Aquaman's Comic Book Origins Explained

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It’s been a long time coming, but Aquaman is finally poised to make his cinematic debut. The character made his debut in 1941 just a few years after Superman shook up the entire comics landscape. Originally, Aquaman wasn’t even Atlantean, just a human who had developed the ability to breathe underwater and converse with sea creatures. It wasn’t until the comics’ Silver Age of the 1950s and 60s that the Aquaman we’ve come to know and love became fully established. The character was also involved with the forming of the Justice League and has played a prominent role in the team’s doings ever since.

Unfortunately, the popular Super Friends cartoon made Aquaman something of a laughing stock. Since this ended up being one of the most popular iterations of the character, DC Comics took great strides to ensure Aquaman’s legacy and went back to the drawing board to make the character seem cooler. Peter David’s iconic run in the 1990s did a great job redefining Aquaman with a new look and more interesting stories. The New 52 run by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado took things even further by addressing head-on all the criticisms that had been leveled against the character for years. Aquaman’s cameo appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teased his expanded role in Justice League, setting the character up for a fantastic debut in James Wan’s 2018 feature.

Tune in to learn more about Aquaman’s origins, how he became the character he is today and where his cinematic iteration might end up going.

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EARLY BEGINNINGS
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FRESH START
AQUAMAN HEADS TO HOLLYWOOD
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