Comic Title: 80 Page Giant Magazine #8
Publisher: DC (All American Printing Co., Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1965
On Sale Date: January 14, 1965 Newsstand Date January 14, 1965
Source: House Ad, World's Finest Comics #148, Page 21

Copyright Date January 14, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: 8 times yearly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "How Aquaman Got His Powers"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #260 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #259; next appearance in Adventure Comics #261)

Other Character(s)

• Tom Curry (Aquaman’s father; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; dies in flashback; no further appearances)
• Atlanna (Aquaman’s mother; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; dies in flashback; no further appearances)
• Commander Haskel (a navy sub commander; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Aquaman (origin revealed; earliest chronological appearance; appears concurrently in Showcase #30; next appearance in Adventure Comics #268)

Comments:
Aquaman's origin is told in flashback.

First appearance of the underwater city of Atlantis.

Synopsis:
Aquaman prevents an atomic test by disarming the warhead on several bombs. He meets with the commander of the submarine to explain why he interferred with the testing. In doing so he reveals his origin to the sub commander.

Aquaman’s father was lighthouse keeper Tom Curry. Tom found a woman caught in a hurricane and rescued her. The woman was Atlanna, an exile from the undersea world of Atlantis. The couple fell in love, married, and had a son, Arthur.

As Arthur grew older, he displayed the ability to breathe underwater and communicate with fish. Atlanna’s secret past was revealed to Tom and Arthur on her deathbed. Tom trained Arthur to use his abilities to help others. In doing so he became a reknowned friend of all sea life. After his father passed away, Arthur became Aquaman, King of the Seas.

The commander of the sub is still uncertain as to why Aquaman halted the test. Aquaman reveals to the commander that the test site is the location of Atlantis, his mother’s home. The navy agrees to conduct tests elsewhere and keep the secret.