Dorma (character)
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Dorma is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared when Marvel was known as Timely Comics.
A native of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, the character was Namor the Sub-Mariner's cousin and his close confidant in many of his original appearances in the 1940s. She was reintroduced in the late 1960s and early 1970s as Namor's lover and wife-to-be, before her death.
Publication history
Dorma first appeared in Marvel Comics #1, the first comic book by Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel.
Her first Silver Age appearance is in Fantastic Four Annual #1.
Lady Dorma was the beloved of Namor, Prince of Atlantis. In Sub-Mariner #36 (April 1971), Namor married Dorma — and discovered that the woman that he married was actually his disguised enemy Llyra, who murdered the real Dorma by bringing the water-breathing bride to the surface and causing her to suffocate in the open air.[1] Writer Roy Thomas said that he decided to do away with Lady Dorma because "he felt that Sub-Mariner should be a lone wolf, and he didn't like the idea of his having such a stable home, a Lois Lane situation".[2]
Fictional character biography
Dorma, an Atlantean aristocrat, was a close friend of Namor during their childhood. She fell in love with him when they grew up, but Namor fell for the surface-worlder Betty Dean, a policewoman. When Namor's enemy
Many years later, the
Namor would later return to the throne of Atlantis. Krang became an enemy of Namor and tried to kill Namor and take the throne himself, but Dorma aided Namor in defeating Krang. Namor and Dorma became lovers and she became one of his most trusted advisors and allies.[volume & issue needed]
Dorma was engaged to be married to the Sub-Mariner when she was kidnapped by Llyra, who assumed her identity and tricked Namor into marrying her instead, but according to Atlantean law, Dorma was now Namor's wife, not Llyra, despite her absence from the wedding ceremony. Furious, Llyra fled to the surface world, followed by an equally enraged Namor. Llyra returned to the imprisoned Dorma and smashed Dorma's water-filled prison. Unable to breathe out of water, Dorma suffocated, but not before she struck down Llyra and saved her husband's life.[4]
Other versions
Heroes Reborn
On a
Civil War: House of M
In the House of M reality, Lady Dorma appears as the Queen of Atlantis.[6]
In other media
Television
- Lady Dorma appears in the "Namor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Peg Dixon.[citation needed]
- Lady Dorma appears in the Fantastic Four (1967) episode "Danger in the Depths", voiced by Janet Waldo.[citation needed] This version is depicted as originating from the underwater city of Pacifica due to Grantray-Lawrence Animation owning the rights to Namor at the time.[citation needed]
- Lady Dorma appears in the Fantastic Four (1994) episode "Now Comes the Sub-Mariner", voiced by Jane Carr.[citation needed] This version is Namor's girlfriend who is also pursued by his advisor Krang.
References
External links
- Lady Dorma at Marvel.com