Cover Credits |
Penciller: Dick Giordano |
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Comic Title: Super DC Giant S-26
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1971
On Sale Date:
May 20, 1971 Newsstand Date May 20, 1971
Source: House Ad, Super DC Giant #S-25, Page 61
Newsstand Date May 20, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #2
Newsstand Date May 20, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #3
Listed as May but misdated 4/20; Misnumbered S-25
Copyright Date May 20, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971
Frequency: 12 times a year
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
See Also: The Guide to DC Giants
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Title: "The First Aquagirl"
Pages: 7
Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-1)
Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon
Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #266 (1959)
Feature Character(s)
- Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #265; next appearance in Adventure Comics #267)
Supporting Character(s)
- Topo (last appearance in Adventure Comics #265; next appearance in Adventure Comics #267)
Other Character(s)
- Lisa Morel (takes the name Aquagirl in this story; not to be confused with the later Aquagirl, Tula; no further appearances)
- Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Morel (Lisa’s parents; no further appearances)
Cameo Appearance(s)
- Tom Curry (in flashback to Aquaman’s origin)
- Atlanna (in flashback to Aquaman’s origin)
Comments:
Aquaman’s origin is briefly recapped in this story.
First mention of purple-eyed throwback Atlanteans.
Synopsis:
Aboard her yacht, Lisa Morel sees a man trapped underwater through the glass-bottom of the boat. Quickly she dives in to save the man. She is able to free him from the giant clam which has him pinned. The man is Aquaman and while freeing him Lisa remained underwater for over 5 minutes.
Lisa continues to display powers similar to Aquaman’s. She can swim at amazing speeds, communicate with sea life, and has the one hour limit for remaining out of water. She takes the name Aquagirl and joins Aquaman on patrol.
She assists Aquaman, but her power suddenly vanish. Aquaman explains that she was born in Atlantis. Some children born there could not adapt to the underwater world and were sent away. Her purple eyes are the physical sign that she is one of these children. Her parents found her in the ocean and kept her for their own. Her temporary powers are now gone forever.
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