Tales to Astonish #97
In "The Sovereign and the Savages," Namor finds himself trapped on Skull Island, held prisoner by the ruthless Plunderer, who attempts to sway him with a vibra-gun forged from Plunderstone. As the Swamp Men rise in attack and the Plunderer’s base erupts in flames, Namor barely escapes the inferno—just in time to witness the villain flee in his high-tech submarine, vowing to strike back at Atlantis. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Werner Roth with inks by Dan Adkins, this 1967 adventure brings the Sub-Mariner into a clash of power and survival, with the cover by Marie Severin capturing the clash in vivid detail.
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Namor is on Skull Island in the Savage Land as a prisoner of the Plunderer. The villain tries to entice the Sub-Mariner into becoming his partner in world conquest by trying to impress him with his powerful vibra-gun constructed from Plunderstone (the Savage Land's version of vibranium). When the local Swamp Men attack, Namor is freed and the Plunderer's base begins to burn to the ground. Namor escapes from the inferno but not in time to stop the Plunderer from escaping in his powerful submarine. The villain decides to attack Atlantis in retribution for all of the trouble Namor has caused him.
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