Aquaman #60
(February-March 1978)

DC, 1962 Series
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Volume
12
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-11-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893042503
Editing
Paul Levitz (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #150.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
C-625
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your machines may rot the seas, Scavenger--
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Scavenger [Peter Mortimer]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Sable Lady (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Scavenger, Ravager, Plunderer, Thief! (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Don Newton (credited)
Inks
John Celardo (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Milt Snapinn (credited as Milton Snapinn)

Job Number
J-4924
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sublimation: The rechanneling of harsh emotions into more socially acceptable forms.
Feature Logo
Aquaman [arching]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Scavenger; Kobra; General Horgan; The Fisherman (image on monitor); Zornn; Malko
Synopsis
Aquaman battles the Scavenger who is trying to steal cargo from a sunken ship. When Scavenger appears to have the upper hand, Kobra appears and takes the cargo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

vs the Scavenger, vs Kobra

What's New at DC? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

DC Publishorial / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Edge of Nowhere (Table of Contents: 4)

Mera / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Juan Ortiz (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Bill Morse (credited)

Job Number
J-4920
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mortally wounded in savage combat between his father, Aquaman, and the evil Black Manta, young Arthur Curry Jr. lies close to death in Atlantis
Feature Logo
Mera
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mera; Leron; Xebel; Earth elemental; water elemental; fire elemental; Vulko; Aquababy [Arthur Curry, Jr.]
Synopsis
Mera faces a trio of elementals in her home dimension in order to get the healing device. However when she returns to Atlantis with the device, she is too late, Arthur Jr. has died.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquamail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-829
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Your machines may rot the seas, Scavenger--"]
    Aquaman
  2. 1. Sable Lady
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  3. 2. Scavenger, Ravager, Plunderer, Thief!
    Aquaman
  4. 3. What's New at DC?
    DC Publishorial
  5. 4. The Edge of Nowhere
    Mera
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Aquamail
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore