Aquaman #50 [Batman v Superman Cover]
(May 2016)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2016-03-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
761941304977 05021
Editing
Brian Cunningham (group editor); Arianna Turturro (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Aquaman (DC, 2011 series) #50 [Direct Sales]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
José Luis García-López
Colors
Moreno Dinisio (signed as Reno)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Batman; Superman
Reprints

Dead Water (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Abnett
Pencils
Brett Booth
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Andrew Dalhouse
Letters
Tom Napolitano

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera [Aquawoman]; Reagan Irving (FBI Agent, introduction); Arni Ajar (FBI Agent, introduction); Michael Ternan (deceased Dead Water victim); unnamed police investigator; unnamed Atlantean guard; Murk; Tempest [Garth]; unnamed helicopter pilot; Dead Water [Jonah Payne] (villain); unnamed reporters; unnamed interviewees; unnamed embassy visitors
Synopsis
As Arthur and Mera prepare to open Spindrift Station, the first Atlantean Embassy on dry land (located in Amnesty Bay), the FBI contacts Aquaman to investigate a series of killings by an aquatic creature who can teleport from one water source to another.
Reprints
Keywords
Spindrift Station

Indexer Notes

This is the first full appearance of Dead Water, in the previous issue we only saw his clawed hands. In issue #51, we learn that his real name is Jonah Payne.

Mera refers to herself as Aquawoman, and wears a costume similar to Aquaman.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Superman
  2. 1. Dead Water
    Aquaman
This issue was modified by
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore