Aquaman
#4
(July-August 1962)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-05-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from house ad in House of Secrets #55 and copyright registration.
[The Menace of Alien Island]
Aquaman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of those aliens has encased us in an energy bubble-- and the other is about to fire at our little water-sprite friend, Quisp!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Quisp
- Reprints
-
in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #79 ([January 1963]) -
in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965) -
in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
-
The Menace of Alien Island, Chapter 1
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duck Aqualad!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Quisp; Suvian Bandit
- Synopsis
- Aquaman and Aqualad discover a floating island that is really an alien spaceship.
- Reprints
-
in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #14 - in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #79 ([January 1963])
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965)
-
in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2504 (1970) - in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
House of Mystery; House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Ollie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a nice day for sailing!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965)
-
Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to join you in the next project of the community club.
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Chapter 2: Quisp's Last Stand
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, no!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Quisp; Suvian Scientists; Suvian Bandits
- Reprints
- in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #14
- in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #79 ([January 1963])
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965)
- in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2504 (1970)
- in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
-
Hands Across the Channel
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For centuries, a link across the English Channel was the dream of engineers.!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965)
-
The Underwater "Spaceship"
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Roaming the ocean floor this very minute is a fantastic vehicle that has been described as an underwater spaceship.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Chapter 3: The Undersea Trap
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You did it, Aquaman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Quisp; Suvian Scientists; Suvian Bandits
- Reprints
- in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #14
- in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #79 ([January 1963])
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #71 (1 de julio de 1965)
- in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2504 (1970)
- in Showcase Presents: Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[The Menace of Alien Island]
Aquaman -
1.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
2.
The Menace of Alien Island, Chapter 1
Aquaman and Aqualad -
3.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
House of Mystery; House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected -
4.
["What a nice day for sailing!"]
Ollie -
5.
Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual -
7.
Chapter 2: Quisp's Last Stand
Aquaman and Aqualad -
8.
2 Big Stories in Every Issue...
Detective Comics -
9.
Hands Across the Channel
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual -
11.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
The Underwater "Spaceship"
-
13.
Chapter 3: The Undersea Trap
Aquaman and Aqualad -
14.
[no title indexed]
Sea Devils -
15.
["Draw any person in just one minute"]
Norton Products -
16.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
American Body Building Club -
17.
["Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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