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Early Silver Age

Adventure Comics #218 (Nov 1955)
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Adventure Comics #241 (Oct 1957) - Dances with Fish
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Adventure Comics #279 (Dec 1960)
Adventure Comics #280 (Jan 1961)
Adventure Comics #282 (Mar 1961) - Goat's milk?
Adventure Comics #284 (May 1961)
Showcase #30 (Jan 1961)
Showcase #31 (Mar 1961)
Showcase #32 (May 1961)
Showcase #33 (Jul 1961)
Detective Comics #293 (Jul 1961) - Move over, Clark Kent.
Detective Comics #294 (Aug 1961) - Fin-tastic.
Detective Comics #295 (Sep 1961) - Hermit Horrors.
Detective Comics #296 (Oct 1961) - Fooling the Natives.
Detective Comics #297 (Nov 1961) - A Star Is Born.
Detective Comics #298 (Dec 1961) - Spying Swimmingly.
Detective Comics #299 (Jan 1962) - Tall Tale Too Many.
Detective Comics #300 (Feb 1962) - Treasure Trap.
World's Finest #125 (May 1962)
World's Finest #126 (Jun 1962)
World's Finest #127 (Aug 1962)
World's Finest #128 (Sep 1962)
World's Finest #129 (Nov 1962)
World's Finest #130 (Dec 1962)
World's Finest #131 (Feb 1963)
World's Finest #132 (Mar 1963)
World's Finest #133 (May 1963)
World's Finest #135 (Aug 1963)
World's Finest #137 (Nov 1963)
World's Finest #139 (Feb 1963)

First Series (1962)

Aquaman #1 (Feb 1962) - In His Own Book! At Last!
Aquaman #2 (Apr 1962) - Pirate Problems.
Aquaman #3 (Jun 1962) - Poseidon? Not.
Aquaman #4 (Aug 1962) - Alien Invasion.
Aquaman #5 (Oct 1962) - Microscopic Magic.
Aquaman #6 (Dec 1962) - Quisp Cubed.
Aquaman #7 (Feb 1963) - Old friends.
Aquaman #8 (Apr 1963) - Water, water everywhere...
Aquaman #9 (Jun 1963) - Neptune? Not. Er, maybe.
Aquaman #10 (Aug 1963) - Giant Evil Water Sprites
Aquaman #11 (Oct 1963) - Aquaman, meet Mera.
Aquaman #12 (Dec 1963) - Alien Gladiators!
Aquaman #13 (Feb 1964) - Mera attacks!
Aquaman #14 (Apr 1964) - Aquaman, King of Atlantis?
Aquaman #15 (Jun 1964) - Mad Scientist on the Loose.
Aquaman #16 (Aug 1964) - Doppleganger.
Aquaman #17 (Oct 1964) - Poseidon? Yup.
Aquaman #18 (Dec 1964) - The Wedding of the Decade.
Aquaman #19 (Feb 1965) - The Pit of Despair!
Aquaman #20 (Apr 1965) - Mentor Monster.
Aquaman #21 (Jun 1965) - Weird Dude without eyes.
Aquaman #22 (Aug 1965) - Twice is Nice.
Aquaman #23 (Oct 1965) - Little Bundle of Joy.
Aquaman #24 (Dec 1965) - Speaking of redheads...
Aquaman #25 (Feb 1966) - Aquababy... er, Aquaboy?
Aquaman #26 (Apr 1966) - OGRE attack.
Aquaman #27 (Jun 1966) - Alien Zookeepers...
Aquaman #28 (Aug 1966) - War of the Worlds!
Aquaman #29 (Oct 1966) - You can't pick your relatives...
Aquaman #30 (Dec 1966) - Rest in Peace, Aquaman.
Aquaman #31 (Feb 1967) - OGRE and the UN.
Aquaman #32 (Apr 1967) - Ogre under Atlantis.
Aquaman #33 (Jun 1967) - Aqua-"Chick"?!?
Aquaman #34 (Aug 1967) - Aquaman, meet Aquabeast!
Aquaman #35 (Oct 1967) - Aquaman, meet Black Manta!
Aquaman #36 (Dec 1967) - Goin' to the Expo!
Aquaman #37 (Feb 1968) - Scavenging Around.
Aquaman #38 (Apr 1968) - Evvvv-illl!
Aquaman #39 (Jun 1968) - Deadly Beauty.
Aquaman #40 (Aug 1968) - Mera Kidnapped!
Aquaman #41 (Oct 1968) - Aquaman the criminal.
Aquaman #42 (Dec 1968) - Manta by chance?
Aquaman #43 (Feb 1969) - Aqualad's Tale.
Aquaman #44 (Apr 1969) - On the Docks.
Aquaman #45 (Jun 1969) - Thugs, meet Aquaman.
Aquaman #46 (Aug 1969) - Mera's Tale.
Aquaman #47 (Oct 1969) - and... and... and...
Aquaman #48 (Dec 1969) - The wrap-up, finally.
Aquaman #49 (Feb 1970) - No giants here.
Aquaman #50 (Apr 1970) - Tiny bubbles...
Aquaman #51 (Jun 1970) - Taboo-breaking.
Aquaman #52 (Aug 1970) - Willpower controls the ring.
Aquaman #53 (Oct 1970) - Stupid Rich People.
Aquaman #54 (Dec 1970) - Mirror, Mirror, on the wall...
Aquaman #55 (Feb 1971) - Return of the Ring.
Aquaman #56 (Apr 1971) - Not the Cockroach that ate Cincinati.

Interlude in Adventure Comics

Adventure #435 (Oct 1974) - The Manta Menace.
Adventure #436 (Dec 1974) - More Bugala.
Adventure #437 (Feb 1975) - A peaceful day.
Adventure #441 (Oct 1975) - Argh, Me Mateys!
Adventure #442 (Dec 1975) - Dr Strangelove?
Adventure #443 (Feb 1976) - Gone Fishing.
Adventure #444 (Apr 1976) - No Longer King.
Adventure #445 (Jun 1976) - The Aquacave!
Adventure #446 (Aug 1976) - Manta again.
Adventure #447 (Oct 1976) - Something's Fishy.
Adventure #448 (Dec 1976) - Shark Bait.
Adventure #449 (Feb 1977) - Aquaman, meet the Marine Marauder.
Adventure #450 (Apr 1977) - Lightning Strikes Twice.
Adventure #451 (Jun 1977) - Starro the Lame.
Adventure #452 (Aug 1977) - Death.
DC Special #28 (Jun 1977)
DC Special Series #1 (Sep 1977)

Aqualad's Heritage

Adventure #453 (Oct 1977)
Adventure #454 (Dec 1977)
Adventure #455 (Feb 1978)

First Series Continued (1977)

The In-Between Years

Adventure Comics 460 (Nov/Dec 1978)
Adventure Comics 461 (Jan/Feb 1979)
Adventure Comics 462 (Mar/Apr 1979)
Adventure Comics 463 (May/Jun 1979)
Adventure Comics 464 (Jul/Aug 1979)
Adventure Comics 465 (Sep/Oct 1979)
Adventure Comics 466 (Nov/Dec 1979)
World's Finest 262 (Apr/May 1980)
World's Finest 263 (Jun/Jul 1980)
World's Finest 264 (Aug/Sep 1980)
Adventure Comics 475 (Sep 1980)
Adventure Comics 476 (Oct 1980)
Adventure Comics 477 (Nov 1980)
Adventure Comics 478 (Dec 1980)
Action Comics 517 (Mar 1981)
Action Comics 518 (Apr 1981)
Action Comics 519 (May 1981)
Action Comics 520 (Jun 1981)
Action Comics 521 (Jul 1981)
Action Comics 527 (Jan 1982)
Action Comics 528 (Feb 1982)
Action Comics 529 (Mar 1982)
Action Comics 530 (Apr 1982)
Action Comics 536 (Oct 1982)
Action Comics 537 (Nov 1982)
Action Comics 538 (Dec 1982)
Action Comics 539 (Jan 1983)
Action Comics 540 (Feb 1983)

First Mini-Series (1986)

Aquaman #1 (Feb 1986) - The Blue Suit.
Aquaman #2 (Mar 1986) - Thierna Na Oge.
Aquaman #3 (Apr 1986) - Ocean Master's Origin.
Aquaman #4 (May 1986) - Aquaman vs His Emotions.
Aquaman: The Missing Peace (1988) - Something about a bubble.

Second Mini-Series (1989)

The Legend of Aquaman (1989) - The Current Aquaman Origin.
Aquaman #1 (Jun 1989) - Conquered Atlantis.
Aquaman #2 (Jul 1989) - Er, Jellyfish?
Aquaman #3 (Aug 1989) - Mad Mera.
Aquaman #4 (Sep 1989) - Mera go bye-bye.
Aquaman #5 (Oct 1989) - King of the Seas.

Atlantis Chronicles (1990)

The Atlantis Chronicles: The Deluge (1 of 7) (Mar 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: The Vanishing Sun (2 of 7) (Apr 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: Youth (3 of 7) (May 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: Full Scale War (4 of 7) (Jun 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: Stuff of Legends (5 of 7) (Jul 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: The War (6 of 7) (Aug 1990)
The Atlantis Chronicles: The Birth (7 of 7) (Sep 1990)
Atlantis Chronicles Who's Who

Second Series (1991)

Aquaman #1 (Dec 1991) - Oumland Attacks!
Aquaman #2 (Jan 1992) - Aquaman Strikes Back...
Aquaman #3 (Feb 1992) - Aquaman protecting Poseidonis.
Aquaman #4 (Mar 1992) - Aquaman, meet Iqula.
Aquaman #5 (Apr 1992) - Aquaman and J'onn take on New York!
Aquaman #6 (May 1992) - Manta vs Aquaman to the death!
Aquaman #7 (Jun 1992) - The return of Thanatos.
Aquaman #8 (Jul 1992) - Rain is water, too.
Aquaman #9 (Aug 1992) - Sea Devils on the Loose.
Aquaman #10 (Sep 1992) - Oil and Oumland.
Aquaman #11 (Oct 1992) - Sea Serpents...
Aquaman #12 (Nov 1992) - Iqula for King!
Aquaman #13 (Dec 1992) - A Hero is more than a Myth.
Resolution Notes - Shaun McLaughlin reveals the plans that never came to be.

Aquaman: Time and Tide (Third Mini-Series) (1993)

Aquaman #1 (Time and Tide) - Aquaman meets The Flash.
Aquaman #2 (Time and Tide) - Dolphins are people, too.
Aquaman #3 (Time and Tide) - Kako.
Aquaman #4 (Time and Tide) - Aquaman, meet Ocean Master.

Third Series (1994)

Aquaman #1 (Aug 1994) - Aquaman gets a beard.
Aquaman #2 (Sep 1994) - Aquaman loses a limb.
Aquaman #0 (Oct 1994) - Aquaman and the Harpoon.
Aquaman #3 (Nov 1994) - Superboy, meet the King of the Sea.
Aquaman #4 (Dec 1994) - Aquaman, meet Lobo.
Aquaman #5 (Jan 1995) - Aquaman, meet Koryak, your son.
Aquaman #6 (Feb 1995) - Introducing the Deep Six
Aquaman #7 (Mar 1995) - Ay, Corona!
Aquaman #8 (Apr 1995) - Elemental School
Aquaman #9 (Jun 1995) - What can the hook do?
Aquaman #10 (Jul 1995) - The Ring doesn't make the man.
Aquaman #11 (Aug 1995) - The People reject Aquaman.
Aquaman #12 (Sep 1995) - Dolphin, meet Mera.
Aquaman #13 (Oct 1995) - Remember Thanatos.
Aquaman #14 (Nov 1995) - Underworld Mistaken Identity.
Aquaman #15 (Dec 1995) - Aquaman, meet Tiamat.
Aquaman #16 (Jan 1996) - Justice League Calling.
Aquaman #17 (Feb 1996) - Aquaman visits the Lost Cities.
Aquaman #18 (Mar 1996) - Dolphin reveals all.
Aquaman #19 (Apr 1996) - Oh, Brother.
Aquaman #20 (May 1996) - Garth, DCU's newest Wizard.
Aquaman #21 (Jun 1996) - Echoes from Other Timelines.
Aquaman #22 (Jul 1996) - Aquaman, meet Atlan, your father.
Aquaman #23 (Aug 1996) - Earth's Water-based Heroes.
Aquaman #24 (Sep 1996) - Defending their planet.
Aquaman #25 (Oct 1996) - Wrap up.
Aquaman #26 (Nov 1996) - Final Night.
Aquaman #27 (Dec 1996) - Godzil...er, Aquaman vs Tokyo.
Aquaman #28 (Jan 1997) - Poseidonis under control.
Aquaman #29 (Feb 1997) - Black Manta Unleashed.
Aquaman #30 (Mar 1997) - Dead things underwater.
Aquaman #31 (Apr 1997) - Jaws, in Poseidonis.
Aquaman #32 (May 1997) - The Swamp Thing visits.
Aquaman #33 (Jun 1997) - Orin, meet Orin.
Aquaman #34 (Jul 1997) - Aquaman vs Triton for the Sea.
Aquaman #35 (Aug 1997) - Aquaman, meet Animal Man.
Aquaman #36 (Sep 1997) - Home, Sweet Home.
Aquaman #37 (Oct 1997) - Aquaman, meet Hugh the Parademon.
Aquaman #38 (Nov 1997) - Tourist invasion!
Aquaman #39 (Dec 1997) - Aquaman, meet Rhombus.
Aquaman #40 (Jan 1998) - Aquaman, meet Dr. Polaris.
Aquaman #41 (Feb 1998) - The Girls to the Rescue!
Aquaman #42 (Mar 1998) - Aquaman, meet Wet Wolf.
Aquaman #43 (Apr 1998) - Aquaman, meet A Giant.
Aquaman #44 (May 1998) - The Flash and Sentinel teach a lesson.
Aquaman #45 (Jun 1998) - Triton on the rampage.
Aquaman #46 (Jul 1998) - Aquaman, meet Hades.
Aquaman #47 (Aug 1998) - Aquaman, meet... Aquaman?
Aquaman #48 (Sep 1998) - Aquaman of another Earth.
Aquaman #49 (Oct 1998) - Kingmakers.
Aquaman #1000000 (Nov 1998) - Interlude.

Aquaman Annuals

Aquaman Annual #1 (1995) - Year One.
Aquaman Annual #2 (1996) - Legends of the Dead Earth.
Aquaman Annual #3 (1997) - Pulp Heroes.
Aquaman Annual #4 (1998) - JLA: Ghosts.
Aquaman Annual #5 (1999) - JLApe: Gorilla Warfare

Tempest (1996)

Showcase '96 #1 - Charted Courses (Jan 1996) - The last appearance of Aqualad.
Tempest: Prophets & Kings #1 (Nov 1996) - The world according to Garth.
Tempest: Prophets & Kings #2 (Dec 1996) - Thief in the dark.
Tempest: Prophets & Kings #3 (Jan 1997) - Garth, meet Mom.
Tempest: Prophets & Kings #4 (Feb 1997) - Grief, finally put to rest.

The Aquaman Parody (1998-1999)

Third Series Continued (2000)

Aquaman #63 (Jan 2000) - New Beginnings.
Aquaman #64 (Feb 2000) - The Youngest Victims.
Aquaman #65 (Mar 2000) - Aftershocks.
Aquaman #66 (Apr 2000) - Against All Odds.
Aquaman #67 (May 2000) - Brother vs Brother.
Aquaman #68 (Jun 2000) - The Future.
Aquaman #69 (Jul 2000) - Wrapping it Up.
Aquaman #70 (Aug 2000) - Dumb Name for a Kid.
Aquaman #71 (Sep 2000) - Aquaman meet Warlord.
Aquaman #72 (Oct 2000) - Traditional Fantasy.
Aquaman #73 (Nov 2000) - Give the Man a Hand.
Aquaman #74 (Dec 2000) - Til Death?
Aquaman #75 (Jan 2001) - And that is that.

The In-Between Years, Again

Aquaman in Our Worlds At War (Oct 2001) - Gone Away.
JLA: The Obsidian Age (Starting Sep 2002) - Atlantis Rising
Home Again (Jan 2003) - Aquaman Prelude Tale

Fourth Series (2003)

Aquaman #1 (Feb 2003) - Water, Water, Everywhere...
Aquaman #2 (Mar 2003) - A Hero Despite Himself.
Aquaman #3 (Apr 2003) - Got Pants?
Aquaman #4 (May 2003) - Anything You Can Do...
Aquaman Secret Files 2003 - Vulko, oh Vulko.
Aquaman #5 (Jun 2003) - Need a Drink of Water...
Aquaman #6 (Jul 2003)
Aquaman #7 (Aug 2003)
Aquaman #8 (Sep 2003)
Aquaman #9 (Oct 2003)
Aquaman #10 (Nov 2003)
Aquaman #11 (Dec 2003)
Aquaman #12 (Jan 2004)
Aquaman #13 (Feb 2004)
Aquaman #14 (Mar 2004)
Aquaman #15 (Apr 2004)
Aquaman #16 (May 2004)
Aquaman #17 (Jun 2004)
Aquaman #18 (Jul 2004)
Aquaman #19 (Aug 2004)
Aquaman #20 (Sep 2004)
Aquaman #21 (Oct 2004)
Aquaman #22 (Nov 2004)
Aquaman #23 (Dec 2004)
Aquaman #24 (Jan 2005)
Aquaman #25 (Feb 2005)
Aquaman #26 (Mar 2005)
Aquaman #27 (Apr 2005)
Aquaman #28 (May 2005)
Aquaman #29 (Jun 2005)
Aquaman #30 (Jul 2005)
Aquaman #31 (Aug 2005)
Aquaman #32 (Sep 2005)
Aquaman #33 (Oct 2005)
Aquaman #34 (Nov 2005)
Aquaman #35 (Dec 2005)
Aquaman #36 (Jan 2006)
Aquaman #37 (Feb 2006)
Aquaman #38 (Mar 2006)
Aquaman #39 (Apr 2006)

Sword of Atlantis

The Future

What's Coming Up - A list of books Aquaman will be appearing in.

Other Aquaman Reviews

Miscellaneous Reviews

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #29 (Nov 1961) - Kissy-face.
Superman #63 (Jan 1992) - Interlude with Superman
Flash #66 (Jul 1992) - Of Crowns and Kings.
Hawkman #15 (Dec 1994) - Aquaman vs Hawkman.
Superman: The Man of Steel #48 (Sep 1995) - Supes gets wet.
Legends of the DC Universe #26 (Mar 2000) - Joker, meet Aquaman.
Legends of the DC Universe #27 (Apr 2000) - I'm like the ocean.
Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man (May 2000) - Crossover Madness
The Flash #165 (Oct 2000) - The Death of Heroes.
Wonder Woman #162 (Nov 2000) - The Princess and The King.
Wonder Woman #163 (Dec 2000) - Of gods and Monsters.
Impulse #67 (Dec 2000) - Meet Uncle Arthur.
Superman #165 (Feb 2001) - Snowglobes and Politics.
Batman: Gotham Knights #18 (Aug 2001) - A penny for your thoughts.
Supergirl #64 (Jan 2002) - No Aquaman.

Animated Aquaman

Superman: The Animated Series: "A Fish Story" (1999) - Superman, meet Aquaman.
Justice League: "The Enemy Below" (part one) (2001) - Justice League, meet Aquaman.
Justice League: "The Enemy Below" (part two) (2001) - Say "good-bye" to your hand.
Justice League Adventures #14 (Feb 2003) - Something's Fishy

Reviews by Dave Van Domelen

List of Dave's Aquaman Rants

Overviews by Rodrigo Mariath Zeidan

Aquaman #1 (Feb 1962) - Quisp meets the Aqua-Duo.
Aquaman #11 (Oct 1963) - Mera's first appearance.
Aquaman #18 (Dec 1964) - Aquaman's Bride.

Reviews by Mark Anderson

Brave and the Bold #82 (Mar 1969) - Batman vs Aquaman.

Reviews by Andy Davis

Adventure Comics #441 - Pirates, ahoy!

Reviews and Overviews by Richard Duncan

Superboy #171 (Jan 1971) - Offbeat Aquaman Appearances #1.
Wonder Woman #215 (Feb 1974) - Offbeat Aquaman Appearances #2.

Hostess® Ad Reviews

Twinkies and Kelp (1976) - Help! Kelp!
That Dirty Beach (1977) - Aquaman, meet Slud-Jak.
The Ice Age (1977) - Until Atlantis Freezes Over!
Mera Meets the Manta Men (1978) - Give her a hand.
The Imperiled Sub (1978) - Tsunami time. Not that Tsunami.
The Space Capsule (1981) - Poorly trained Astronauts.
Pirates' Gold (1982) - Just beat 'em up, already!