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[Douglas G. Wilson]

I remember Sub-Mariner ... probably from his 1950's career. Namor's
physiognomy was something like that of Spock on "Star Trek", to my
perception. Namor was supposedly of half-human ancestry, I think.

I've been uncertain of the 'proper' pronunciation of this
"Sub-Mariner" since my childhood; I don't remember what I heard Namor
called back when. Dictionaries show both pronunciations
("submarine-er" and "sub-MARiner") for "submariner" = "submarine crewman".

-- Doug Wilson


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