Aquaman (1962 1st Series) comic books 1970-1985

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 49 FN- 5.5

Cover art by Nick Cardy. As the Seas Die, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; oceanographer Dan Davidson summons Aquaman to Alaska after discovering that a chemical is killing the fish; a saboteur is setting off explosives at factories; Ocean Master arrives in Atlantis. Scuba Man humor page by John Costanza. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 54 VF+ 8.5

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Crime Wave!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; prominent citizens of Atlantis, who are brainwashed, rob stores; Aquaman wakes up in a haunted house and later defeats Thanatos. The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving! fact two-pager, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 56 VF 8.0

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Creature that Devoured Detroit!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; while waiting to appear on a talk show, Aquaman learns that Detroit is being covered by algae from Lake Erie. The Cave of Death!, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; Aquagirl rescues a kid playing near a cave. Last 15c cover-priced issue. NOTE: Next issue, #57, isn't published until Sept. 1979. 36 pgs. $0.15. NOTE: Aquaman #56 and Sub-Mariner #72 is the infamous hidden DC/Marvel crossover! Writer Steve Skeates, unbeknownst to the editorial staffs of Marvel and DC, creates the very first intercompany crossover between the Big Two. Aquaman battles a creature that at the end of the issue explodes in outer space. A few years later, the very same creature emerges in the Marvel Universe from an explosion in outer space. This has to be one of the most underrated and coolest hidden gems in Comics History. – Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $0.15.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 57 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4397499023

First 35c cover-priced issue. Aquaman will not let the murder of someone close to him go unavenged, and so he takes the fight to Black Manta, the murderer himself, in "A Life For a Life." Fisherman cameo. Script by David Michelinie, art & cover by Jim Aparo. Instead of letters, the 'Aquamail' page features autobiographies of Michelinie (first published in Claw the Unconquered (1975 1st Series DC) #1) and Aparo (first published in Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series) #113). Cover price $0.35.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 58 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4377862025

Fisherman lays a trap for Aquaman, leaving Arthur Curry weakened and unable to escape...so he looks back on his origins in "Through a Past Darkly." Script by David Michelinie, art by Jim Aparo. Plus: Mera does all she can to get back to her fourth-dimensional water world in "Return to Disaster." Continued next issue. Script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Juan Ortiz & Vince Colletta. Cover by Aparo. Cover price $0.35.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 59 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4397499024

Aquaman must contend with NATO gunboats, Fisherman and the Scavenger in "Prey Perilous!" Script by David Michelinie, art by Jim Aparo. Plus: Mera engages in fierce combat with Leron in an effort to save Xebel in "The Kingdom of Doom!" Continued next issue. Script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Juan Ortiz & Vince Colletta. Cover by Aparo. Cover price $0.35.

Aquaman (1962 1st Series) 62 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4380597015

Cover art by Jim Aparo. And the Walls Came Tumblin' Down, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Bob McLeod; Aquaman battles Seaquake and is re-united with Mera (after her series ends). Profile of Midge Bregman by Michael Catron. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.