Hydro-Men
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The Hydro-Men is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe
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The fanatical scientist Herman Frayne (alias Dr. Hydro) used mutagenic Terrigen Mist
to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid. He and his men began diverting airplanes to his artificial island called Hydro-Base
, using the Terrigen derivative to transform hundreds of kidnapped ordinary humans into amphibious humanoids called the Hydro-Men. The Hydro-Men saw returning to the surface world as futile, and lived on Hydro-Base serving Dr. Hydro. When the plane carrying Namorita
was also hijacked, Namor came to rescue her but was captured by Dr. Hydro's agents. Dr. Hydro wanted to capture Atlantis
, so he took the opportunity to send the Hydro-Men to attack. Namorita escaped and freed Namor, and they returned to Atlantis to capture and defeat the Hydro-Men. Dr. Hydro was injured in the fight, and as he died he revealed there was no cure for the Hydro-Men.
Namor realized that the Hydro-Men were really just the victims of Dr. Hydro, so he set them free. Two Empire State University
professors among the Hydro-Men, Dr. Henry Croft and Dr. Joseph Jennings, introduced themselves to Namor and offered to help him build a force field to protect Atlantis, as well as create an antidote for a nerve gas that a number of Atlanteans
had been exposed to. As the professors worked on a cure, Hydro-Base was attacked by Tiger Shark, Attuma
, and Dr. Dorcas
, and the Hydro-Men helped Namor repel the invaders. The Hydro-Men were finally turned back into ordinary humans by an anti-Terrigen compound isolated by Reed Richards
and Inhuman
scientists.
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The fanatical scientist Herman Frayne (alias Dr. Hydro) used mutagenic Terrigen Mist
Terrigen Mist
The Terrigen Mist is a fictional substance from the Marvel Comics universe. It plays a prominent role in the stories of the Inhumans, a fictional race of super-humans...
to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid. He and his men began diverting airplanes to his artificial island called Hydro-Base
Hydro-Base
Hydro-Base is a fictional base in the Marvel Universe. It first appeared in Sub-Mariner #61, created by Steve Gerber, Bill Everett, and Win Mortimer .-Fictional history:...
, using the Terrigen derivative to transform hundreds of kidnapped ordinary humans into amphibious humanoids called the Hydro-Men. The Hydro-Men saw returning to the surface world as futile, and lived on Hydro-Base serving Dr. Hydro. When the plane carrying Namorita
Namorita
Namorita Prentiss is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Universe, commonly known by the name of Nita. She is a mutant clone of her mother, Namora, and a member of the New Warriors. She was killed in the explosion in Stamford that started the Superhero Civil War.-Publication history:Namorita first...
was also hijacked, Namor came to rescue her but was captured by Dr. Hydro's agents. Dr. Hydro wanted to capture Atlantis
Atlantis (Marvel Comics)
Atlantis is a fictional location in the Marvel Universe. It is based on the mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written circa 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent with many human settlements...
, so he took the opportunity to send the Hydro-Men to attack. Namorita escaped and freed Namor, and they returned to Atlantis to capture and defeat the Hydro-Men. Dr. Hydro was injured in the fight, and as he died he revealed there was no cure for the Hydro-Men.
Namor realized that the Hydro-Men were really just the victims of Dr. Hydro, so he set them free. Two Empire State University
Empire State University
Empire State University is a fictional university in the Marvel Comics Universe, a mixture of New York University and Columbia University . It is located somewhere in New York City, in Greenwich Village near the site of New York University...
professors among the Hydro-Men, Dr. Henry Croft and Dr. Joseph Jennings, introduced themselves to Namor and offered to help him build a force field to protect Atlantis, as well as create an antidote for a nerve gas that a number of Atlanteans
Homo mermanus
Homo mermanus is a fictional race of gilled aquatic humanoids that has appeared in numerous comic book series published by Marvel Comics. This race is best known as the people who live in the Atlantis of Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
had been exposed to. As the professors worked on a cure, Hydro-Base was attacked by Tiger Shark, Attuma
Attuma
Attuma is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is an Atlantean nomadic warlord who is the nemesis of Namor the Sub-Mariner, and is the father of the superhero Andromeda. He believes he is the prophesied conqueror of the Atlantean Empire...
, and Dr. Dorcas
Lemuel Dorcas
Lemuel Dorcas is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Doctor Dorcas first appeared in Sub-Mariner #5-6 , and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema....
, and the Hydro-Men helped Namor repel the invaders. The Hydro-Men were finally turned back into ordinary humans by an anti-Terrigen compound isolated by Reed Richards
Mister Fantastic
Mr. Fantastic is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 ....
and Inhuman
Inhumans
The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This race appears in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics and exists in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe....
scientists.