Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Aquaman in popular media, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Atlantis, List of Aquaman enemies, List of Aquaman supporting characters, Alan Ritchson, Sub Diego, More Fun Comics, Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis, Thierna Na Oge. Excerpt: Aquaman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, and inspired by a book by the Russian Soviet science fiction-writer Alexander Belyayev (Amphibian Man, 1928), the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 (Nov. 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo title. During the late 1950s and 1960s superhero-revival period known as the Silver Age, he was a founding member of the Justice League of America. In the 1990s Modern Age, Aquaman's character became more serious than in most previous interpretations, with storylines depicting the weight of his role as king of Atlantis. Aquaman's first origin story was presented in flashback from his debut, narrated by the character himself: The Golden Age Aquaman communicating with sea life by an ancient Atlantean temple he uses as his lair, from More Fun Comics #83 (Nov. 1942). Art by Louis Cazeneuve.In his early Golden Age appearances, Aquaman could breathe underwater with gills, had superhuman strength enabling him to swim at high speeds, and could communicate with sea life and have them do his bidding. Initially, he was depicted as speaking to sea creatures "in their own language" rather than telepathically, and only when they were close enough to hear him. While he was often described as the "sovereign of the sea," with the waters of the entire globe his "domain," and almost every sea creature his "loyal subject," the title was never an official one. Aquaman's adventures took place all across the world...
