Stingray (comics)
| Stingray | |
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Stingray.
Art by Lee Weeks. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(As Walter Newell): Tales to Astonish #95 (Sep. 1967) (As Stingray): Sub-Mariner #19 (Nov. 1969) |
| Created by |
Roy Thomas (writer) Bill Everett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dr. Walter Newell |
| Team affiliations |
Avengers Defenders Heroes for Hire "Secret Avengers" (Civil War) The Initiative Astonishing Avengers Mercs for Money |
| Partnerships | Namor |
| Abilities | Experienced oceanographer Skilled inventor of oceanographic equipment Gifted intellect Exoskeleton battlesuit grants: Superhuman strength and durability Enhanced swimming speed Stored air for underwater exploration Gliding via streamlined wings Electrical bolt projection via gloves |
Stingray (Walter Newell) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character first appears as Walter Newell in Tales to Astonish #95 (Sep. 1967) and as Stingray in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 (Nov. 1969).
Walter Newell first appears in the title Tales to Astonish as an oceanographer working for the United States government. The character encounters the human/Atlantean hybrid hero Namor the Sub-Mariner and his lover Lady Dorma, whilst supervising the construction of a domed sub-sea city whose purpose is to harvest food for mankind. The city, however, is destroyed by the villain the Plunderer. Newell becomes a perennial character in the title Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner and aids the hero and Dorma against the villain Tiger Shark and is coerced by the government into investigating the disappearance of water from the Earth's oceans. This is attributed to aliens who are believed to be in league with Namor. Ordered to capture Namor, Newell develops a suit based on the form of the sea creature the manta ray, and as 'Stingray' captures Namor, who was weakened at the time. Newell, however, believes Namor to be innocent and allows him to escape.
Stingray aids Namor and the Inhuman Triton against a group of Atlanteans who destroy an ocean liner and falsely claim to have done so for Namor. The culprit is revealed to be Atlantean warlord Attuma, who is eventually defeated. Stingray assists Namor in a search for his father Leonard Mackenzie, with Mackenzie being accidentally killed in a battle with villains Llyra and Tiger Shark.
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