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!

Aquappearances for May 28 2025

I found one Aquappearance in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 28 May 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

Black Manta appears in Justice League Unlimited #7, in what I'd call a Grade 4 sighting. Aquaman also appears in a single panel.

Looking forward to next week, DC Pride may feature Jackson, but otherwise there's no clear indication of Aquaman in any books.

Aquappearances for May 21 2025

I found two (plus) Aquappearances in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 21 May 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

A very minor appearance of Black Manta (Grade 5) was in Batman/Superman: World's Finest #39:

Atlantis and Atlantean tech are mentioned (Grade 6) in Titans #23 as items being stolen by Orca (who is not an Aqua-character, technically). That's the "plus" appearance.

The main appearance this week is Aquaman himself (Grade 4), showing up in Superman Unlimited #1:

Looking to next week, there's no specifically Aqua-related book on the list, but Aquaman might appear in Justice League Unlimited #7, which is a continuation of the story from this week's Batman/Superman: World's Finest, "We Are Yesterday," which involves both the Justice League and the Legion of Doom, and Black Manta is on the main cover.

DC Solicits for August

DC Connect #61 has been released, and that means we have solicits for August.

Aquappearances for May 14 2025

I found one (plus) Aquappearance in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 14 May 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

The only actual Aquappearance was in, you guessed it, Aquaman #5. This issue had four variant covers, including one that's a Superman/Aquaman mash-up. The story of Aquaman's quest to find his family and people continues in this one, which has the funniest title I've seen on a comic story in a long time.
*(Yeeaaah! Aahhh! Oh God! Oh God It's Eating My--! Ahhhh! is the actual title!)

Aquaman sort of made appearances in two other comics this week. In DC vs Vampires: World War V #9, Aquaman is part of the plot and is mentioned, but doesn't make an actual appearance. There is action in Atlantis, as well. So, yeah, it probably qualifies. Atlantis is also mentioned in Fire and Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #2, but it is not in the context of Aquaman.

Hey, another post! What a surprise! Eh, maybe I'll keep it up. Who knows. I doubt anyone is reading after so many years of silence.

Aquappearances for 7 May 2025

I found two Aquappearances in the DC Comics shipment for the week of 7 May 2025. If you found more, please leave a comment.

First up, in Justice League: The Atom Project #5, Black Manta makes a tiny appearance (Grade 5), visual only:

And in the original graphic novel, DC's Misfits of Magic, Aquaman makes an excellent and very funny cameo appearance (Grade 3):

I know it's been years since I updated, but maybe I'll start posting again. Who knows.