U-Man

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U-Man
Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Invaders #3 (Nov 1975) Created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins
Characteristics Alter ego Meranno Species Homo mermanus Affiliations Super-Axis

U-Man (codename for Meranno) is a super-villain appearing in Marvel Comics. He is a frequent adversary of Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Meranno is a member of the homo mermanus species, also known as the Atlanteans. He was banished from Atlantis for treason, after allying with Nazi Germany. Filled with a burning desire for revenge against Atlantis' ruler, Prince Namor, Meranno renamed himself U-Man (or, Unter-Wasser Mann) and joined the Axis Powers to fight Namor and his allies, the Invaders. Meranno used Nazi scientific procedures to augment his natural abilities, making himself much stronger than the average Atlantean and enabling himself to survive on the surface for extended periods of time. A Japanese spy called Lady Lotus used her psychic powers to control Meranno, Master Man, Baron Blood, and Warrior Woman, and made them into the villainous team known as the Super-Axis.

Later, Meranno allied with another Atlantean malcontent, Attuma, in an attempt to conquer the surface world. He has recently appeared in the new Invaders series, along with Warrior Woman.

It was revealed in New Invaders #3 that Meranno raped Lady Lotus and fathered her daughter, Nia.