Aquaman

More Fun Comics #81 - July 1942

source: The Aquaman Shrine

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.

Published Sat, Oct 31

You Decide '09 - Who is Your Favorite Member of the Original Justice League?

source: Comics Should Be Good!

Who is your favorite member of the original Justice League?(polls) 6 Comments At October 27, 2009, Jeremy wrote: But, I'm voting for Batman anyway. Ha! Superman for the win! Well, you know, Batman, but, in context of the League as a group, totally J'onn. And then Aquaman, because Arthur ...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Aquaman on Cracked.Com

source: The Aquaman Shrine

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...

Published Fri, Oct 23

Aquaman Bust by DC Direct - 2009

source: The Aquaman Shrine

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:

Published Thu, Oct 22

WB Store Watches - 2009

source: The Aquaman Shrine

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...

Published Thu, Oct 1

Weekly Haul: September 23rd

source: Every Day Is Like Wednesday

There is some virtue in how completely generic Rucka’s story is though, since his lead is a lesbian. In a way, this is the ultimate “superhero who just so happens to be gay” kind of story, since it’s such a generic superhero story that almost any character could be starring in it. That in itself...

Published Wed, Sep 23

Aquaman: Search for Kryptonite Action Figure

source: The Aquaman Shrine

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...

Published Wed, Aug 12

Blackest Night #1 - Sept. 2009

source: The Aquaman Shrine

In Amnesty Bay, Aquaman's former queen, Mera, and his former sidekick, Garth, squabble over where Arthur should be buried: Later, in the HQ of the Justice League of America, Hal Jordan and the recently-returned Barry Allen talk, with Hal catching Barry up on all that has happened while h...

Published Fri, Jul 17