Atlantis (Marvel Comics)
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First appearance | (Unpublished) Homo mermanus |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Atlantis is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is based on the mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written c. 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent (about the same size as modern Australia) with many human settlements. Over 21,000 years ago, an event called the "Great Cataclysm" caused it to be submerged into the sea.
Fictional history
The inhabitants of ancient Atlantis built an enormous glass-like dome over the capital city, also known as Atlantis. When
The priests and intellectuals of the city Netheria foresaw the Lemurian attack and fortified their city, and thus it sank intact. Netheria still exists today, ruled by Queen
About 8,000 years ago, a group of
Five hundred years after the settlement of Atlantis, another group of Homo mermanus leave Atlantis to find their own city; this time in a part of the ruins of Lemuria, another continent submerged during the Great Cataclysm. These "Lemurians", as they now call themselves, discover the
Atlanteans have little or no contact with their human cousins for millennia. However, the two races come into sustained contact, often hostile, beginning in the 20th century. On occasions, Atlanteans invade the surface world.[
The city of Atlantis is damaged when the super-villain
Following Namor's attack on
Reception
- In 2019, CBR.com ranked Atlantis 8th in their "10 Most Iconic Superhero Hideouts In Marvel Comics" list.[8]
- In 2021, Screen Rant included Atlantis in their "10 Most Important Fictional Marvel Comics Countries" list.[9]
Other versions
Exiles
The Exiles visited other realities that had their own version of Atlantis:
- On Earth-1016, the Exiles came across a reality where the forces of Atlantis were exterminating mankind. They teamed up with that reality's Doctor Doom to fend off the Atlanteans.[10]
- Counter-Earth has its version of Atlantis. Proteus rose Atlantis to the surface and trapped the Atleanteans inside as a way to suffocate them.[11]
Marvel Noir
In the Marvel Noir reality, Atlantis matched the descriptions of Plato with it being near the Pillars of Heracles, being highly-advanced, and powered by the Orichalcum. As the Orichalcum proved to be too powerful to be the Atlantean's superconductor, it created a vortex that sunk Atlantis beneath the ocean.[12]
Ultimate Marvel
The ruins of the Ultimate Marvel version of Atlantis are discovered by the Fantastic Four during an expedition. Unlike its Earth-616 counterpart, this version of Atlantis is shown to have been devoid of any life for thousands of years.[13] Upon being found by the Four, Namor suggests that the continent had been destroyed by Lemuria at some point during his time in stasis.[14] During the Ultimatum storyline, it is revealed that the ruins of Atlantis do contain a small pocket of survivors led by Namora.[15]
In other media
Television
- Atlantis was featured in the Sub-Mariner portion of The Marvel Super Heroes.[citation needed]
- Atlantis appears as Pacifica in the Fantastic Four (1967) episode "Danger in the Depths".[citation needed] It was featured as Pacifica due to the Atlantis name being used in The Marvel Super Heroes show at the time.[citation needed]
- Atlantis appears in the Fantastic Four (1994) episode "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner".[citation needed]
- Atlantis appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "To Rule Atlantis".[citation needed]
- Atlantis appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Imperious Rex".[citation needed] The Fantastic Four visit Atlantis to get Namor to call off his sea monsters. In "Atlantis Attacks", Attuma attempts to take over Atlantis.
- Atlantis appears in Avengers Assemble.
Video games
- Atlantis appears as a level in Byrrah. The player relies on a special nanite injection to breathe underwater during the level.
References
- ^ The Sub-Mariner #62, "Tales of Atlantis" backup story. Marvel Comics. Written by Steve Gerber and Howard Chaykin.
- ^ Fear #15. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Spotlight #17. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Tales of Suspense #43. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Sub-Mariner vol. 2, #1-6 (August 2007 - January 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 3) #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 3) #8. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avina, Anthony (2019-09-06). "10 Most Iconic Superhero Hideouts In Marvel Comics, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Harn, Darby (2021-04-08). "10 Most Important Fictional Marvel Comics Countries, Including Madripoor". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ Exiles #14. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Exiles #82. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man Noir #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #23. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #24. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #60. Marvel Comics.