Aquaman

Aquaman
This was Aquaman years before he became a badass...
Species	Atlantean
Gender	Male
Member of	Super Friends
Affiliation	Batman Superman Wonder Woman Robin Marvin White Wendy Harris Wonder Dog Mystery Incorporated Jabberjaw Erika Watson
Occupation	Superhero King
Marital status	Single
First appearance	SF: "The Power Pirate" (1973)
Played by	Norman Alden (1973-78) Bill Callway (1978-85) John DiMaggio (2018)
And this is the badass (in a different continuity). (Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special)

Aquaman, the alter ego of Arthur Curry, is an Atlantean superhero and one of the main characters of the Super Friends franchise. He hails from the city of Atlantis, and hosts a number of aquatic-based powers, including the ability to breathe underwater and telepathy to communicate with most sea creatures. He was originally voiced by Norman Alden in the first two series, and by Bill Callway for the remainder of the franchise.

Aquaman is also a founding member of the Justice League, otherwise known as the Super Friends.

Character description

Powers

• Atlantean physiology: The Atlanteans are an offshoot of humanity and have adapted biologically to underwater environments. As such, Aquaman can breathe underwater for an infinite period of time without drowning. He can also withstand extreme depths in the ocean as well. However, if Aquaman survives on dry land for a certain period of time, he becomes weak.
• Superhuman strength: Aquaman displayed this ability when he was hefting a bulldozer blade over his head, for example, and using it to help stop a tidal wave.
• Superhuman speed: Aquaman can swim incredibly fast.
• Marine telepathy: Aquaman considers himself and Wonder Woman as "telepathy experts," and has the ability to communicate with any aquatic life form in existence. He can also use this to virtually control them at his will, although it depends on which animal he is using.

Weaknesses

• Water deprivation: As stated above, Aquaman grows weak on dry land and must regain his strength by going back underwater.

Appearances

TV series

• Super Friends
  • 1.1 "The Power Pirate"
  • 1.2 "The Baffles Puzzle"
  • 1.3 "Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C."
  • 1.4 "The Weather Maker"
  • 1.5 "Dr. Pelagian's War"
  • 1.6 "The Shamon 'U'"
  • 1.7 "Too Hot to Handle"
  • 1.8 "The Androids"
  • 1.9 "The Balloon People"
  • 1.10 "The Fantastic Frerps"
  • 1.11 "The Ultra Beam"
  • 1.12 "The Menace of the White Dwarf"
  • 1.13 "The Mysterious Moles"
  • 1.14 "Gulliver's Gigantic Goof"
  • 1.15 "The Planet Splitter"
  • 1.16 "The Watermen"
• The All-New Super Friends Hour
• Challenge of the Superfriends
• The World's Greatest Superfriends
• Superfriends
• Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (intro)
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
  • 1.8 "The Death of Superman" (no lines)
  • 1.9 "Escape from Space City"
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  • 3.3 "Lovesick" (mentioned)
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  • 1.2 "Very Personal Injury" (mentioned)
  • 2.8 "Peanut Puberty" (mentioned)
• Aquaman & Friends Action Hour
• Teen Titans Go!
  • 8.24 "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" (no lines, TTG version)

Movies

• Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Brave and the Bold version)
• Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse (no lines)
• Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!

Specials

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (mentioned)

Comics

• The Super Friends
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • Issue #6: "A Super Friend in Need"
  • Issue #14: "Wet 'n' Wild"
• Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special
  • Issue #1A: "A BIGGER Beat" (DC Universe version)

Development

Although Super Friends gave Aquaman further exposure to the public, it has been blamed for making the character unpopular, and even laughable, by reinforcing a weak image on him that has been made into a subject of parody in comedy programs and stand-up routines. He was eventually downplayed further as being unimportant even by Super Friends standards.

DC Comics spent decades trying to undo this by removing the character's wholesome side with a serious and gritty tone. In spite of this, DC wasn't above even poking fun at Aquaman, themselves, as proven in Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV series. In the Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special comic, Aquaman was united with the two differing concepts of his character, combining his stoic personality with his Silver Age comic elements.

Gallery

Main article: Aquaman/Gallery