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Namor the Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc. Initially created for the unreleased comic Motion Picture Funnies Weekly , the character first appeared publicly in Marvel Comics #1 ( cover-dated Oct. 1939), which was the first comic book from Timely Comics , the 1930s–1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics . During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books , the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch . The mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis , Namor possesses the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the Homo mermanus race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other superhuman powers. Through the years, he ...