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Publishers / DC / Aquaman (1986) / #1

1February 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

Aquaman #1

DC · February 1986 · on sale October 22, 1985

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Identification plate

Series: Aquaman (DC, 1986 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: February 1986
Key date: February 1986
On-sale date: October 22, 1985
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Craig Hamilton; inks: Craig Hamilton; letters: Neal Pozner, Al Aiola	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Vulko; Ocean Master
1	-	comic story	24	script: Neal Pozner; pencils: Craig Hamilton; inks: Steve Montano; colors: Joe Orlando; letters: Bob Lappan; editing: Neal Pozner, Dick Giordano	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Calculha (Mage, Cameo); Arion (Cameo); Garn Daanuth (Cameo); Ocean Master [Orm Marius]; Mrs. Robak; King Vulko; Nuada Silverhand; King Bres; Makaira
2	Atlanta Fantasy Fair	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
3	The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Atlantis	text article	1	script: Neal Pozner, Robert Greenberger

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893210502
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893210502

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Aquaman: 80 Years of the King of the Seven Seas The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77951-019-8	2023	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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