga of the Sub-Mariner Vol 1 1
Saga of the Sub-Mariner #1
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1. "A Legend A-Borning"
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—Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)Namor was I born. "Avenging son." Spawn of two worlds... Yet fated to belong fully to none.
Appearing in "A Legend A-Borning"
Featured Characters:
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)(Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Empire of Atlantis(Main story and flashback)
- Thakorr(Only in flashback)
- Princess Fen(Only in flashback)
- Leonard McKenzie(Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Skarka Barbarians(Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed barbarians(Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- NYPD
- Empire of Atlantis(Main story and flashback)
- King Kamuu(Only in flashback)
- Princess Zartra(Only in flashback)
- King Immanu(Corpse, skeleton or other remains)(Only in flashback)
- Ikthon(Only in flashback)
- Atlantean Army
- Krang(Only in flashback)
- Three unnamed soldiers
- Kormok(Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed Atlanteans
- Neptune(Statue)
- Oracle(Only in flashback)
- Paul Destine(Only in flashback)
- Mr. Blake(Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed crewmembers(Only in flashback)
- Ernest Shackleton(Mentioned)
- Robert Falcon Scott(Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- MutantAtlantean-Human Hybrids(Main story and flashback)
- Atlanteans(Main story and flashback)
- Humans(Main story and flashback)
- Fish(Main story and flashback)
- Celestials(Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Deviants(Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Lemurians(Only in flashback)
- Turtles(Only in flashback)
- Sea Horses(Only in flashback)
- Squids(Only in flashback)
- Octopuses(Only in flashback)
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth(Main story and flashback)
- North America
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantis
- Atlantis (Kamuu)(Only in flashback)
- Western Ocean(Only in flashback)
- Atlantis (Pre-Cataclysmic Age)(Only in flashback)
- Pacific Ocean(Only in flashback)
- Lemuria(Only in flashback)
- Skarka(Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Southern Ocean(Only in flashback)
- Atlantis (Tha-Korr)(Only in flashback)
- Atlantean Ice Castle(Only in flashback)
- Atlantis (Tha-Korr)(Only in flashback)
- Antarctica(Only in flashback)
Items:
- Tablet of Law and Peace(Statue)(First appearance)(Only in flashback)
- Serpent Crown(Behind the scenes)(Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Events:
- Lemurian Cataclysm(Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "A Legend A-Borning"
The beginning of a series recapping the history of Namor, the Sub-Mariner. This issue covers the ancient origin of undersea Atlantis, the rise of Homo Mermanus, Kamuu's empire, Lemuria and the Serpent Crown, and the relocation to Antarctica, all leading up to 1920 and the meeting of Princess Fen and Leonard McKenzie that results in the birth of Prince Namor.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- The story of Namor's origin was previously told inMotion Picture Funnies Weekly #1,Marvel Comics #1,Young Men #24,Sub-Mariner #33,Sub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #1 andSub-Mariner (Vol. 2) #38.
- This entire limited series is a retelling of the life story ofPrince Namor, written by him in his own words sometime after his second wife,Marrina, apparently died inAvengers #293. After completing the chronicle, Namor left it beside her underwater grave inSaga of the Sub-Mariner #12.
- Some of the ancient history of undersea Atlantis that appears in the first few pages of this issue is not entirely accurate, presumably because it is based on legends known to Namor instead of his memories of events from his life.