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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9781563899430
ISBN: 1563899434
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: February 01, 2003
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 01, 2003
Studio: DC Comics
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Volume One features the origin of Aquaman, plus the introduction of Aqualad, Aquagirl and the mysterious Aqua-Queen! Thrill to Aquaman's early adventures when he was Aquaboy, his attempt to swim around the world in 80 hours, and a special "crossover" story with Green Arrow! Watch as the King of the Seas battles ferocious menaces such as the Human Flying Fish and the Sea Creatures from One Billion B.C.
More than two dozen exciting Aquaman adventures are included in this hefty volume that reprints the Aquaman stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #260-280 & 282 and SHOWCASE #30-31, with an introduction by Roy Thomas!
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Aquaman made his initial appearance in DCs' More Fun Comics #73, cover dated November 1941 ( Green Arrow debuted in the same issue) during what is referred to as the Golden Age of Comics. Not a headliner at that time, he was a popular back-up feature and as the super-hero genre died out in the early 1950s, Aquaman was one of the handful of super-hero characters who survived and made the transition into the Silver Age of Comics.
The Aquaman Archives, Vol #1 contains twenty-five Aquaman ... Read More
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this is worth the price - very high quality print and paper - I was skeptical but was plesantly surprised.
My four year old has clamored for this book daily for MONTHS.
Aquaman is certainly the most understated and underrated of the Hall of Justice.
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Ignore the harsh words from an ill-informed fan. Ramona Fradon was, and IS, one of the finest comic artists to have ever come down the pike. I love you Ramona, Aquaman forever.
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This wonderful compilation of Aqua-tales from the early Silver Age is both fun and goofy. And the Ramona Fradon artwork is absolutely beautiful. Ms. Fradon's art displays all the detail of pages produced by the late, great Curt Swan yet none of Mr. Swan's tendancy toward stiffness in his figures. This fluidity of form is a must for depicting the Sea King in his natural environment and no one does that better than Ms. Fradon. IMHO only Nick Cardy and Jim Aparo have ever matched her skill in depicting ... Read More
