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23September-October 1965
$0.12

Aquaman #23

DC · September-October 1965 · on sale 1965-07-15

First appearance: Arthur Curry Jr.First appearance: Aquababy
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Identification plate

Series
Aquaman (DC, 1962 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
September-October 1965
Key date
1965-09-00
On-sale date
1965-07-15
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Arthur Curry Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Aquababy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Birth of Aquababy!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Ira SchnappAquababy First, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Arthur Curry Jr. First, Mera
2The Birth of Aquababycomic story23pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyAquababy First, Aqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Arthur Curry Jr. First, Garth, Mera
6Nature's Bill of Rightspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
9Showcase; Enemy Acepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10History on the Rockstext article1letters: typeset
1180 Page Giant Magazine; Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
13The Brave and the Boldpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
15-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
1610 Issues of Aquaman for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1712-9		2008On eBay ›

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Sources

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