The prince of the sunken city of Atlantis protects his home from all enemies both above and below the surface of the sea. Namor, the hybrid son of a human seaman and an Atlantian princess, is unique among his people. Unlike his subjects, he is incredibly strong, can breath air as well as water, fly in the air and can command of the creatures of the sea. As prince of Atlantis, he fights furiously against all enemies of his home, whether they be Atlantian villians like Krang the Conquerer, or the surface dwellers up above. I was never a fan of the Sub-Mariner and this terrible cartoon does not help.Why are the people of Atlantis blue but Namor is white?That's never addressed in this series.I wonder if it ever has been?Like the rest of these Marvel cartoons, there is no continuity.Sometimes it even seems like they may be written by people who had never seen any previous episodes,except for the fact that almost every plot is the same.Namor always gets distracted and leaves Atlantis and then it gets attacked.One episode starts with Namor sitting in a chair made of shells, introducing himself.There's no one around and he's not looking at the camera.Who is he talking to?Then he says,"Let me tell you the story?".What?How can you start a cartoon like that?Sometimes they even reuse a still a few minutes later.They assumed the fights are so action packed that you won't notice.They were wrong.Weirdly, they were able to make all this craziness very boring.An amazing feat.Never watch this. This cool 60's-style cartoon based on Bill Everett's anti-hero Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner is among my favorites. The animation is limited, but the stories & characterization are Marvelous (pun intended) to view. Namor is ruler of Atlantis but is not without human weaknesses such as arrogance. In the typical Marvel Comics fashion, Namor goes through adventures which are larger than life, but all have lessons that apply to us as regular ole humans. I recommend that if you are viewing this for the first time that you should look at the cartoon as a moving comic book rather than typical animation. You may be disappointed if you are expecting much in the animation department. However the sound effects, voices, narration, still art, backgrounds, scripts, & fun value are off the charts! Oh how I long for a release of the complete set of Marvel Super Heroes on DVD. The opening song is also classic for those who grew up with it.
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