Stingray (Marvel Comics)
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Stingray (Walter Newell) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Bill Everett, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #95 (September 1967). Stingray is an engineer and oceanographer.
Publication history
Walter Newell debuted in Tales to Astonish #95 (September 1967), created by Roy Thomas and Bill Everett. He appeared under the codename Stingray in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 (November 1969). He appeared in the 2014 Avengers World series. He appeared in the 2016 Deadpool & the Mercs for Money series. He appeared in the 2018 Avengers series.
Fictional character biography
Walter Newell first appears in the title Tales to Astonish as an oceanographer working for the United States government. The character encounters the human/Atlantean hybrid hero Namor the Sub-Mariner and his lover Lady Dorma, while supervising the construction of a domed sub-sea city whose purpose is to harvest food for mankind.
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