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30January-February 1961
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Showcase #30

DC · January-February 1961 · on sale 1960-11-25

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Identification plate

Series
Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
January-February 1961
Key date
1961-01-00
On-sale date
1960-11-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Aquaman, Arthur Curry.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Creatures from Atlantis!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth
2The Creatures from Atlantis, Chapter 1comic story8.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman Origin, Arthur Curry Origin, Garth
3Detective Comics; Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4Watch for the Second Superman Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye, Sheldon MoldoffBizarro, Brainiac, Clark Kent, Superman, Titano
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
7Chapter 2: Prisoner of Atlantiscomic story8.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth
8Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Murphy Anderson, Dick Dillin, Bob Brown; inks: Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, Bob Brown
9Get a Grip on Your Gripes!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappFred; Joe
10Strange Denizens of the Deeptext article1letters: typeset
11Homer Goes Skin Divingcomic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffHomer
12Chapter 3: The Battle of the Sea Creaturescomic story7script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Super DC Giant #S-261971On eBay ›
The Aquaman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-943-4
2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9
2007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3
2025On eBay ›

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Sources

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