Aquaman

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) if you look close at the sticker shown in the article, you can see its a different picture than the one that ended up on the final product. I wonder what that original art was? Perhaps an Aquaman comic book cover used just for placement...rest assured, the Shrine won't rest until this mystery is r...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Batman turns him down (causing Aquaman a moment of embarrassment), saying it should be Dr. Fate. But Fate says it needs to be Batman, so Fate has all the heroes contribute some of their energy and will to Batman. Aquaman takes it all in stride, telling Batman to "Smash Equinox right in the blowh...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) JMS: I was at Marvel pretty much exclusively for over ten years, so I never had the chance to touch any of the DC characters during that time. So yeah, he's one of those I wanted to write, as manifested again by how soon he appears in the B&B roster. I've never really understood those who say t...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Before we get to the inside story, check out the delightfully fun cover by George Papp--Green Arrow and Speedy, underwater! This may seem like an incongruous setting for the Emerald Archer, but what was DC to do? Its not like they had an underwater superhero in this very comic that would be...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) As Aquaman and Cal tug Manta and his men to shore, Cal begins to choke. Aquaman dunks him underwater, proving what Aquaman suspected: the new gills Manta installed, once they start, can then only breathe water--Cal is now trapped to live underwater.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Some would say considering the way Aquaman is treated by his corporate owners, DC doesn't deserve all this effort in their behalf, and there's some truth to that. But here's our chance to tell DC as directly as possible and in the manner corporations understand the most--money--that ther...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) A couple commenters on the original post mentioned buying more than one copy, as a way to goose sales and send a message to DC that people want to see Classic Aquaman back. That got me thinking. I dunno, what do you all of you think? Any thoughts or ideas please leave in the comments, and vote in ou...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Even though Aquaman pretty much just appears in the group segment, he gets a lion-share of the action, and the setting is almost entirely underwater. For my money, I can never get enough of Aquaman fighting giant sea-monsters. This episode's Aqua-Content: High

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) We're talking about Green Lantern, we're talking about Flash, and it's funny, because even five years ago you wouldn't expect to hear the words "Green Lantern" and "major event" together or "Flash" and "anticipated launch." It seems that the care that everyone has put towards these, som...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Just when I think I've seen every Aquaman item there is to see... As you can see, Aquaman was a bit of an afterthought on the packaging: Superman's logo couldn't be any bigger, and poor Aquaman has to settle for his name being in plain text.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I picked up this nifty set at Target a few weeks ago but kept forgetting to do a post on it (mostly due to the largess of you Aqua-Fans, who keep sending me more and more stuff!). This is part of the cute "Action League" subset for the Brave and the Bold line of toys. The Aquaman 2-pack featured him a...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) As Aquaman frees himself underwater, an all-out riot has broken out between Yascom's men and Adam's men. Yascom grabs Adams, raises him over his head, and is about to throw him into the ocean where a school of sharks are circling. But...Aquaman is there!:

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Later, Aquaman, Mera, and Vulko discuss the series of earthquakes that have been hitting Atlantis lately. Mera suggests it may be an ancient prophecy coming true, and Vulko's research indicates that Atlantis will suffer many more small quakes.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) You got me sucked into your blog due to your devotion to Aquaman and the community that can be found of similar-minded fans out there. I have never been a huge Aquaman fan only because I always wished DC would've done more (and DO more) with him and actually devote time and resources to making h...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Hitting bookstores today is the second edition of Professor James Kakalios' book The Physics of Superheroes! I gave James a couple of ideas, but my #1 choice was an excellent sequence from Justice League of America #200 (aka The Greatest Comic Book Ever Made) where Aquaman drags one of th...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I wasn't that familiar with Joe's work until I saw it in Wednesday Comics, where Joe drew the Green Lantern strip. I thought it was beautiful stuff, modern but retro (my favorite combo!), and when I saw him on the guest list of the con he was one of the people I planned to see.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) These Golden Age Aquaman stories are way better than I ever would have expected, and I have to think part of the reason Aquaman lasted through the 1950s, even after almost every other comic book superhero disappeared, was because of Paul Norris giving the character such a solid start.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) In this clip, they talk almost entirely about Aquaman. They poke a lot of fun, but at least in some different ways than we usually hear. I like the animation--its like Aquaman swam into an episode of Ren & Stimpy. I'm in the Justice League, bitches."

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) As you can see, this old school Despero, not the more "extreme" scary monster version that showed up in the 80s. Whoever got the idea to do the sculpt of him based on the cover to Justice League of America #1, where he played The Flash in a game of intergalactic chess using the other JLAers as the...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) The last piece of Aqua-merch I picked up at the Big Apple Con was this 14" high Aquaman plus doll, part of the DC Super Friends line. I had seen this on eBay a few times, and it was fairly easy to find at the con, so near the end of my day I picked it up.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) These Toon Tumblers have been around for a few years, but only recently did they get the DC license, which now enables them to make Toon Tumblers featuring not only Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, but also Green Lantern, Poison Ivy, Sgt. Rock--even the Justice Society!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Batman gets involved, and MM uses his control over the heroes and villains to get them to try and take out the Dark Knight Detective: Canary subdues Aquaman (yeah, right) and then Arrow, leaving Batman to try and stop the Music Meister.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) this is obviously long before Aquaman made all the creatures of the sea his finny friends. One of Blackjack's henchmen jumps in to stop Aquaman, but of course that's what Aquaman wanted: Ouch! That first panel makes me teeth hurt! and so ends another adventure with Aquaman!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Meanwhile, Aquaman and Mera, on their way home, are concerned when they see Aqualad's steed, Imp, by itself, way out in a remote part of the ocean. Aquaman guesses that Aqualad wouldn't have left Imp behind without a good reason, and that he's trying to find Aquaman! He and Mera delay their r...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend "Aquaman" by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Aquaman gets the young man to safety, and hatches a plan. Meanwhile, Aquaman sneaks aboard Blackjack's ship undercover: Aquaman, doing the James Bond thing: kicking butt while wearing a tux!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) F.O.A.M.er Kristen Livingston sent me a link to Cracked.com, where they're currently running a feature called "If Aquaman Comics Knew How Much Aquaman Sucked." Get it? Aquaman sucks! He's a lame superhero!! It's that kind of no holds barred, cutting edge humor that kept this new version of Cra...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Time for another fun, rollicking adventure with the Super Friends. Now--take a look at the cover. A water creature, and Aquaman asking Superman for help?!? What's going on here? Under that white sun, Superman gets his powers back, and giving Aquaman, Jan, and Gleek Superman-like powers. W...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) This beauty--the second half of the Aquaman/Mera set--was waiting for me when I stopped in for my weekly visit at All Things Fun. So I like I did with the Mera bust, I took ol' Arthur here down to the nearby lake--on another beautifully breezy, sunny day--and snapped some shots:

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I made arrangements with the other artist I commissioned--who had not yet gotten do the Aquaman piece (since I was leaving well ahead of schedule)--to mail me the piece. I want to keep it a surprise who it is--all I will say its someone who worked on Wednesday Comics.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend "Aquaman" by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Aquaman is led to the Nazi commander's office, inside is a man named Hauptmann. Hauptmann asks Aquaman questions about the destroyer, but Aquaman won't answer. chalk up another victory for Aquaman!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) We concluded our first Aqua Poll today, and the question was: Where would you like to see Aquaman return? Here's how you voted (169 of you, anyway): A vast majority of you went for Aquaman in his own solo title again (which, by my count, would be Aquaman Volume Eight), while the next highest v...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) If I may put my nerd hat on (more snugly that it already is, of course), I think I take issue with the song's premise--I think Aquaman enjoys talking to fish. I bet there were days when, in the middle of enduring another self-righteous tirade from Green Arrow on the JLA satellite, Aquaman thou...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I came across your blog on a Google search for "Aquaman patch". I have a denim jacket that for around twenty years now, I've been adding classic Justice League characters--Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Atom, Martian Manhunter...I have everyone...except Aquaman.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Anyway, he thought it would be a good idea for his Aquaman action figure to go diving with me this weekend. I'm sending along some photos of the results. Two photos show Aquaman patrolling his watery domain while the other two show him battling a mutant sea creature (played by a Crown-of-Thor...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) This is yet another DC Superhero wristwatch, and the box it comes in, sent to me this time by our newest F.O.A.M. member Luis Carrillo. In any case, I like this one a lot, since it features Aquaman so prominently, plus Green Arrow and Hawkman, other favorite characters of mine that still don't app...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) As you can see, I've spiffed up The Aquaman Shrine with a new header and some new features that ought to make the Shrine a lot more user-friendly: I've also put up our first Aqua-Poll, something I've wanted to add for a long time. And while I don't plan on overdoing it ("Aquaman's yellow gloves...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I hit another Penny's close to home and found the Superman, Green Lantern (2nd style), Plastic Man, Catwoman, and Batgirl watches. I didn't know if they made an Aquaman watch or not, but he was on the box along with some of the others. I did an online search, and the Penney's website only featur...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Here at the Shrine we always like to point out when one of Aquaman's writers has a presence on the web, so I thought I should mention that J.M. DeMatteis, who wrote one of Aquaman's best runs ever (in Adventure Comics) and has been a friend to the Shrine now has a blog!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Aquaman guest-stars again in Wednesday Comics! I admit, I was getting a bit impatient, waiting for Aquaman to show up in the Hawkman strip, but now I see Baker was saving it for the big finale, which is the next issue, Wednesday Comics' last (*sniff*). It was worth it!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) I saw this frustrating item for sale at the last Wizard World Philly Con, and it's a wonderful(?) example of what I call a Missed Opportunity: a piece of merchandise that could've easily included Aquaman, but for whatever reason did not.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend "Aquaman" by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. I've still been enjoying these Aquaman stories from the Golden Age of comics, so I thought we'd keep going with More Fun Comics for Comics Weekend. The Golden Age Aquaman takes no guff, Navy men or no. Aquaman steps--er, swims in:

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Illustrations of the characters by George Perez (taken from the original mini-series) appear on the sides (you can see Aquaman's arm on the bottom right), and there are origins of the four characters in this 2nd series--Aquaman, Flash, Black Lightning, and The Creeper--on the back. In t...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend "Aquaman" by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Aquaman asks if there's any other way in, and he's told there's an underwater cavern, but it is guarded by a "shark-devil", who will eat anyone who tries to cross. Blackjack gives chase, but he's met by Aquaman:

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) These PJs feature a beautiful Aquaman piece by Neal Adams, originally produced for the 1976 DC Comics Calendar and used in other places. Interesting treatment of the logo--its the standard Aquaman font, but the letters are put on a flat line instead of their usual curve. I think this is the o...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend "Aquaman" by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. But last week, a member of F.O.A.M. sent me two discs, without telling me what was on them. Once I opened them up, I saw that they contained every Aquaman issue of More Fun Comics, page by page! As Aquaman would say, Great Neptune!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Jimmy Palmiotti: It just hit me one day that if would be an interesting thing to do and I grew up on the Super Friends Aquaman, not the royal sometimes entitled Aquaman...so given this chance, I thought...what would Aquaman really be like if he were real, and what would he be acting like and so I work...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Comics Weekend Aquaman guest-stars with Supergirl in Wednesday Comics! And that last panel just gets me: Aquaman and some of his finny friends, bathed in the light of sunset. Makes we want to see a separate Aquaman strip by Palmiotti and Conner!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Because all life on Earth uses the same genetic code, in theory anything that you can find in nature is up for grabs. For example, the blood cells of crocodiles contain a type of hemoglobin that is so efficient at oxygenating a crocodile's body that the crocodile can lurk underwater for an ho...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) It was a custom-made, 16-page Aquaman pop-up book, telling the story of how Aquaman and Mera are on their way to a birthday party in my honor, when they are stopped by Ocean Master. So, Rob Kelly, I know I'm not the only one out here who loves what you do. Here's hoping we have many, many years of ce...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Welcome to another Aquaman Shrine guest post! Because of Rob and the Shrine, I've learned to be even more outgoing and outspoken in my support of Aquaman. He's not the useless Super Friend! He can do more than just talk to fish! I'm not just a geek!!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Part of the merchandising tied in to the DC vs. Marvel mini (I have to get around to writing about that series here some time), it features a nice illustration by Jim Calafiore and Mark McKenna, when Aquaman was still rocking his hook-for-a-hand look.

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) While its certainly a nice looking figure, I'm scratching my head a little bit at the timing--releasing a figure of the Arthur Joseph Aquaman, right at the moment that it seems DC is putting the character into permanent oblivion? Could be that Aquaman is like Wonder Woman--a character th...

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Well, that is some awesome news! I've always said that while Aquaman's fanbase may be small (in comparison to his fellow superheroes, at least), we are a determined bunch. So it's great to hear the efforts of Eric and the rest of us paid enough!

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) Welcome to the conclusion of The Aquaman Shrine Casting Call Contest! Next up: Mera! and finally, Tom Curry! and even though I didn't ask for this, Sage Ricci blew my mind casting Aquaman's trusted friend Vulko with...Ricky Gervais!:

By rob!(namtab29@comcast.net) She drew Superman and the Flash, and then just the Flash. I asked that, the next time she was taking commissions, could someone hand her the orange and green crayons? Little I did know, that just a few days later, the above masterpiece would arrive in my mailbox, an original Aquaman by the art...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Finally, with More Fun Comics #100 (November 1944), a new logo would debut, one that would last over a decade and a half, following Aquaman from More Fun to his long run in Adventure Comics, and then to his first headlining run in Showcase:

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) A curious thing I noticed about these episodes: while IMDB lists our pal Norman Alden as the voice of Aquaman, his name is nowhere to be found in the credits: so who is Aquaman here? The voice sounds a little like Alden, but not quite, so I'm betting he was voiced by one the people listed above,...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) This is yet another Aquaman statue scheduled for release earlier this year, and I think I like it even better than the other one! Coming out on August 25th is the first volume of Brave and the Bold on DVD, and here you can see Aquaman on the sleeve (flying, yet!). The Aquaman episode "Evil Under...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) But Aquaman isn't in such a goofy mood. He takes one look at what has happened, and mutters to himself that this is the end of the Justice League: click to JLAify!) Hawkgirl wonders if she heard Aquaman right. Hawkman, worriedly, says that she did.

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Now that Davis has finished the Justice League issue, he said he's working on his next unannounced project. Rumors have been swirling that he'll be doing an Aquaman comic next, ever since artist Ethan Van Sciver told Newsarama last year, "You know who wants Aquaman? Shane Davis...And he drew...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Aquaman--with the help of Mera--rescues the crew of the ship and drops them safely off with the Coast Guard. Back in Atlantis, Arthur expresses interest in reclaiming the throne, but Vulko seems a little uncertain, leaving Aquaman frustrated:

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) But Batman escapes, with the use of a handy wormhole-creating device. And while he was traveling, he went to other dimensions and rounded up some reinforcements: seems like we've got Cowboy Batman, Dark Knight Batman, Demon Batman, Azrael Batman, Pirate Batman, and Hector Hammond Batm...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C." by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy. A Navy ship prepares to fire on the fish, but Aquaman creates a huge wave, ruining their aim. Why is he doing this? Another very fun adventure, Aquaman was batting .1000 so far in these Showcase stories!

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "The Creatures From Atlantis" by Jack Miller and Ramona Fradon. As Aquaman arrives at Atlantis, he is attacked and captured by a pair of mysterious, lizard-like creatures who have taken over Atlantis with plans to attack the Surface World!

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) AMS: The setting for the Aquaman stories (undersea cities, magical beings, etc.) are about as different as possible from the work you're doing now on Captain America (gritty streets, skyscrapers, etc.), yet both worlds are fully realized visually. Is there a particular type of comic book...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend "Power Game" We learn what just happened: the possessed Aquaman attacked Morgan, and Mera went after Volgos. Mera is happy to see Arthur return, but: Morgan threatens to shoot the Volgos-controlled Aquaman, but Volgos isn't afraid, since he knows that will kill Aquaman.

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) But the episode proper starts with the current Atom (Ryan Choi) in the middle of a scientific experiment. His phone rings, and on the other end of the line is...Aquaman!: Turns out Aquaman and Batman have been fighting Chemo, the malevolent blob of toxic chemicals, and Batman took a big shot of...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Aquaman, enraged, pins Mort to a wall with his harpoon, but Mort uses some sort of mental telepathy to knock Aquaman off his feet onto the ground. He then tries it on Hawkman, but: Hawkman finds a cache of video tapes in Mort's home, and smashes and burns them to a crisp.

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend A (nearly) solo Mera adventure in this issue of Aquaman! We then flashback to Aquaman, Mera, Aqualad, and Arthur Jr. caught in the middle of an undersea whirlpool. The force of it is so strong it separates Mera from the rest of them, and she is then grabbed two men aiming to kidna...

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend Aquaman vs...The Awesome Threesome! Just look at the cover (a beauty, by Nick Cardy)--"The King of the Sea is now King of TV!" (Too bad the Aquaman pilot didn't sell, otherwise DC could've used that blurb again for Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis)

By namtab29@comcast.net (rob!) Comics Weekend Superman and Aquaman vs. Ocean Master! They arrive at Tritonis, and meet up, with Lori's husband Ronal, who is at a loss to explain Poseidonis' sudden attack. Superman goes looking for Aquaman, and while doing so he is attacked by a giant squid!

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) I'm also writing some Simpsons stories for Bongo Comics, Cartoon Network stories for DC Comics, some Superman young reader storybooks for Stone Arch Books, non-fiction books for young adult readers--just finished one about the Alaska Highway and I'm about to start on one about Yahoo c...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Last year, I celebrated the Shrine's anniversary by finally obtaining one of my Aquaman Holy Grails--the Ben Cooper Aquaman Halloween costume. And that custom King Arthur-ish Aquaman figure perched on the pedestal is also really sweet. Nice job, Chuck!

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Comics Weekend Aquaman returns to Adventures in the DC Universe! Aquaman realizes the error of his ways, but hangs around long enough to see Viviane hand Arthur the mighty Excalibur. Vivaine then sends Aquaman back to his own time, and this time, Arthur is happy to be the King. The end.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) As Aquaman prepares to leave Poseidonis, Vulko hands him several volumes, which he calls The Atlantis Chronicles. He tells Arthur they will answer questions he has always had about his origins. Aquaman takes them and departs: definitely an unusual issue, and it reminds me a lot of the last...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) I mean, of course, we all know Aquaman isn't going to kill Black Manta--like the Joker, he's just too good a baddie to get rid of (and unlike Batman, Aquaman can't afford to thin his Rogues Gallery out), but this story works well anyway.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) AMS: Do you remember how you ended up with the Aquaman assignment? RF: I had never heard of Aquaman. One day Murray Boltinoff, the editor at DC who had hired me and gave me work, handed me an Aquaman script and I drew it for the next seven or eight years.

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Comics Weekend Picking up from yesterday's post, we continue examining the short-lived Aquaman solo series from 1992. As if this wasn't enough trouble, a legion of Poseidonis citizens, led by the tough-as-nails Lord Iquala are heading there to "save Poseidonis from itself", by force i...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) Aquaman Shrine: Were you familiar with Aquaman much when you were assigned to edit the book? AMS: When he proposed changing Aquaman's costume, was there a consideration towards the impact in licensing? While he's no Superman or Batman, Aquaman still did appear in a lot of merchandise ou...

By rob! I made my way to the tables of Rich Buckler, Joe Staton, and Patrick Gleason, respectively, and each time I was thrilled with what I got--Aquaman, Aquaman, and more Aquaman! They will, of course, all show up here soon. It's a comic book world, and we're just living in it.

By rob! 1984 - Justice League of America Annual #2 - Aquaman once again only has the JLA to call his home. 2005 - Aquaman makes his live-action debut on the WB series Smallville, in an episode titled "Aqua." 2006 - The producers of Smallville produce a pilot for an Aquaman spin-off, starring Justin Ha...

By rob! Comics Weekend The Aquaman: Time and Tide mini-series is the only solo Aquaman title we have yet to cover on the Shrine, so let's get to it! The Flash meets up with Arthur, apologizes for all the chaos, and hands him a key to the city, calling Aquaman "a hell of a guy."

By rob! Aquaman Shrine: Aquaman was your first superhero story for DC. How familiar were you with the character? Aquaman Shrine: Did you buy it partly because Aquaman was in it? Aquaman Shrine: You probably don't have too many writers saying that are that excited to write Aquaman.

By rob! Anyway, the story opens with Aquaman attending to typical Ruler of Atlantis business when an old-time foe of the Sea King, Captain Demo, send a video message stating he will be converting Atlantis to a home for undersea criminals!

By rob! Aquaman and Green Arrow had been filling up the backs of DC's anthology books all during the fifties; and even though they never headlined a book, they earned a special place in DC/superhero comics history simply by being, along with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, the only superher...

By rob! It opens with Aquaman and his sidekick Aqualad stumbling upon a band of underwater thieves, who are busy plundering some treasure. Aquaman assumes this will be easy pickings, but as they approach they are blasted by some sort of high-tech weaponry!

By rob! Using Jose Luis Garcia Lopez to do the Batman/Aquaman cover was a no-brainer, but finding the right JLA image was a tougher call. I had a hard time finding the kind of piece that would fit within the cover design I had already, and also have it not be by someone earlier chosen to do a cover, like N...

By rob! Writer David Michelinie had a brief stint on Aquaman--only eleven stories total--but he ended up writing some Aquaman's best-remembered and historic moments in the pages of Adventure Comics and Aquaman, where he got to work with two of the Sea King's best artists, Jim Aparo and Don Newt...

By rob! This piece is such a prominent part of my Aquaman obsession over the years I can't believe it took me this long to get to it--Power Records' Songs and Stories About the Justice League of America, with smashing sleeve art by Neal Adams, Aquaman front and center!

By rob! Since this Aquaman tale doesn't really reference any current storylines(this issue was released just as Aquaman was going from Adventure Comics back into his own title again), we can assume this was some sort of inventory tale, or at the very least specifically written to appear in an an...

By rob! Justin Hartley is pretty good as Arthur, Ving Rhames is a bit one-note as his mysterious mentor(but again, this was just the pilot), and of course(this being a show aimed for the WB audience) its filled with lots of eye candy for both sexes. It opens with Arthur being arrested--again--for f...