Aquaman, #54
Published: November-December 1970
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Issue Contents:
Am I My Own Executioner?
Crime Wave!
Storyline
Aquaman faces a creature known as Thanatos, who can take on all of Aquaman's powers and abilities while also draining energy from Aquaman.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Mera
- Thanatos (villain)
- Edwin Maxwell
- John (police detective)
- Paul (police officer)
- unnamed thugs
- unnamed crime syndicate boss
- unnamed crime syndicate members
Credits
- Script: Steve Skeates
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Letters: Jim Aparo
Story Notes
Page 23 is only 0.33 pages long. Bottom two-thirds (0.67) of the page is devoted to a promo for Jack Kirby's start on Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #133. The unnamed crime syndicate boss is the same one who previously kidnapped Mera, as shown in Aquaman #44.
The Story Behind the Stories
Credits
- Script: Steve Skeates
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
Skeates discusses his background and how it played into the development of his Aquaman stories. The article is accompanied by a small illustration of Aquaman as part of the header.
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncertain)
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
Story Notes
Reprints small vignette of Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #131.
The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving!
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Snoopy Strikes Again!
Characters
- Snoopy
Story Notes
Inside back cover. Advertisement in comic format for Mattel Monograms' Snoopy's (of the Peanuts comic strip) Sopwith Camel World War I airplane model kit. Copyright 1970 by United Features Syndicate, Inc.