Aquaman #1 [Newsstand]
(February 1986)

DC, 1986 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-11-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893210502
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Neal Pozner (credited) (editor); Robert Greenberger (credited) (associate editor); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #21.
This issue is a variant of Aquaman (DC, 1986 series) #1 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Craig Hamilton (signed)
Inks
Craig Hamilton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Neal Pozner (logo design, see notes); Al Aiola (logo design assist, see notes); ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the shadowy depths of Atlantis, his life will change forever!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Vulko; Ocean Master
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Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logo A #70: AQUAMAN on 11 March 2021.

Cover Thumbnail for Aquaman (DC, 1986 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Aquaman (1986 series) #1 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Aquaman (1986 series) #1 [Canadian]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Neal Pozner (credited)
Pencils
Craig Hamilton (credited)
Inks
Steve Montano (credited)
Colors
Joe Orlando (credited)
Letters
Bob Lappan (credited)
Editing
Neal Pozner (credited) (editor); Dick Giordano (credited) (editor)
Job Number
G-1669
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Calculha (Mage, Cameo); Arion (Cameo); Garn Daanuth (Cameo); Ocean Master [Orm Marius]; Mrs. Robak; King Vulko; Nuada Silverhand; King Bres; Makaira
Synopsis
The Royal Seal of Atlantis is stolen by the people of Thierna Na Oge. Aquaman adopts a camouflage costume to retrieve it. Ocean Master, with his new strength, destroys New Venice.
Reprints

Atlanta Fantasy Fair (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Atlantis (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Neal Pozner ? (see notes); Robert Greenberger ? (see notes)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
The history of Atlantis in the DC universe.

Indexer Notes

Not signed and may have been by Greenberger instead of Pozner.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["In the shadowy depths of Atlantis, his life will change forever!"]
    Aquaman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Aquaman
  3. 2. Atlanta Fantasy Fair
    Meanwhile...
  4. 3. The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Atlantis
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