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| Leonard McKenzie | |
| Aliases: | Captain McKenzie |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Recurring character |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | The Oracle |
| Relatives: | Fen (wife) Namor (son) Kamar (grandson) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 |
| Final: | Sub-Mariner, Vol.1 #46 |
Leonard McKenzie is a fictional sea captain and a minor character featured in comic books published by first Timely Comics and later by the company's successor, Marvel Comics. He is a supporting character in the Sub-Mariner family of comic book titles. Leonard McKenzie was created by writer/artist Bill Everett and first appeared in the pages of Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 in April, 1939.
Biography[]
Leonard McKenzie was an explorer who was active in the early decades of the 20th century. He was the captain of a special use icebreaker vessel known as the Oracle. In 1920, Captain McKenzie was sailing through the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica when his crew began dropping depth charges to help clear the ice flow. Unwittingly, their actions destroyed a major section of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis. Emperor Tha-Korr of Atlantis sent his daugther, the princess Fen to investigate. She infiltrated the crew cabins of the Oracle pretending to be a stowaway and met Leonard McKenzie. McKenzie was captivated by the woman's beauty and exotic blue skin. Although she was intended to be a spy for her people, she fell in love with the ship's captain though she still harbored a deep resentment of all other surface dwellers. The two were married and Captain McKenzie and Fen gave birth to a son, whom they named Namor. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Leonard McKenzie was created by writer/artist Bill Everett.
Appearances[]
Leonard McKenzie died prior to the onset of published stories set in the Marvel Universe. As such, all of his appearances take place in either flashback or stories set in the past. The following categories differentiates between the two.
- Leonard McKenzie appearances (set in the past)
- Leonard McKenzie cameo appearances (in flashback)
- Leonard McKenzie flashback appearances (full flashback)
Recommended Reading[]
See also[]
- Sub-Mariner
- Sub-Mariner comics
- Sub-Mariner images
- Sub-Mariner characters
- Sub-Mariner appearances
- Sub-Mariner miscellaneous