Comic Title: Aquaman Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2003
On Sale Date: January 22, 2003 Direct Market Date January 22, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 12 #11 (#167), Page 80

Direct Market Date January 22, 2003
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Direct Market Date January 15, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 12 #11 (#167), Page 86

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "How Aquaman Got His Powers"
Pages: 7

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

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #260 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #259; next appearance in Adventure Comics #261)

Other Character(s)

• Tom Curry (Aquaman’s father; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; dies in flashback; no further appearances)
• Atlanna (Aquaman’s mother; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; dies in flashback; no further appearances)
• Commander Haskel (a navy sub commander; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Aquaman (origin revealed; earliest chronological appearance; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; next appearance in Adventure Comics #268)

Comments:
Aquaman's origin is told in flashback.

First appearance of the underwater city of Atlantis.

Synopsis:
Aquaman prevents an atomic test by disarming the warhead on several bombs. He meets with the commander of the submarine to explain why he interferred with the testing. In doing so he reveals his origin to the sub commander.

Aquaman’s father was lighthouse keeper Tom Curry. Tom found a woman caught in a hurricane and rescued her. The woman was Atlanna, an exile from the undersea world of Atlantis. The couple fell in love, married, and had a son, Arthur.

As Arthur grew older, he displayed the ability to breathe underwater and communicate with fish. Atlanna’s secret past was revealed to Tom and Arthur on her deathbed. Tom trained Arthur to use his abilities to help others. In doing so he became a reknowned friend of all sea life. After his father passed away, Arthur became Aquaman, King of the Seas.

The commander of the sub is still uncertain as to why Aquaman halted the test. Aquaman reveals to the commander that the test site is the location of Atlantis, his mother’s home. The navy agrees to conduct tests elsewhere and keep the secret.