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 Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #276 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #275; next appearance in Justice League of America #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aqualad (last appearance in Adventure Comics #275; next appearance in Adventure Comics #277)

Villain(s)

• Two diamond thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• King Tai of Timtu and his son (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
King Tai, ruler of Timtu celebrates his son’s birthday at sea. As a gift to the young prince, the king places 26 pounds of diamonds in the boy’s chest. Moments later the chest has been thrown in the water while no one is looking.

Aquaman is called upon to retrieve the chest. He finds it on the ocean floor empty. When he brings up the empty chest, he is accused of stealing the diamonds. He dives again to see if they spilled out. While underwater, Aquaman carves new diamonds from an iceberg. The fake diamonds are recovered which causes the real thieves to worry.

The real thieves realize it is a trick, but they double-cross one another and the diamonds are recovered in a life preserver.