Comic Title: Aquaman #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1989
On Sale Date: August 29, 1989 Shipping Date August 29, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #169

Shipping Date August 29, 1989
Source: Previews, #6

Shipping Date August 31, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #8

Direct Market Date August 31, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #110, #112, #113

Copyright Date August 29, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Barbara J. Kesel (Randall)

Title: "Battle Royal"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Aquaman (Post-Crisis)

Plotter: Keith Giffen
Scripter: Robert Loren Fleming
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Al Vey
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tom J. McCraw

Reprinted In:
Aquaman:The Legend of Aquaman TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Aquaman #4; next appearance in Justice League America #33)

Villain(s)

• A race of sentient jellyfish (last appearance in Aquaman #4; no further appearances)
• Several mercenaries (last appearance in Aquaman #4; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An Atlantean general (last appearance in Aquaman #4; no further appearances)
• A female Atlantean doctor (last appearance in Aquaman #4; no further appearances)
• Various Atlanteans (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Aquaman #4.

Synopsis:
With Atlantis surrounded and cutoff from its food supply, the people inside the city starve. They mount several attacks against the oppressors which fail. Finally they mount one last attack. This time Aquaman uses all of his energy to summon a fleet of fish to aid in the attack. The Atlanteans finally prevail. Three of the sentient jellyfish which were directing the attack flee, vowing to return.

Aquaman is exhausted from his efforts to command the fish army. The people cheer him and wish him to remain as their ruler, but once again Aquaman refuses the throne. He leaves Atlantis and returns to the open seas.