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Uncanny X-Men (1963)
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #6
"Submariner Joins the Evil Mutants!"
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 1964
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Stan Lee
7,593 books2,365 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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January 4, 2020
To me, Prince Namor is that guy that makes you inwardly groan when you see him walk into a party. Arrogant, self righteous, and pretty much a jerk to everyone but he’s just bad ass enough to back it up.
This issue was another clash between the X-men and the Brotherhood but with Namor thrown in there for flavor. It was an entertaining read. I like the way Stan and Jack are drawing out some of these story lines like how Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are starting to see Magneto’s true colors and question his mission. These plot lines make for many issues of good storytelling. Excelsior!
This issue was another clash between the X-men and the Brotherhood but with Namor thrown in there for flavor. It was an entertaining read. I like the way Stan and Jack are drawing out some of these story lines like how Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are starting to see Magneto’s true colors and question his mission. These plot lines make for many issues of good storytelling. Excelsior!
November 10, 2025
Subby, subby, subby...always someone looking to join forces with you for their own goals...always betrayed in the end because you won't cross that 'hard villain line' that would align your goals with theirs...a Hamletian dilemma that forces you to choose between kingdom and self...decent story with great art!
December 14, 2017
The X-men and Magneto's Evil Mutants are trying to poach mutants for their respective causes. Both groups try to get Namor/the Sub-mariner, basically the Marvel version of DCs Aquaman, on their side. Magneto tries to seduce Namor with the Scarlet Witch. (Seriously, so glad I'm in the modern feminist times. It's the 6th issue of X-men and these women are super stereotypical. This issue starts with Jean cooking for everyone because the cook is off for a day.) In the end Magneto and his gang runs away and Namor goes back into the sea. (He's the prince of atlantis and he hates humans for some reason. He had a cameo in the almighty Thor, when Thor is stuck on Earth and he's showing Jane the wonders of the world on a chariot.)
One of the last lines are from Jean, stating that she's glad that the Scarlet Witch has run off with Magneto because she is just too good looking. What the actual F??!! Jean, one of the most powerful telepaths the world has ever seen, is so annoyed/jealous of another beautiful woman that standing in the same vicinity as her makes her feel uncomfortable.
I'm very glad I went back and read these comics because it helped me appreciate how much character's and stories have evolved over time. I've grown up in a world that promotes strong female characters and role models that I started taking them for granted. I know use of female stereotypes is subtle but it's there and reading these fifty years after they were published gives some insight into what people felt was normal back then when it came to the female presence in comics.
I'm going to read other older comics and see whether the byline makes a difference.
One of the last lines are from Jean, stating that she's glad that the Scarlet Witch has run off with Magneto because she is just too good looking. What the actual F??!! Jean, one of the most powerful telepaths the world has ever seen, is so annoyed/jealous of another beautiful woman that standing in the same vicinity as her makes her feel uncomfortable.
I'm very glad I went back and read these comics because it helped me appreciate how much character's and stories have evolved over time. I've grown up in a world that promotes strong female characters and role models that I started taking them for granted. I know use of female stereotypes is subtle but it's there and reading these fifty years after they were published gives some insight into what people felt was normal back then when it came to the female presence in comics.
I'm going to read other older comics and see whether the byline makes a difference.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 22, 2017
These early issues are so silly and funny :,)
August 3, 2019
X-MEN #1-8 (The X-Men's First Arc)
The political and idealogical subtext present in this comic book presents perhaps the greatest argument for their inclusion in larger literary canon; Stan Lee expresses something quite touching, compassionate, and profound in a time when all three were inherently absent from comic books. With his entry into the foray, he returned the medium to the maximum potential of what it was capable of; perhaps it is this intensely skilled craftsmanship to thank for the fact he revitalized a dying medium for decades to come... because this is not purely one of the most profound comic book arcs ever written:
it is quite simply one of the most profound BOOKS ever written.
It's interesting how Stan Lee structure's these character arcs around the metaphor of school; each issue starts with a training montage, with the Professor noting a specific flaw in their combat abilities each time. Then the issue ultimately culminates in the X-Men actually having to confront that combat flaw in order to defeat the villain of that issue... and they do, which shows character growth.
In accordance with this structure, each issue of this arc is tailor made for a specific member of the X-Men; each issue focusses on the weakness of a specific member, and he/she has to confront that weakness to overcome the villain and grow as a character. The arc ultimately culminates in each member of the X-Men having addressed their own unique weakness, until they are a stronger team as a result.
The strength, however, is not just the personalization separating each X-Member... it's the leader uniting them. Xavier is a leader that brings his family together; on the other hand, Magneto is a leader that tears his family apart. This dynamic of opposing leaders is a great metaphor for opposing philosophies. The X-Men fight for the philosophy that all peoples can live together in peace, which brings them together; the Brotherhood fight for the philosophy that some people can claim superiority over others, tearing them apart. It shows the philosophy of war is weaker than the philosophy of peace.
In fact, that's really the theme of this brilliant little series. We cannot "graduate" from our weakness as a country if we do not unite under the notion we can be united, lest we be divided under the notion we should be divided.
The political and idealogical subtext present in this comic book presents perhaps the greatest argument for their inclusion in larger literary canon; Stan Lee expresses something quite touching, compassionate, and profound in a time when all three were inherently absent from comic books. With his entry into the foray, he returned the medium to the maximum potential of what it was capable of; perhaps it is this intensely skilled craftsmanship to thank for the fact he revitalized a dying medium for decades to come... because this is not purely one of the most profound comic book arcs ever written:
it is quite simply one of the most profound BOOKS ever written.
It's interesting how Stan Lee structure's these character arcs around the metaphor of school; each issue starts with a training montage, with the Professor noting a specific flaw in their combat abilities each time. Then the issue ultimately culminates in the X-Men actually having to confront that combat flaw in order to defeat the villain of that issue... and they do, which shows character growth.
In accordance with this structure, each issue of this arc is tailor made for a specific member of the X-Men; each issue focusses on the weakness of a specific member, and he/she has to confront that weakness to overcome the villain and grow as a character. The arc ultimately culminates in each member of the X-Men having addressed their own unique weakness, until they are a stronger team as a result.
The strength, however, is not just the personalization separating each X-Member... it's the leader uniting them. Xavier is a leader that brings his family together; on the other hand, Magneto is a leader that tears his family apart. This dynamic of opposing leaders is a great metaphor for opposing philosophies. The X-Men fight for the philosophy that all peoples can live together in peace, which brings them together; the Brotherhood fight for the philosophy that some people can claim superiority over others, tearing them apart. It shows the philosophy of war is weaker than the philosophy of peace.
In fact, that's really the theme of this brilliant little series. We cannot "graduate" from our weakness as a country if we do not unite under the notion we can be united, lest we be divided under the notion we should be divided.
December 6, 2024
Besides the first issue of X-Men, Magneto has been a constant disappointment in his role as primary antagonist to the story. The duality of him and Xavier trying to reach new mutants before the other can is an incredibly compelling through-narrative, exemplified in this issue with them both trying to recruit Namor. However, Magneto is consistently lame. In the first issue, he exclusively used his own powers in a wide array of forms, and there was this underlying tone of using human weapons against themselves. But since then, he’s written more like a knock-off Doctor Doom, with ridiculous over-the-top contraptions. But in this case, they make no sense for him to use.
Magneto enters this issue wielding a gun. One of the most superfluous things for Magneto to use - so much so that even the movies had the same character sneer at humans and their guns. He later has a giant magnet… why!? The machine doesn’t even seem to be amplifying his powers, it’s just a giant magnet. And frankly, it doesn’t seem any more powerful than he was in the first issue. There is none of the three-dimensionality to his personality that would make him one of the greatest antagonists in comic books, all we are left with is Poundshop Doom and even in that role, he’s a pale shadow.
The biggest superpower Magneto uses here is astral projection, which doesn’t even have anything to do with his mutant powers of magnetism that I can tell.
Overall, I did notice the colouring in these digital remasters is much better in this issue than previous, though there is an amazing panel of Magneto’s eyes going off in different directions.
Namor is decent here, and this is the first X-Men comic to properly bring them into the Marvel universe at large. However, this really does bring the question of locating mutants a strange one. Each time they suspect a mutant for no other reason than superpowers, yet this is a universe already bursting with superpowered heroes and villains, so the process of “he must be a mutant!” Is very arbitrary.
Magneto enters this issue wielding a gun. One of the most superfluous things for Magneto to use - so much so that even the movies had the same character sneer at humans and their guns. He later has a giant magnet… why!? The machine doesn’t even seem to be amplifying his powers, it’s just a giant magnet. And frankly, it doesn’t seem any more powerful than he was in the first issue. There is none of the three-dimensionality to his personality that would make him one of the greatest antagonists in comic books, all we are left with is Poundshop Doom and even in that role, he’s a pale shadow.
The biggest superpower Magneto uses here is astral projection, which doesn’t even have anything to do with his mutant powers of magnetism that I can tell.
Overall, I did notice the colouring in these digital remasters is much better in this issue than previous, though there is an amazing panel of Magneto’s eyes going off in different directions.
Namor is decent here, and this is the first X-Men comic to properly bring them into the Marvel universe at large. However, this really does bring the question of locating mutants a strange one. Each time they suspect a mutant for no other reason than superpowers, yet this is a universe already bursting with superpowered heroes and villains, so the process of “he must be a mutant!” Is very arbitrary.
March 4, 2024
Xavier's X-Men and Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants enter a pitch battle to bring the mercurial Sub-Mariner to their respective sides after they suspect that the Atlantean is actually a mutant (he would later earn the moniker of "first known mutant" in the pages of Lee's & Kirby's Fantastic Four). It's a silly story without a doubt, but there's some cool bits of character development for secondary characters like Scarlet Witch who begins to show resentment for Magneto's leadership. And any story featuring Namor is always gonna be kind of fun too. There is a weird bit here where Magneto is able to project himself into the astral plane to find Namor under the ocean, but I suppose Lee was still figuring out what Magneto's abilities were at this point.
It's interesting to see the letters pages already extending the idea that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are better off deserting the villainous side due to their reservations with Magneto's ideologies. It will take another year for the duo to join the Avengers under Captain America's leadership, but it's pretty cool to see the readership of the X-Men catch on so quickly.
It's interesting to see the letters pages already extending the idea that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are better off deserting the villainous side due to their reservations with Magneto's ideologies. It will take another year for the duo to join the Avengers under Captain America's leadership, but it's pretty cool to see the readership of the X-Men catch on so quickly.
December 28, 2021
This issue is a lot of fun, with some great art from Kirby. The best innovation of the Marvel Universe was the shared universe from the beginning. The Submariner appears in this issue straight from a story in Fantastic Four and the X-Men crossover with the FF in their title next. Marvel Girl is jealous of the attractive Scarlet Witch, and she seems a little stereotypically characterized, but good-looking women would become a feature of the title under Claremont's tenure. Much like the Wasp, the Scarlet Witch seems attracted to any male hero, as she comments on the Submariner's lithe form. Still, this story is recommended for fans of Silver Age Marvel and the Original 5 X-Men.
April 24, 2021
Profesor X dan Magneto berlomba untuk mendapatkan mutan terkuat: Namor sang penguasa lautan. Namun Namor bukanlah jenis orang yang mau jadi anak buah orang lain. Pertarungan terjadi di pulau magnet milik Magneto. Pihak manakah yang akan dipilih oleh Namor?
Ada berbagai hal yang menarik kalau kita membaca komik lawas. Salah satunya adalah kemampuan tokoh komik yang di komik terbitan baru tidak pernah diperlihatkan lagi. Contohnya adalah kemampuan Magneto untuk memproyeksikan diri ke luar tubuhnya.
Ada berbagai hal yang menarik kalau kita membaca komik lawas. Salah satunya adalah kemampuan tokoh komik yang di komik terbitan baru tidak pernah diperlihatkan lagi. Contohnya adalah kemampuan Magneto untuk memproyeksikan diri ke luar tubuhnya.
March 5, 2021
Doing a read through of every available issue/arc that Scarlet Witch appears in based on what is on Marvel Unlimited starting with this one. I have never been so bored in my life it is so so bad to the point I was more excited about it being over than seeing what happened next but oh well onto the next.
March 5, 2021
I’m not super in love with the 1960s style comic book writing - and the story seems contrived, but I’m trying to read more with Scarlet Witch, so here we are.
March 31, 2023
Quite a thrilling tale. The whole time wondering which side Namor will choose.
January 26, 2025
2,5. no te podes llamar namor y hacerte el capo, chau
July 18, 2025
five stars for magneto, one star off for namor
September 4, 2025
namor is such an unnecessary character, change my mind :(
November 15, 2025
we love namor standing up to magneto's sexist ass
November 24, 2025
Magneto has been severely nerfed since these issues.
May 27, 2026
I absolutely abhor Namor
May 29, 2026
It’s maybe a third as good as Daddy Day Care (2003)
June 8, 2018
quick silver and the scarlet witch this it is amazing how these guys never age !!!
how i rate the comic is actually compared to what was back then not comparing them to the current era of comics not even the past eras i am comparing them to their own era and they were very promising after all look how many teams have spinned off the x-men and how many more there will be i remember telling a friend of mine before that the creation of x-men is the best team creation in marvel history while spider-man is the best solo hero marvel has ever made and the changes and evolution they both has gone through is incredible and they will never run out of stories for both of them
how i rate the comic is actually compared to what was back then not comparing them to the current era of comics not even the past eras i am comparing them to their own era and they were very promising after all look how many teams have spinned off the x-men and how many more there will be i remember telling a friend of mine before that the creation of x-men is the best team creation in marvel history while spider-man is the best solo hero marvel has ever made and the changes and evolution they both has gone through is incredible and they will never run out of stories for both of them
January 10, 2015
Ксав'є-люлькар.
July 5, 2023
Professor X and Magneto both want to recruit the powerful Sub-Mariner. Showdown at Magneto’s island. Sub-Mariner shows no allegiance to anyone and he also has the hots for Scarlet Witch.
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