#betty dean

Sub-Mariner #52 (Friedrich/Everett, Aug 1972). Bill Everett’s art evokes Namor’s WW2 era, and the return of his old flame Betty underscores this nostalgia. But recent X-Men foe Sunfire brings about a truly disastrous ending, the likes of which I doubt would’ve been permitted in the ‘40s.

Sub-Mariner #55 (Everett, Nov 1972). Namorita gives her cousin a magic buccaneer’s earring, and Namor wears it when he battles an abominable “snow-king.”

Sub-Mariner #54 (Everett, Oct 1972). The throwback feel of this book is surreal, when compared to the horror or crime titles it shares rack space with.