![]() ![]() Aqualad is hurt and horrified to discover that his friend and mentor is sincerely trying to kill him. Manta has imprisoned Aquababy in a glass ball of air, in which he will die, and commands Aquaman and Aqualad to fight to the death for his own amusement. ![]() Manta announces that he has suppressed the ability of Aquaman and Aqualad to control the sea creatures, and indeed they find themselves incapable of doing so. He reveals his plans to build an underwater kingdom for black people, making him sort of an aquatic Malcolm X. ![]() Aqualad and McCaan are also his captives, and some history of the Idyllists is given.įor the first time ever, Black Manta removes his helmet, and we discover why, in his own words, he is called “Black” Manta. Still pursuing Topo and Aquababy, Aquaman runs straight into the Idyllists, and the waiting hands of Black Manta, who had taken control of the tribe, and their “lost city,” thanks to the map he acquired from the Shark. We discover that he broke sacred vows about the balance of the universe when he rescued Prince Gavyn, and that he was not defeated by Oswin, but by his own people, who gave Oswin the staff to balance the power.Īdventure 452 – Aquaman ends with a shocking deathĪquaman’s third run in Adventure Comics ended with issue 452 (Aug 77), a truly ground-breaking story by David Michelinie and Jim Aparo, with a highly unexpected ending. He heads to a trippy temple Mn’torr was connected with, which speaks to him and allows him to essentially teleport to Mn’torr’s homeworld. Starman goes in search of Mn’torr in this chapter, by Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko and Romeo Tanghal. She had not be taken, so much as phased away, and now back, still all feverish and comatose. Cal had last appeared in Aquaman’s brief 70’s revival, along with Manta.Īnd it’s Black Manta that is the trouble once again, capturing the two after Cal stumbles across Manta’s new base, from which he plans to attack and conquer Atlantis. His young sister goes to Aquaman for help. The mayor is furious with him for abandoning so many of this plot lines from World’s Finest Comics.īut another long-abandoned character shows up, Cal Durham, formerly one of Black Manta’s men, now forced to live underwater. Plastic Man’s series continues as a back-up in Super Friends, which it would fit in with pretty well.Īdventure 477 – Aquaman faces Black Manta, and Starman learns the origin of Mn’torrĪnother split cover on Adventure 477 (Nov 80), and the final one to really feature Starman and Plastic Man.Īquaman leaves New Venice by mutual agreement as this story, by J.M. Plas and Woozy Winks deal with thieves who resemble Groucho Marx and Harpo, and I do like the layout of this page, integrating the building into the panel lay-out. And begin for that matter, as it’s complete in this issue, by Marty Pasko, with Joe Staton art. Mn’torr insists that, no matter how much Starman wants him to survive, his time is at an end, and dissolves in a really cool, very Ditko way, bequeathing Starman his staff of power.Īs promised, the story does get resolved in an issue of DC Comics Presents, though not exactly “soon.” More like eight months. Meanwhile, Jediah Rikane and Lady Merria return to Throneworld, only to learn that Empress Clryssa is on her death bed. Not content to die, Starman fights back against the monsters that are meant to kill them, saving Mn’torr once again. He is sentenced to death for saving Prince Gavyn, and as Starman showed up to try to save him, he faces the same sentence. Paul Levitz and Steve Ditko do bring Mn’torr’s story to an end though. Starman’s tale concludes a bit more than the Aquaman one does, but not by much. The story continues in Action Comics, as Aquaman’s series moves over there. Mera captures Manta in a hard water bubble, and Cal Durham shows up as well, just as everything goes boom. But it works, and Manta’s men desert him. Must have done some really fast convincing, as it happens almost immediately. Pretty dumb move, as Aquaman convinces Vulko and the Atlanean troops to open the gates. Aquaman and Cal manage to escape, and Aquaman swims right by Manta and his men, who probably could have at least tried to stop him, but don’t. Adventure 478 – Aquaman, Starman and Plastic Man endĪquaman gets the cover for his final, really final, story in Adventure 478 (Dec 80), by Jean-Marc DeMatteis and Dick Giordano.īlack Manta has gathered an army of homeless and disaffected people, and told them lies to make the Atlanteans seem like evil monsters. ![]()
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