Aquaman #12 [Brad Walker / Drew Hennessy Cover]

(Early February 2017)

The Deluge Act One (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Abnett

Pencils

Philippe Briones

Inks

Philippe Briones

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; N.E.M.O. agents posing as Atlantean invading forces; Davis (US soldier); Byrne (US soldier); President Barack Obama; Black Manta [the Fisher King]; Tula; Zeekil Neol (Atlantean High Lord of the Armies); Carcharodor (Atlantean Mistress of the Fleet); Jurok Byss (Atlantean Keeper of the Monsters); Captain Garan Orcos; Atlantean soldiers; US submarine crew; Seneschal Kae; Rowa (Atlantean Elder of Science); George Gantry (White House Chief of Staff); unnamed White House aides; Admiral Meddinghouse; Agent Copeland; Aquamarines [Major Rhonda Ricoh; Sergeant Dean Toye; Sergeant Adrian Ballard; Specialist Marcel Ollie; Specialist Gary Kaleho; Specialist Cory Wilks] (intro, US special ops task force); Lieutenant Joanna Stubbs [Jo] (British Royal Navy); Mera; USS Peabody crew; Black Jack; Commander Michael Patrick Stubbs (father of Joanna Stubbs, agent of N.E.M.O.); Justice League [Superman [Clark Smith]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira]; Green Lantern [Simon Baz]; Green Lantern [Jessica Cruz]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]]

Synopsis

N.E.M.O. forces, posing as Atlanteans, have attacked several American cities along the East Coast, with casualties in the thousands. In retaliation, President Obama declares war against Atlantis, and US forces begin to attack Atlantean targets. As Aquaman continues to try to find evidence to show that N.E.M.O. are the true perpetrators, the US plans to send the Aqua-Marines special task force on a covert mission to sneak into Atlantis to assassinate Aquaman. Things come to a head in Atlantis when the Justice League arrives to confront Arthur about the attacks on US cities.

Reprints

• in Aquaman (DC, 2017 series) #2 - Black Manta Rising ([June] 2017)
• in Aquaman (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #18 (Julio de 2017)
• in Aquaman (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) #2 (Setembro 2017) [traduzida]
• in Aquaman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #3 - Die Flut (Oktober 2017)
• in Aquaman Rebirth (Urban Comics, 2018 series) #2 - Le déluge (juin 2018)

Indexer Notes

The Aquamarines are a US special ops task force of genetically enhanced agents who have hardened skin, enhanced skeletons, enhanced musculature, and can breathe underwater. They were specifically modified in anticipation of using against Atlantis in the event that such action was deemed necessary. Three of the team are identified by name in this issue, the other three are named in issue #14. Issue #14 also shows the team transformed into their combat mode forms for the first time.

The Agent Copeland depicted here is the dark-haired Copeland that appeared in issue #4, not the blond agent also identified as Copeland in that same issue, or the African American who was identified as Copeland in issue #3.