Aquaman

Aquaman
This was Aquaman years before he became a badass... (Super Friends (1973): "The Baffles Puzzle")
Species	Atlantean
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Super Friends Mystery Incorporated Jabberjaw Erika Watson
Occupation	Superhero King
Marital status	Husband to Mera in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
Children	One son, Arthur Curry, Jr., in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
First appearance	SF: "The Power Pirate" (1973)
Played by	Norman Alden (1973-78) Bill Callway (1978-85) John DiMaggio (2018)
And this him now (in a different continuity). (Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special)

Aquaman, the alter ego of Arthur Curry, is a Atlantean superhero and one of the main characters of the Super Friends franchise. He was first voiced by Norman Alden in 1973 to '78, and followed by Bill Callway for the remainder of the franchise.

An aquatic-based hero, Aquaman hails from the city of Atlantis. His powers include the ability to breath underwater, creating balls and whirlpools out of water, and telepathy to communicate with most sea creatures. Additionally, he is also a founding member of the Justice League, known more commonly as the Super Friends.

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 Too 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 "Gullivar's Gigantic Goof"
  • 1.15 "The Planet Spitter"
  • 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

Movies

• Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Specials

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

Comics

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

Development

Although Super Friends gave Aquaman a bigger exposure to the public, it tarnished the character's reputation as being completely ridiculous and useless, and eventually, he was 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 edgier tone. In spite of this, DC wasn't above even poking fun at Aquaman, as proven in Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold. 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 elements.

Gallery

Main article: Aquaman/Gallery