Star Trek’s Spock Was Secretly Played By Namor in Marvel Comics
In the 1960s, Marvel Comics was publishing a spoof series, which saw Namor take the role of Mr. Spock in Star Trek. While this initially seems surprising, it is actually a rather perfect casting. In many ways the two mirror one another, but his means of getting the role isn't very commendable.
Not Brand Echh is a series that spoofs Marvel and DC's heroes and origins. It places goofy variants of them in whacky stories full of pop culture references and jabs at things like copyright and the Comic Code Authority. It also humorously references celebrities and hit series of the time, including Leonard Nimoy, though not by name directly.
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Not Brand Echh #4 has the creative team of Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Stan Lee, Marie Severin, Gene Colan, and Tom Sutton. The issuefeatures the story «Kayoed By Krank» which includes Namor's variant, No-More. Within it, the warlord named Krank has taken over the throne of Atloontis, leaving the former prince lots of time to get into various hijinks. Initially he believes he wants to regain his throne but eventually decides to just enjoy his newly gained free time. This comes with struggles, though he does finally find a place to fit in within Hollywood on an alternate version of Star Trek.
After coming to the world of man, he sees the Star Trek spoof, Star Trick. This gives him a wonderful idea about how he can make some quick cash — he's going to take on the role of Mr. Spook — this world's Mr. Spock. He ties up Leonard Nimoy's unnamed variant and successfully takes the role, with no one being the wiser. This lasts almost completely through the series' run, which comes at the end of the issue. While this initially just
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