Aquaman #35

These are odd. Some of the September comics came out at the end of June, so here are some I previously missed...

Aquaman #35 (On Sale: June 29, 1967) has a nice cover by Nick Cardy. This issue of Aquaman features three "events." The first is the draining of the Atlantis dome, the second is the first appearance of Black Manta and the third is the last appearance of Storm and Sea Imp, Aquaman and Aqualad's giant sea horses. They were a big part of the Saturday morning Superman/Aquaman cartoon show, but from this point on in the comics, the wet ones just swam everywhere (and boy are their arms tired!).

Inside we have "Between Two Dooms" by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy. Black Manta attacks Atlantis. When Aquaman leaves the city to fight him, he falls into a trap. Black Manta then poisons the dome protecting the city. As a result, Dr. Vulko is forced to pump all the water out of the city. Aquaman returns and decides to initiate Project X, which turns the Atlantean people into air breathers again.

Aquaman, Aqualad, Mera, and Aquababy are now the only water breathers in Atlantis. While outside the city, Mera and Aquababy are attacked by Black Manta. Aquababy is kidnapped, so Aquaman surrenders himself. Ocean Master is planning his own attack and sees Aquaman being taken captive. He intercedes and takes Aquababy himself. This ignites a duel between the two villains. Reprinted in DC Super Stars #7.

Edited by George Kashdan.