50 Fun Facts About Aquaman

In which comic did Aquaman make his debut in November 1941?

He was a backup feature created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.

Aquaman is the son of the queen of Atlantis and a human with what job?

Tom Curry and Atlanna's boy also goes by the Atlantean name Orin.

What is Aquaman's civilian name?

Others to carry the title include Joseph Curry, Jackson Hyde and a wartime hero named Adam Waterman.

During the Silver Age, Aquaman was a founding member of which team?

In the mid-1980s he briefly disbanded and reformed the League with new bylaws.

In his earliest stories, how did Aquaman communicate with sea creatures?

The range was about 20 yards; full telepathy came later and became the butt of a thousand jokes.

Which 1967 show marked the character's first animated appearance?

Filmation later repackaged his segments as a standalone Aquaman series on CBS.

Jokes about Aquaman's wholesome, weak portrayal on which cartoon became a comedy staple?

DC responded several times by trying to make him edgier, brooding or more powerful in the comics.

Aquaman's first cover appearances came in a 1961 four-issue run of which anthology series?

His first solo series followed in February 1962 and ran 56 issues.

In the 1990s comics, Aquaman lost his left hand when Charybdis forced it into a pool of what?

He replaced it with a harpoon spearhead, later swapping in a hand of magical water.

What did Aquaman attach to his arm in place of his missing hand?

He said he needed a 'symbol' after the loss left him having prophetic dreams.

Which writer's 1990 series The Atlantis Chronicles told the history of Atlantis up to Aquaman's birth?

It introduced the ancient king Orin, after whom Aquaman was named, and later launched the 75-issue volume 5.

Aquaman's Volume 5, which ran 75 issues from 1994 to 2001, holds what distinction among his solo runs?

Peter David scripted it initially, following his Time and Tide miniseries.

In the Post-Crisis origin, baby Orin was abandoned on Mercy Reef because of what?

Superstitious Atlanteans read it as the 'Mark of Kordax', a curse.

In which 1963 issue did Mera first appear?

She was created by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy and hails from the mysterious 'Dimension Aqua'.

Mera's home realm, originally called Dimension Aqua, was later renamed what?

It was revealed as a penal colony for a banished faction of Atlanteans; Mera has hydrokinetic 'hard-water' powers.

The archenemy Black Manta first appeared in which 1967 issue?

Bob Haney and Nick Cardy created him; his black wetsuit and bug-eyed helmet are his visual trademark.

What is the distinctive feature of Black Manta's costume?

One retconned origin made him an autistic orphan held at Arkham Asylum.

Ocean Master, who debuted in Aquaman #29 in 1966, is what relation to Aquaman?

Orm Curry was originally a jealous human half-brother; later versions made him fully Atlantean.

The first Aqualad, Garth, has what unusual physical trait marking him as an outcast?

He later took the name Tempest; Jackson Hyde became the second Aqualad in 2010.

In which comic did the first Aqualad debut?

Aquaman had been a fixture in Adventure Comics through the 1950s.

Aquaman and Mera's son, Arthur Jr., was nicknamed what?

His death drove Mera insane with grief in a 1989 miniseries.

Which actor played Aquaman in the live-action series Smallville?

He later starred as Jack Reacher.

Justin Hartley starred in a 2006 Aquaman TV pilot that the CW passed on. What happened to it?

Hartley's A.C. Curry ran a dive shop in the Florida Keys.

In which film did Jason Momoa first appear as Aquaman, in a cameo?

It was the character's live-action film debut.

Before Aquaman, Momoa was best known as Khal Drogo on which series?

He also played Ronon Dex on Stargate Atlantis and made his debut on Baywatch: Hawaii.

Who directed the 2018 Aquaman film?

The horror director of Saw and The Conjuring signed on in April 2015.

How much did the 2018 Aquaman film gross worldwide?

That made it the highest-grossing DCEU film and the biggest film based on a DC character.

Where was principal photography for the 2018 film based?

Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland hosted it, with extra units in Canada, Italy and Morocco.

Who plays Orm, the Ocean Master, in the films?

In the sequel Arthur has to break him out of prison and team up with him.

Which actress plays Queen Atlanna, Arthur's mother, in the films?

In the film she is rescued by Maine lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry during a storm in 1985.

Who plays Nuidis Vulko, the Atlantean vizier who trains young Arthur, in the 2018 film?

He was digitally de-aged for the flashback scenes.

Which action star plays Nereus, Mera's father and king of Xebel?

Orm tricks him into an alliance under false pretences.

Which actor plays David Kane, who becomes Black Manta, in the films?

His father Jesse dies trapped by a torpedo after Arthur refuses to help, fuelling his revenge.

Which screen legend voices the Karathen, the sea monster guarding the Trident of Atlan?

Arthur proves his worth to it and claims the trident, which grants control over the seven seas.

In the 2018 film, Arthur and Mera find the Trident's coordinates after a clue leads them to which island?

First they visited the Kingdom of the Deserters under the Sahara, where the trident was forged.

What are the amphibious monsters that attack Arthur and Mera at sea called?

Arthur later leads them, along with the Karathen, into battle against Orm.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) holds what place in the DC Extended Universe?

It received negative reviews and grossed $440 million against a budget of $205-215 million.

In the Lost Kingdom, Manta is possessed by which cursed weapon found in Antarctica?

Its creator was Kordax, brother of King Atlan and ruler of the lost seventh kingdom, Necrus.

In the Lost Kingdom, what is the name of the lost seventh kingdom ruled by Kordax?

Kordax was the brother of King Atlan and made the Black Trident.

How much did Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom gross worldwide?

Less than half of the first film's take, against a budget of over $200 million.

In the Silver Age comics, Aquaman gained a weakness: he would die unless he did what?

The rule was a deliberate echo of kryptonite and Green Lantern's trouble with yellow. Before it, he could stay on land indefinitely.

The 1986 four-issue miniseries gave Aquaman a short-lived costume in which colour?

Neal Pozner's deep-sea 'camouflage' suit never returned in the comics, but it inspired one of the main suits in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Which writer launched the New 52 Aquaman series in 2011 with artists Ivan Reis and Joe Prado?

The trio stayed for the first 16 issues, building toward the 'Throne of Atlantis' crossover with the League.

In the films, what is the name of the giant seahorse Arthur rides as his steed?

The seahorse dates back to the 1967 Filmation cartoon, where Aquaman already rode a mount with that name.

In Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the drum-playing covert operative T.O.P.O. is what kind of animal?

The name stands for Tactical Observation and Pursuit Operative. The character earned a Visual Effects Society nomination for animated character.

Principal photography on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom used five stages at which English studio?

Filming began on June 28, 2021 under the working title Necrus, with an external water tank alongside the backlot.

James Wan was offered a choice of two DC films in 2015. He picked Aquaman over which one?

Wan felt the speedster had 'already been done' on screen and preferred the untested underwater world.

Jason Momoa was born in Honolulu but raised in which US state after his parents divorced?

He grew up in Norwalk and graduated from Norwalk High School before returning to Hawaii, where he was cast in Baywatch Hawaii at 19.

During Infinite Crisis, Aquaman's ritual raised which sunken city onto dry land?

The ritual had a price: he mutated into the amnesiac 'Dweller of the Depths', clearing the way for a new Aquaman, Arthur Joseph Curry.

In which country was the 2018 Aquaman film released two weeks before its US debut?

It opened to $93.6 million there and passed Wonder Woman's entire lifetime gross in the country within three days.