Aquaman #8
(March-April 1963)

DC, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-01-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
George Kashdan (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in House of Mystery #132 and copyright registration.

The Plot to Steal the Seas! (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our spaceship is sinking!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Plot to Steal the Seas (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suffering snails!
Feature Logo
Aquaman and Aqualad
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad; Syx; Lemur (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sea Devils; House of Secrets / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Safety First -- All Year! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, I forgot to make out my new year's resolutions -- I'd better do it now before I forget again!
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Johnny; Johnny's mother; Johnny's sister
Synopsis
Johnny discovers the hazards of leaving things lying around the home.

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Our Ocean Laboratory (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, am I tired!
Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

[The Plot to Steal the Seas] Chapter 2: The Double Doom of Planet Oceanus (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suffering snails! Not only is our spaceship sinking out of sight--but here comes giant beasts after us!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad; Syx; Lemur (villain)
Reprints

Your Future Is Today... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tales of the Unexpected; Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secrets of the Sea Shells (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For thousands of years, shells were used by primitive people as money.
Genre
non-fiction

[The Plot to Steal the Seas] Chapter 3: Marooned in Space (Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great waves!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad; Syx; Lemur (villain)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Rip Hunter... Time Master; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Lucky, World's Greatest Stunt Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lucky, you're the only man who can go down deep enough...
Genre
humor
Reprints

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Plot to Steal the Seas!
    Aquaman
  2. 1. ["Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing made simple self-teaching encyclopedia"]
    Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
  3. 2. The Plot to Steal the Seas
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  4. 3. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
    Sea Devils; House of Secrets
  5. 4. Safety First -- All Year!
  6. 5. Our Ocean Laboratory
  7. 6. [The Plot to Steal the Seas] Chapter 2: The Double Doom of Planet Oceanus
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  8. 7. Your Future Is Today...
    Tales of the Unexpected; Space Ranger
  9. 8. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  10. 9. Secrets of the Sea Shells
  11. 10. [The Plot to Steal the Seas] Chapter 3: Marooned in Space
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  12. 11. ["For the very best..."]
    Rip Hunter... Time Master; House of Mystery
  13. 12. ["Lucky, you're the only man who can go down deep enough..."]
    Lucky, World's Greatest Stunt Man
  14. 13. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  15. 14. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  16. 15. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  18. 17. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore