Namora

Namora
Namora on the cover of Sub-Mariner Comics #27 (August 1948 Timely Comics).
Art by Bill Everett.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947)
Created byUnconfirmed writer
Ken Bald (penciller)
Bob Powell (cover artist)
In-story information
Alter egoAquaria Nautica Neptunia
SpeciesAtlantean / Human mutant hybrid
Place of originAtlantis
Team affiliationsMonster Hunters
Agents of Atlas
Renegades
"Avengers" (1959)
PartnershipsNamorita
Namor
Fin
Notable aliasesAvenging daughter
Sub-Mariner
Sea Queen[1]
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, and reflexes
  • Flight via wings on her ankles
  • Aquatic adaptation
  • Longevity

Namora (/nˈmɔːrə/) (Aquaria Nautica Neptunia) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artists Ken Bald and Syd Shores, the character first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947). Namora is from Atlantis and is the daughter of an Atlantean father and a human mother.[2] She is the cousin of the antihero Namor the Sub-Mariner.[3]

Mabel Cadena portrays Namora in her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

  1. ^ Agents of Atlas #8
  2. ^ Craig, Jo (August 3, 2021). "Black Panther 2: Mabel Cadena Rumored to Be Playing Namora in Marvel Sequel". DualShockers.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ Zachary, Brandon (February 23, 2023). "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Turns a Heroic Atlantean Into a Real Threat". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2022-12-27.