DC Solicits for October

DC Connect #63 has been released, and that means we have solicits for October.

Aquappearances for early Jul 2025

I didn't find any Aquappearances in any DC book for the week of 2 Jul 2025.

Aquaman #7 was released on 9 Jul 2025, so that was a big week for Aqua-fans. This issue had four variant covers and continues Aquaman's quest to find his family and people.

Aquaman also appears in Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All. He has a very small speaking role (Grade 3).

I haven't found any Aquappearances for 16 Jul 2025, though.

Looking forward to next week's books, there's a couple of possibilities - including Justice League Unlimited and the New History of the DC Universe. But we'll have to wait and see.

Aqua Anniversary

According to the 1976 DC Calendar, today is a special day for Aquaman fans:

Aquappearances for 25 Jun 2025

I found two Aquappearances in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 25 Jun 2025.

The only internal Aquappearance was in Justice League Unlimited #8, where both Aquaman and Black Manta make a number of appearances, including speaking parts Grade 3:

Aquaman also appears on the cover of The New History of the DC Universe. He's on the main cover and at least one of the variants.

Looking forward to next week's books, there's not obvious signs of an Aquappearance, although Aquaman and Mera have appeared in the Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong 2 book, so that's a possibility.

DC Solicits for September

DC Connect #62 has been released, and that means we have solicits for September.

Aquappearances for 18 Jun 2025

I found one Aquappearance in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 18 Jun 2025.

The only Aquappearance was in Zatanna #5, in a couple of panels Grade 5:

Next week we can look forward to Justice League Unlimited, which has at least a cover appearance of Aquaman. The New History of the DC Universe might also be of interest to Aqua-fans.

BREAKING NEWS

In other news, there was a screw up with the fascimile edition of Adventure Comics #210, and the fifth page of the Aquaman story, "The First Undersea Newspaper", in that book was accidentally replaced with the fifth page of the Green Arrow story, "The Defeat of Green Arrow". This has led DC to reprint the book, and it'll be a bit of a loss for them. Bleeding Cool News has a very good summary of the other issues with the book - the misprint was just one problem (the short version: DC tried to do a promotion that went over like a lead balloon).

Aquappearances for 11 Jun 2025

I found one Aquappearance in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 11 Jun 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

The only Aquappearance was in, you guessed it, Aquaman #6. This issue had four variant covers, including a George Perez postcard variant. The story of Aquaman's quest to find his family and people continues, and another person is added to the cast.

Preview and Covers Released for Aquaman #6

You can read the first few pages of Aquaman #6 over on ComixNow, and check out all the various covers. The preview pages are also available at AIPT, Comic Book Club and Comic Book Dispatch.

Aquaman fact in "Ask the Question" at DC Website

Over at DC Comics, an Aquaman question got asked over on Discord and was featured on the website:

Does Aquaman still have the weakness of needing to be near water?

In Pre-Crisis continuity, water deprivation was one of Aquaman’s most persistent weaknesses. In modern comics, though, it hasn’t really been a factor. That’s because in accordance with Aquaman’s current origin story, he grew up on the land, and didn’t discover his Atlantean heritage until later in life. In current continuity, Aquaman is about as dependent on hydration as you or me.

Aquappearances for 4 June 2025

I found three Aquappearances in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 4 June 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

Black Manta appears in Justice League: The Atom Project #6, in what I'd call a Grade 3 sighting.

Aquaman and Manta both make Grade 5 appearances in Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong 2 #1.

Aquaman is almost mentioned in Teen Titans Go #4 (that would be a Grade 6):

There is also an indistinct Aqua-character in DC Pride 2025 #1, although I'm not certain who it is. So I'd probably give it a Grade 6 and leave it at that.

Next week Aquaman #6 will come out, so we can look forward to that. There are no other obvious Aquaman-related books coming out next week... if I'm wrong, let me know!