If Aquaman was more of a joke for some people, the character had lived some great, strange, colorful, and exciting adventures, gaining a devoted fanbase, and more recently more respect as one of the top-tier DC superheroes. Throughout the years since his debut and his gained popularity from his 1960s animated appearances, DC worked at making Aquaman more powerful and edgier, but failed to give him a more defined role and purpose, not knowing really what to do with the character in the (very) long run. Though revised a few times since then, Aquaman’s origin story was updated to make him Arthur Curry, half Atlantean, half-human, and undersea royalty. and he was erased from existence with Crisis on Infinite Earths. As he built himself a house here, he taught his son how to survive and breathe underwater and how to use all the power of the sea to make him strong and swift. He was the human son of a scientist and undersea explorer who discovered the ancient city of Atlantis and dedicated his life to discovering all its secrets. First, this version of the character – known today as the Aquaman of Earth-2 – was not a true denizen of Atlantis. Yet, Aquaman is one of the major and more enduring heroes of DC, having made his debut in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941, one month after Wonder Woman‘s first appearance.Ĭreated by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the Golden Age Aquaman was quite different from the hero we know today. Now one of the stars of the DC Extended Universe where he is played by Jason Momoa, Aquaman was often overshadowed or overlooked in the past.

Aquaman, Volume 4 by Geoff Johns