Aquaman Annual #2

Dates

Cover date

[September] 1996

On sale

July 17, 1996

In stores

July 17, 1996

Pages

52

Editions and covers

• Original edition

  Barcode 76194120194800211

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Story arc: Legends of the Dead Earth

This is part 2 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Superboy Annual #3
2. Aquaman Annual #2
3. Supergirl Annual #1
4. Robin Annual #5
5. Catwoman Annual #3
6. Adventures of Superman Annual #8
7. Azrael Annual #2
8. Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #6
9. The Power of SHAZAM! Annual #1
10. Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #4
11. Wonder Woman Annual #5

Creators

Stories

• Legends of the Dead Earth · 40 pages

  Two storytellers meet on a bridge and tell very different tales of Aquaman. One tells of a benevolent King, the other of a maruading villain.

Publisher’s description

The Legends of the Dead Earth Annuals continue. Two storytellers challenge each other to tell the true legend of Aquaman: in one, a king named Aquaman, on a desert world, doles out water by royal decree; in the other, a dying planet's seas are terrorized by a floating city called Poseidonis, ruled by Aquaman. Which is true? Which is false? And what is the secret of the storytellers themselves?

Reprinted in

Elseworlds: Justice League Omnibus (2026)