Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshots # 1 2020 NM

Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshots # 1 (March 2020) is a poignant, period-set story focusing on the lasting trauma of war through the eyes of reporter Betty Dean, the Sub-Mariner's Golden Age love interest. The story is set in 1946, just after World War II has ended. 

The narrative uses a romantic outing at Palisades Park to explore the deep, unaddressed trauma experienced by soldiers and heroes returning from war. 

• Post-War Normalcy: Betty Dean's brothers have returned from the war; one is happy, another has lost a leg, and a third is battling severe combat fatigue (PTSD). Betty attempts to bring some normalcy to her life and Namor's by going on a date with him to an amusement park.
• A Traumatic Encounter: During their day at the fair, they are attacked by a former Nazi villain named the Shark, who sports a swastika emblem on his armor.
• Namor's Eruption: The sight of the swastika triggers a violent, uncontrollable rage in Namor, who flashes back to the horrors of liberating a concentration camp and witnessing mass graves. He nearly kills the villain in front of the public.
• The Weight on Betty: Namor's fellow heroes from the All-Winners Squad (including the Whizzer and Captain America) intervene to calm him down. The event forces Betty to confront the reality that the "war never really ends" for those who fight in it. The story is as much about Betty's internal monologue and burden of having to be Namor's conscience as it is about Namor himself. 

• Curator: Kurt Busiek
• Writer: Alan Brennert
• Artist: Jerry Ordway
• Cover Artist: Alex Ross 

The comic is highly regarded for its mature and sensitive handling of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within a superhero context, a rarity for the 1940s setting. Reviewers praise its ability to give depth and humanity to Namor's often fiery temper by rooting it in a specific, historical trauma. The art style perfectly captures the Golden Age aesthetic, enhancing the nostalgic, yet impactful, tone.