Andromeda (Marvel Comics)

Andromeda
Andromeda by John Buscema (artist)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Defenders #143 (March, 1985)
Created by	Peter B. Gillis Don Perlin Kim DeMulder
In-story information
Alter ego	Andromeda Attumasen
Species	Homo mermanus
Place of origin	Atlantis
Team affiliations	Defenders Dragon Circle Deep Six
Partnerships	Namor the Sub-Mariner
Notable aliases	Andrea McPhee, Genevieve Cross, Lady Andromeda
Abilities	Superhuman strength and durability Ability to breathe underwater

Andromeda Attumasen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a member of Homo mermanus, the race that occupies the Atlantis of Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.

A member of the Homo mermanus race, Andromeda is the illegitimate daughter of Attuma of Atlantis by a woman named Lady Gelva. He did not know of her existence until she confronted him and told him he was her father. Andromeda was raised in Atlantean society and trained in the arts of hunting and war and she exceeded any other male except for her father in these skills. Despite her skills, she was considered unworthy of promotion in the Atlantean military because she is a woman even though she was highly decorated.

Andromeda, inspired by Namor's tales, moved to the surface world, where she used a serum to give herself a human appearance and the ability to breathe out of water. She took the name Andrea McPhee and posed as a surface woman. When she was revealed as an Atlantean, she quickly abandoned her charade and became a member of the Defenders, joining them against a villain named Hotspur.

She was with the Defenders, christened the "New Defenders," for only a short time, revealing only portions of her background to them. With them, she traveled to outer space and battled the second Star-Thief. She fought Manslaughter as he menaced the team, and then aided the Defenders and the Interloper in battle against fellow Defender Moondragon, and the Dragon of the Moon who was possessing Moondragon. Andromeda sacrificed her life force, joining with Manslaughter, the Valkyrie, and the Interloper to drive the Dragon of the Moon from the Earth, and her body was turned to stone.