Aquaman #23
(September-October 1965)

DC, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1965-07-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
George Kashdan (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Birth of Aquababy! (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera
Reprints

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

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Birth of Aquababy (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Aqualad [Garth]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Sirens (villains); Sinquo (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mera discovers she's pregnant AND gives birth to Aquababy in the same 1-issue story!

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 8.67 pages, 7.67 pages, and 6.67 pages.

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Nature's Bill of Rights (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 10 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Kat Gets Cooled! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Showcase; Enemy Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

History on the Rocks (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.

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

80 Page Giant Magazine; Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wet Paint
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

Former humor feature, possibly paid ad for hobby products now [Testor's Custom Finish here]?

10 Issues of Aquaman for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Birth of Aquababy!
    Aquaman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias
  3. 2. The Birth of Aquababy
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  6. 5. ["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  7. 6. Nature's Bill of Rights
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. The Kat Gets Cooled!
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; Enemy Ace
  11. 10. History on the Rocks
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    80 Page Giant Magazine; Lois Lane
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  16. 15. ["Wet Paint"]
    Little Pete
  17. 16. 10 Issues of Aquaman for Only $1.00
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac
    Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore