Aquaman Annual #1 [Direct Sales]
(July 1995)

DC, 1995 Series
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Price
3.50 USD; 4.95 CAD; 2.50 GBP
Pages
60
On-sale Date
1995-06-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
76194120194100111
Editing
Kevin Dooley

Issue Notes

This issue, unlike the following annuals, is squarebound.
This issue has variants:

Year One (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Craig Hamilton (signed)
Inks
Craig Hamilton (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Triton; Poseidon
Synopsis
Classic Aquaman swims with Superman being struck by lightning to his left and Wonder Woman being attacked by Triton to his right. Poseidon looks on.
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Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from solicitation.

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[Framing Sequence] (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Martin Egeland
Inks
Howard M. Shum
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman
Synopsis
A group of thieves finds the Aquacave, and start to read through Aquaman's diary in the hopes of finding where he stashes his treasure.
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Indexer Notes

The framing sequence is two pages at the beginning of the book, and two more at the end.

Chapter One (Table of Contents: 2)

Aquaman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Casey Jones
Inks
Craig Gilmore
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Pakuul; Triton; Diana [Wonder Woman]; Hippolyta
Synopsis
Young Aquaman saves Diana from the grasp of Triton with help from Pakuul the Whale.
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Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 3)

Aquaman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Jake Jacobsen
Inks
Craig Gilmore
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Mera; Eryx; Eros [Cupid]; Aqualad; Tula; Vulko
Synopsis
With a little help from Cupid, Aquaman and Mera fall in love.
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Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 4)

Aquaman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Jim Calafiore
Inks
Mark McKenna
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Superman; Poseidon
Synopsis
Superman and Aquaman mutually rescue each other from Poseidon's wrath, then go tot he desert to wait out his temper tantrum.
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Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
Phil Jimenez
Inks
John Stokes
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; Poseidon; Pakuul; Vulko
Synopsis
Mera, giving birth, makes Aquaman swear to stay nearby. But a visit from Poseidon reveals that Pakuul the whale is in danger. Aquaman cannot save Pakuul without violating his oath, and so Pakuul dies.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Year One
    Aquaman
  2. 1. [Framing Sequence]
    Aquaman
  3. 2. Chapter One
    Aquaman
  4. 3. Chapter Two
    Aquaman
  5. 4. Chapter Three
    Aquaman
  6. 5. Chapter Four
    Aquaman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Boyer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Jim Van Dore
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