549 – Don’t Forget Namor

A panel from Young Men Comics #24, August 1953
A panel from Young Men Comics #24, August 1953

Just like the Human Torch and Captain America, that same issue of Young Men #24 (August 1953) brings Namor, the Submariner, out of retirement. And what has Namor been up to for the last several years? Well according to Betty:

A few years ago he retired – went back to his home at the South Pole, to try and rebuild his lost empire.

Betty Dean, Young Men Comics #24, August 1953

Later, during the start of the Marvel Age of comics, Namor is said to have suffered a bout of amnesia and has wandered around Manhattan as a bum for years.

Happy New Year – so long you horrible old rotten 2020!