- Script
- David Michelinie
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo
- Inks
- Jim Aparo
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
- Job Number
- J-4639
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Black Manta; the Idylists; Sett; Thoran; General Horgan; Topo; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.] (death); Mera (flashback); Starro (flashback); Ambassador Diez; Mcaan; Syan
- Synopsis
- Black Manta forces Aquaman and Aqualad to battle in the arena for the life of Aquababy.
- Reprints
Series continues in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #57 (August-September 1977 issue). That issue marks the re-launch of Aquaman in his own title, continuing the numbering of the 1962 series (issue #56 was dated March-April 1971).