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2March-April 1962
$0.12

Aquaman #2

DC · March-April 1962 · on sale 1962-01-25

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Identification plate

Series
Aquaman (DC, 1962 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
March-April 1962
Key date
1962-03-00
On-sale date
1962-01-25
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Ira SchnappAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth
2Captain Sykes' Deadly Missions, Chapter 1comic story8.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: Ira Schnapp
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.67pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
6World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Shelly Moldoff, Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff, George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
7From Many Lands...public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
8Chapter 2: Prisoners of Pecos Islandcomic story7.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Stan Starkman
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
10Facts on Fishcartoon1pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11The Fastest Fish Alivetext article1letters: typeset
12Chapter 3: The Menace of the Genie-Creaturecomic story7.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Stan Starkman
13Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Shelly Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9		2007On eBay ›
Amazing Heroes #1781990On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3		2025On eBay ›

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