Comic Title: Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: February 14, 2007 Direct Market Date February 14, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #11 (#215)

Direct Market Date February 14, 2007
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 544
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Creature King of the Sea"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted From:
Showcase #32 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Justice League of America #4; next appearance in Adventure Comics #284)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aqualad (last appearance in Adventure Comics #282; next appearance in Adventure Comics #284)
• Topo (last appearance in Adventure Comics #282; next appearance in Detective Comics #293)

Villain(s)

• Jed Coombs (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Wilo the Wizard (in flashback; no further appearances)

Comments:
Chap. 2: "Captives of the Creature Criminal"
Chap. 3: "The Deadly Land Trap"

Synopsis:
Aquaman and Aqualad rescue a trapped diver. The diver is Jed Coomb, who is searching for a treasure chest. Aquaman agrees to find the chest for him. The sea king and his partner locate the chest in an underwater cavern and return it to Jed. Jed opens it to find two vials.

Aquaman realizes that Jed is wearing a rubber mask. He suspects that Jed is up to something. The vials were created by Wilo the Wizard centuries ago. They can turn a man into a giant creature. Jed takes the potion and grows to enormous size, then he chases off Aquaman.

As the giant sea monster, Jed robs a freighter carrying gold. Aquaman distracts him, while Aqualad carries the gold away to a hidden cave.

Angered that his loot was stolen, Jed traps Aquaman and Aqualad and forces them to reveal the location of the cave. He then strands them on land, about to die from dehydration.

Once in the clear, Jed takes the other potion which reverts him to normal. He removes the mask so no one can trace him. Suddenly, his boat is surrounded by fish. Aquaman survives by having sea gulls bring him water. The crook is caught, and the gold is returned.