Vision And The Scarlet Witch (1985) #7: "Batteries Not Included"

 This is obviously inspired by the release of the Wanda Vision TV Show...

Namor appeared in the previous issue of this mini-series but contributed little more than comic relief. Based on the preview for this issue, it seemed like he played a larger role in this one, but unfortunately that's not the case.

He and Captain America are in the training room at Avengers Mansion when Vision phases through the ceiling and startles them. The distraction causes Namor to get tossed around by their robotic opponents.

That's right, Captain America gets corked by that machine behind him because he's preoccupied by Tony Stark's bottom line. Too bad he let himself be distracted! You can't do that when you're in combat! Jackass...

Vision is there to ask the two of them about the original Human Torch, whose body he inhabits. He is, once again, having an existential crisis of some sort. As a result, we are treated to some brief Invaders flashbacks. 

The information is of little use the Vision, as it turns out, so he takes his search to Project Pegasus. It's a solo thing though, so the former Invaders are not seen beyond these first couple of pages of the book.

I guess that's that. I'd hoped for a full-length guest-appearance but Namor's role was wrapped up by page 5. Bummer. 

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #6, "No Strings Attached"

I want to finish out the Avengers team-up theme I'd started on. I've looked at books in which Namor showed up Captain America, Iron Man and Thor books but before going back to one of the team titles, we're going to have a quick look at a less obvious option.

It should comes as no surprise that Namor's presence in this book is quite limited. He had only recently become a member of the Avengers and he has little relationship with the Scarlet Witch and even less with the Vision. He basically just fills out the Thanksgiving dinner table.

The bulk of the story revolves around Magneto showing up at the party and the tension that this creates since just about everyone in that room has cause to loathe him. There are a few amusing moments though and an Invaders reunion of sorts.

Here, Namor shows his ability to explain things the other characters already know.

As people start to make their way out Namor, player that he is, throws down some charm.

That's a reference to her pregnancy at the time, which I admit I'd completely forgotten about.

That's pretty well the extent of Namor's contribution to the book but, to my surprise, he appears to be far more involved in the next issue so I'll be checking that out at some point down the road.