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Aquaman #56

DC · Series began 1962 · March-April 1971

Dates

Cover date
March-April 1971
On sale
January 5, 1971
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Jim Aparoinks: Nick Cardy, Jim Aparoscript: Steve Skeates, Bernard Kashdanletters: Jim Aparo

Stories

  • The Creature That Devoured Detroit! · 20 pages

    A green slime coming out of Lake Erie threatens to overrun Detroit. Aquaman visits an old friend, Don Powers, owner of Powers Investigations, an investigation firm helping Detroit police fight crime. Powers' firm is also responsible for a satellite meant to stop crime but is also the cause of the slime. Powers is the Crusader, though losing his eyesight, he wants to continue fighting crime using the satellite. On a last patrol, Crusader dies from a fall from a building due to his deteriorating eyesight. Aquaman discovers his death, then breaks into Powers' business and destroys the satellite

  • The Cave of Death! · Aquagirl · 2 pages

    Aquagirl saves a boy falling into the Cave of Death.

  • Survey Winners · 1 pages

Characters

Arthur CurryAquaman

Reprinted in

Aquaman: Deadly Waters The Deluxe Edition (2020)

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