![]() Atlantis was sent back in time thousands of years, its citizens enslaved by their own ancestors, and Aquaman himself was imprisoned as living water. ![]() This led to a successful ongoing series for a time, but it slipped in popularity after David was removed, and was eventually canceled. After this, Peter David became his main writer, and revamped him his hand was eaten by piranhas and replaced with a hook, he grew out his beard, and moved toward epic, Barbarian Hero-style adventures. Now, he was Orin, the son of an immortal Atlantean wizard, abandoned to die for his blond hair and raised by dolphins before being found by the lighthouse-keeper. His child was murdered in an effort to drum up interest and provide angst, and he became the leader of the Dork Age version of the Justice League (often referred to as "Justice League Detroit").Īfter Crisis on Infinite Earths rolled around, Aquaman, like many DCU denizens, got a new origin. The Bronze Age led to his comic being canceled, Un-Cancelled, and re-canceled repeatedly. In the process, Aquaman picked up a supporting cast, something which he had generally lacked (for a time in the late 40s he had been aided by a Ditzy, Genius sidekick named the Sea-Sleuth but he had vanished without a trace years earlier.) Most notable among them were sidekick Aqualad, and super-powered wife Mera. All in preparation of his first solo title, Aquaman vol. In 1961, Aquaman's strip got transferred to Detective Comics, he starred in a few Showcase issues, and he got several crossovers with Superman. He became one of the founding members of the Justice League of America in 1960 and was a regular there. He continued appearing in Adventure Comics until issue #284 (April, 1961). This version of Aquaman turned out to be more popular than the original. (This idea of the son of a light-house keeper and a merwoman may be inspired by the old song "My Father Was the Keeper of the Eddystone Light". Aquaman's career was, like Superman's, also retroactively extended back into his childhood as "Aquaboy," Superboy's sole contemporary hero. However, he was also given a Kryptonite Factor of sorts he could only spend one hour out of the water before succumbing to potentially fatal weakness. He was super-strong and tough because his body was "adapted to the sea's depths", and he could telepathically control anything that lived on or near the sea. In the Silver Age, Aquaman's origins were revamped now, he was a Half-Human Hybrid of Atlantean and surface human, raised by his father, a lighthouse-keeper, and unaware of his royal heritage until recently. During The Interregnum, Aquaman was one of the few Super Heroes who remained in publication, largely due to his status as the backup feature in Superboy's title. He was then transferred to Adventure Comics, starting with its 103rd issue (April, 1946). He wasn't the first aquatic superhero (Namor the Sub-Mariner first appeared 2 years earlier), but he eventually came to be the most well-known.Īquaman continued in More Fun Comics until issue #107 (January, 1946). Rather than communicating with sea creatures telepathically, he could speak with them "in their own language". His powers were at first said to be the result of special training, but were later described as the result of his scientist father experimenting on him. ![]() In his earliest appearances, Aquaman was also strong and durable enough to deflect an artillery shell one-handed and outswim a torpedo. He was created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger. He first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 (November, 1941). ![]() He also often has something to do with The DCU's version of Atlantis.Īquaman originated in The Golden Age of Comic Books. As of The New '10s, Hydrokinesis is increasingly common as well. ![]() Said Superfriends persona also appears in a Latin America -only official parody series called The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour, which resembles Space Ghost Coast to Coast.Īquaman's powers have varied over the years in all incarnations, he is mainly known for his ability to breathe underwater, swim at high speeds and communicate with sea life. In essence, having him take part in anything whatsoever was sort of the super-powered equivalent to pity sex. He's probably best known for his Superfriends appearances, the lame nature of that version's powers and the fact that he is in practically every episode, whether this makes sense or not ("What's that? Trouble in the desert? Come on team, we haven't a moment to lose! And let's bring Aquaman with us his ability to breathe underwater and talk to fish are sure to be useful there!"). Orin) is a DC Comics Superhero with water-based powers. ![]()
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