Aquaman #48 Twin Cities pedigree (DC, 1969) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $478.00
Sold: Aug 7, 2011
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Publisher: DC, 1969
About Aquaman #48
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Nick Cardy (signed) [as NC]
Inks: Nick Cardy (signed) [as NC]
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera; Aquagirl [Tula]; Vulko; Narkran; the Bugala (sea monster); Men of Eldfur; Mupo (Atlantean rebel leader); unnamed Atlantean rebels; unnamed Atlantean guards; exiled Atlanteans; Atlanteans
Synopsis: Aquaman defeats the Bugala and rescues Aqualad. Aquaman, Mera, and Aqualad return to Atlantis to find the rebels in battle with Narkran's soldiers. Aquaman defeats Narkran and re-takes the throne of Atlantis.
Pages: 15.170
Script: Steve Skeates
Pencils: Jim Aparo (signed) [as JA]
Inks: Jim Aparo (signed) [as JA]
Letters: Jim Aparo
Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #499 (May 1983)
Notes: Story continued from Aquaman #47. Jim Aparo drew the hidden message SOLO on page one, indicating he probably did everything but write the story. Story across 16 pages, but page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 16 is a 1/2-page.
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