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Aquaman

Aquaman spent roughly thirty years as the punchline of superhero comics and then stopped being one, which is a more interesting trajectory than most characters manage. The damage was done largely by the Super Friends cartoons of the 1970s, which reduced a king with dominion over most of the planet's surface to a man who talks to fish.

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First appearance
More Fun Comics #73 (1941), DC Comics
Created by
Mort Weisinger, Paul Norris
Also known as
Arthur Curry, Orin, King of Atlantis
Universe
DC Universe
Appears in
comics, film, television, animation, games

Who is Aquaman?

Aquaman spent roughly thirty years as the punchline of superhero comics and then stopped being one, which is a more interesting trajectory than most characters manage. The damage was done largely by the Super Friends cartoons of the 1970s, which reduced a king with dominion over most of the planet's surface to a man who talks to fish. The rehabilitation began in the 1990s with a harder-edged redesign and continued through Geoff Johns's 2011 relaunch, which dealt with the mockery directly by having other characters voice it in-story. The 2018 film completed the shift commercially. Underneath the reputation swings the premise has always been strong: a ruler with divided loyalties between a surface world that dismisses him and an undersea civilisation that considers him half-blooded, governing a territory covering most of the Earth.

Aquaman: the details

First appearance
More Fun Comics #73, November 1941
Created by
Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris
Founding Justice League member
Present in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960), the team's first appearance
Where the mockery came from
The Super Friends animated series (1973 onward), which narrowed his abilities to marine telepathy
Territory
Sovereign over Atlantis and, by extension, roughly seventy per cent of the planet's surface
Modern relaunch
Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis's 2011 New 52 run addressed his reputation explicitly within the story
Box office
Aquaman (2018) became the highest-grossing DC film to that point

Why Aquaman endures

The clearest example in comics of a character rebuilt in the public mind after decades of being a joke. The reversal was deliberate, took twenty years and is now studied as a case in franchise management.

What Aquaman looks like on a shirt

Signature motif: The stylised A, and the orange scale-mail-and-green pairing

The orange-and-green costume is one of the loudest palettes in comics and reads instantly, though modern shirts often use the darker armoured film look instead. The trident is the most common single-object graphic.

Two distinct looks: the classic orange-and-green scale print, which is bold and nostalgic, and the tattooed, armoured film version, which suits darker garments. The trident works well as a minimal single-colour graphic.

Aquaman T-shirts

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DC Comics Aquaman Ride Free Unisex-Adults T-Shirt, Blue, Small, Short Sleeve, Classic Fit
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DC Comics Aquaman Ride Free Unisex-Adults T-Shirt, Blue, Small, Short Sleeve, Classic Fit
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Who has played Aquaman

PerformerProductionYearType
Jason MomoaJustice League2017live-action
Alan RitchsonSmallville2005live-action
Norman AldenSuper Friends1973Voice

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Aquaman T-shirts: common questions

Who created Aquaman?

Aquaman was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris, first appearing in More Fun Comics #73 in 1941 (DC Comics).

What does a Aquaman T-shirt usually look like?

The stylised A, and the orange scale-mail-and-green pairing. Two distinct looks: the classic orange-and-green scale print, which is bold and nostalgic, and the tattooed, armoured film version, which suits darker garments. The trident works well as a minimal single-colour graphic.

Are Aquaman T-shirts made for children?

Yes — Aquaman appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.

Who has played Aquaman?

Aquaman has been played on screen by Jason Momoa (Justice League, 2017), Alan Ritchson (Smallville, 2005), and voiced by Norman Alden (Super Friends, 1973).

How much does a Aquaman T-shirt cost?

Aquaman shirts we currently track start from around $11.98 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.

This profile was compiled from published reference material about Aquaman — first appearance, creator credits and production history — and is a secondary source rather than a substitute for the original publication. Where a detail could not be corroborated it has been left out. We do not physically test garments; see how we work for what that means and what it does not.

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