Minke whale

s are a species of baleen whale in the open oceans of Earth. They are known in recent decades for being one of the most targeted species for modern.

In The Mighty Mutanimals by Archie Comics, minke whales feature heavily in the story The Cruel Sea. The discovery of a dead minke and a psychic glimpse of her last thoughts fills  with grief and fury, and he sets out to forcibly stop the whaling vessel responsible for her death. Ray convinces the to help him gather the equipment for an amphibious assault on the whaling ship, which requires the burglary of a nearby dive shop during closing hours. They discover that the whaling ship is actually captained by Mossback, a familiar adversary from earlier in the Archie continuity, and that he's actually hunting minke whales legally because he is acting in international waters under the flag of Norway. A fight breaks out between the Mutanimals and Mossback's crew; the ship soon hits a reef and sinks, forcing everyone to abandon ship, but the vessel can no longer hunt minke whales.