Aquaman
#48
(November-December 1969)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1969-09-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Dick Giordano
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Aquaman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy (signed as NC)
- Inks
- Nick Cardy (signed as NC)
- Colors
- ?
- Job Number
- G-407
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Aquagirl [Tula]
- Reprints
-
in Aquaman: The Search for Mera Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) (2018 [January 2019])
-
A Kingdom to Re-Build!
Aquaman / comic story / 15.17 pages
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (signed as JA)
- Colors
- Jim Aparo ?
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
- Job Number
- G-270
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera; Aquagirl [Tula]; Vulko; Narkran; the Bugala (sea monster); Men of Eldfur; Mupo (Atlantean rebel leader); unnamed Atlantean rebels; unnamed Atlantean guards; exiled Atlanteans; Atlanteans
- Synopsis
- Aquaman defeats the Bugala and rescues Aqualad. Aquaman, Mera, and Aqualad return to Atlantis to find the rebels in battle with Narkran's soldiers. Aquaman defeats Narkran and takes back the throne of Atlantis.
- Reprints
-
in Top Comics Wassermann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #114 -
in Gigant (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1970 (1970) -
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #48 (4ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed] - in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #499 (May 1983)
- in Aquaman: The Search for Mera Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) (2018 [January 2019])
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Aquaman #47.
Jim Aparo drew the hidden message SOLO on page one, indicating he probably did everything but write the story.
Story across 16 pages, but page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 16 is a 1/2-page.
Test Your "Golden Age" I.Q.
The Wonderful World of Comics / text article / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-115
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Golden Age quiz with twenty questions and answers. Located between pages 8 and 9 of the main story.
Take a Giant Step...
Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- H.A. #694
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Justice League of America #76 (November-December 1969).
Look for the Different
Showcase; World's Finest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
Indexer Notes
House ad for Showcase #86 featuring Firehair (November 1969) and World's Finest #189 (November 1969). Both are advertised as "On Sale Sept. 11th".
How Aquaman Got His Powers!
Aquaman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Job Number
- G-423
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (origin); Atlanna (flashback); Tom Curry (flashback); Commander Haskel
- Synopsis
- Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #260 (May 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Atlantis
Indexer Notes
Silver Age origin of Aquaman, substantially different from More Fun Comics version.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Aquaman -
1.
A Kingdom to Re-Build!
Aquaman -
2.
Test Your "Golden Age" I.Q.
The Wonderful World of Comics -
3.
Take a Giant Step...
Justice League of America -
4.
Look for the Different
Showcase; World's Finest -
5.
How Aquaman Got His Powers!
Aquaman -
6.
["Dear Editor: Since I've lately been dropping lines..."]
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