Aquaman #15 [Joshua Middleton Variant Cover]

(March 2017)

The Deluge Finale (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Abnett

Pencils

Philippe Briones

Inks

Wayne Faucher

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Manta; Black Jack; unnamed N.E.M.O. members; Superman [Clark Smith]; President Barack Obama; George Gantry (White House Chief of Staff); unnamed Secret Service agents; Mera; Reverend Mother Cetea (of the Widowhood); Murk; Rowa (Atlantean Elder of Science); Carcharodor (Atlantean Mistress of the Fleet)

Synopsis

Aquaman, having tracked down the N.E.M.O. base, battles Black Manta. Fearing a defeat that would expose N.E.M.O.'s secrets, Black Manta triggers a self-destruct of the base, seemingly killing all N.E.M.O. agents aboard, including himself. Aquaman, accompanied by Superman, travels to the White House with evidence of Black Manta's treachery, and Arthur and the President hold a joint press conference announcing peace between Atlantis and the United States.

Reprints

• in Aquaman (DC, 2017 series) #2 - Black Manta Rising ([June] 2017)
• in Aquaman (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #18 (Julio de 2017)
• in Aquaman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #3 - Die Flut (Oktober 2017)
• in Aquaman Rebirth (Urban Comics, 2018 series) #2 - Le déluge (juin 2018)

Indexer Notes

Black Manta is seemingly killed in the explosion that destroyed the N.E.M.O. base. The only trace of him that is found is his shattered helmet. Black Jack is shown to have survived the explosion.