In this last install of "Why do I like..." I talk about the beautiful Mera. This is a character I feel very passionately about. Not only her royal origin and amazing powers make me like her, but also the fact that despite many tragedies, she keeps on going, never giving up. The great piece below is by Ramona Fradon.
Regal. That's Mera. There are very few royal heroes in the DC Universe (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, GeoForce, and Prince Gavyn - Starman - are some of them), but Mera is the only one who's a sovereign of two worlds. In Xebel, her home dimension, she inherited the crown after her parents died; and it was precisely trying to defend her throne and her people that Mera came to Earth. Once here, she met King Arthur of Atlantis, Aquaman, who she eventually married becoming queen of the Earth seas as well.
Very few know and understand the burden and responsibilities that come with being the monarch of a vast kingdom, much less two. Even so, Mera has found in herself the courage and strength to do it, while at the same time trying to have a normal family. Unfortunately, this road of sacrifice has not been kind to her, and fate has put her through many, many trials; but Mera has learned to emerge stronger from each one of them, and even more determined to continue the good fight. Her incredible water manipulation abilities make her the submarine equivalent of a Green Lantern, and as such, she is the pure representation of power for good.
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