Some stories have mentioned that Namor has gills for breathing underwater, e.g., in Namor, the Sub-Mariner #5, Namor thinks this New York river water burns my gills and scalds my lungs".[51] and artists such as Salvador Larroca have drawn him with gill slits on either side of his neck.[52] In The Sub-Mariner #18???22 (1969???70), beings from outer space surgically closed Namor's gills for a time,