(July-August 1977)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume
43
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-04-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893041508
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #142.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-465
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Manta; Aqualad [Garth]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Dark Destiny, Deadly Dreams (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Jim Aparo

Job Number
J-4639
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Black Manta; the Idylists; Sett; Thoran; General Horgan; Topo; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.] (death); Mera (flashback); Starro (flashback); Ambassador Diez; Mcaan; Syan (flashback)
Synopsis
Black Manta forces Aquaman and Aqualad to battle in the arena for the life of Aquababy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Series continues in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #57 (August-September 1977 issue). That issue marks the re-launch of Aquaman in his own title, continuing the numbering of the 1962 series (issue #56 was dated March-April 1971).

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

Dateline: Adventure / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L677

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Aquaman
  2. 1. Birds of a Feather
    Batman and Robin; Hostess Cup Cakes
  3. 2. Dark Destiny, Deadly Dreams
    Aquaman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dateline: Adventure
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Aquaman; Superboy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin