[Kaewin]

Sub-Mariner 17

"From the Stars..The Stalker"

Writer Roy Thomas, Artists Marie Severin and Jay Hawk, Inker Joe Gaudioso

There is an evil priest in Atlantis known as Kormak and he seems to want the throne. Namor knows this and is angry, so angry he smashes an idol placed in the throne room. Kormak comes out and tells Namor he must go on a sacred quest to take the Trident of Atlantis to the Living Flame in the place where Atlantis used to be and dip it there. The High Priest has the right to declare such things so Namor has to do it. He knows it is a trap but he goes anyway. As Namor leaves Kormak tells Lady Dorma if one Prince fall another shall take his place. On his way to the polar cap Namor is so in tuned with the oceans he can sense that all the currents have shifted and are heading in a southerly type of pattern. We then learn that Kormak has allied himself with some aliens to capture Namor. He doesn't know why and when the message screen goes blank they make fun of him. Namor, unaware swims into a trap by the Stalker an alien that looks like a fishman. They fight for a moment and the Stalker uses a weapon to stun, or at least he believes so, Namor who lies in wait to her the villain's plan. When he finds out there are more aliens Namor jumps him and beats him down. Stalker is sucked back into space but Namor avoids the trip. The Stalker, also know as Dynor, leads a people who go to various worlds and rape them of water. They have now come to Earth and talked to Kormak who mistakes his allies for something else not knowing he is dooming the planet. Back in Atlantis the tides are making people nervous and they believe Namor is dead, they have no evidence just wacky water but hell let's declare him dead. Kormak makes to step up when Namor makes it to Polar Atlantis. As he kneels to honor his fallen mother Princess Fen the Stalker attacks. Namor gives him so old fashioned beat down and thinks he kills his foe and he then turns to his task. We find out that the Stalker has two hearts and is still alive he then uses his funnel device to suck Namor off planet. To be continued in Submariner 18.