Aquaman Makes History And No One Cares!
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Aquaman once more performs a Silver Age DC comics first in the form of having a baby...and no one cares. What was the tale of the Aquababy? How did he come to be? Can Queen Mera survive a Comics Code Authority scrutinized pregnancy storyline? It's a classic tale illustrated by Nick Cardy that packs all the mellowdrama it can into its pages? Discover the secrets and the origin of the Aquababy here on Casually Comics!
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Can you do a vid on the 10 biggest jerks in DC comics?
This didn't age well
What a nice baby. I hope nothing tragic happens to him at the hands of Aquaman’s greatest foe
Black manta : wink wink
@@mangareader7474 Black Manta: “We do a minor amount of tomfoolery”
And that said foe doesn't taunt Aquaman about it at every opportunity because hating Aquaman is his one purpose in life.
@@tnoztnoz3547 Manta be on that hater grindset
Just imagine Manta trying that shizz with Jason Momoa.
Aquaman was one of my favorite heroes in comics when I was a kid due to the simple fact that he could breath underwater, which is something that- even in comics- 99% of people can't do. Not drowning is extremely underrated.
Not drowning would be my second pick after flight.
@@wizofauzz not drowning would be my third pick after super speed and regeneration.
He's had some good runs over the decades. Always found it weird how many people had him frozen in Superfriends mode.
You tell ppl at a super group your power is breathing water and you're likely to end up wearing a fishbowl.
A single tear runs quietly down David Dunn's cheek.... "If only," he says quietly.
"He came. He sired."
Yeah, that's how it usually happens.
Sasha: "I hope they have a proper fish funeral."
*toilet flushes in the background* 🐟☠🚽
I like to think that during the timeskip Aquaman commissioned a public statue of that fish in honor of its sacrifice to save his child. With a little plaque and everything.
"He came.
He sired."
That's what Mera said!
I like how grown-up Aquababy looks exactly the same in both Aquaman's and Garth's imaginations.
Mera was the first comic book pregnancy, but another redhead was the first on TV. Comedy legend Lucille Ball was the first woman to be pregnant on television, 13 years before Mera, on the show "I Love Lucy." The show wasn't allowed to use the word ' pregnant', do they had to say 'expecting'.
7:55 Aqualad being the kind of older sibling who thinks their parents will ignore them when a new baby's born.
“It didn’t make a big splash.”
I see what you did there, Sasha.
Mera should be glad she's a queen/mother in DC comics and not in Disney movies.
Really comic moms are basically just known as the super mom
I see this royal physician went to the same butler school that Harry Osborn’s butler Houseman from Spider-Man 3 went too.
“I’ll tell them what they need to know… Eventually” lol
Its funny how Batbaby (and Batwoman and Batdog) were quietly written out. But Aquababy was brutally taken out
You just made me want a Damien the batbaby series set with his mom at the League of Assassins HQ.
Apropo of nothing, I LOVE the way Mera is drawn in this issue!
I wish they hadn't killed the baby off. Superheroes having kids and the weight of legacy, along with moving the story forward, is an underrated thing in comics.
The bad thing is, almost no one had even really flinched, when DC killed the Aquababy off. We morened for Mera, but for Arthur? Nah, he got hes hand cut off and got more piratey and edgy, la-di-da. And the baby, well there was a baby, let's move on. I may be a bit cinical here, but that way I only want to show how bad of a relation Aquaman had to the comic readers. Most of the stories were at best awfull but mostly boring. Very sad for such an iconic superhero to be threated by the authoirs like that.
It is, isn't it? Glad it seems to stick for a number of heroes now a days like Sue and Reed, Batman, Superman (though Bendis can screw himself)
@@antonakesson Yeah. Bendis can get the back of my hand.
At least he and Mera now have baby Andy in the Rebirth continuity, and they even have her safe on a private island somewhere that nobody else knows about.
…Now we just hope Manta never learns about her
Those classic comics had some nice art.
Yeah from my knowledge Arthur Jr wasn't named from until literally his grave but I'd love for you to prove that sad thought wrong.
Also funny how Aquababy's lack of popularity would go on to eventually be one of the biggest foundations for Arthur post death.
Really?🤨
@@juanbisonosuero3650 Yeah Aquababy's death was the source for Mera's hatred towards Arthur post Crisis and was the main reason they were separated for so long post Crisis along with a shift in Garth and Aquaman's relationship since the latter was willing to kill the former for Arthur Jr's life.
@@kingdomcomesuperman3669 The hatred, though, was a retcon. Mera and Arthur got along great in the first post-Crisis Aquaman mini-series -- the one where the blue camo outfit debuted. It was the next mini-series (drawn by Curt Swan, I think) that changed the backstory. I loved the first mini-series -- not so much the second.
@@kingdomcomesuperman3669Black Manta caused the Aquadivorce by committing Aquainfanticide
I love that Aquadlad's greatest fear in here is that the Aquababy will grow up to be Damian Wayne.
Aqualads fears were somewhat justified. At the time of his off pannel birth, he was exiled for being born with purple eyes. He must be cursed they said. Not allowed to come back until Aquaman found him, with what was presumably an off panel pardon. Those Atlanteans sure like their superstitions.
Also, a moment of silence for that brave little fish. What? Was no one else outraged they killed Nemo!?!
The pregnancy taboo is fascinating, even now. Think about how many dismemberments, rapes, tortures and grisly accidents are in visual media. Think about all the naked women. Seeing anything regarding child birth from other than the shoulders up is rare.We still mostly use the before/after convention in art.
"She is wheeled into a hospital.... and several hours later, a clean, wrapped baby is in her arms."
Also, that fish died of exhaustion to save Aquababy. That's a bad way to go. My research concludes his name was 'Officer K'. May his memory bring joy.
DC Comics started calling Aqua Baby Arthur Curry Jr. when Aquaman's comic book was brought back in the mid 70's from its 1971 cancellation. In 1977 the series was revived (after Aquaman was given solo stories in Adventure Comics) and continued its original numbering but was canceled by issue #63 as one of several titles that were discontinued as part of the DC Implosion. The story for what would have been issue #64 was printed in Adventure Comics #462.
Seeing how good of a husband Aquaman is and how cute Aquababy is and how much Aquaman and Mera went through to have him makes me sad since he got killed off. Especially after when you put that adorably funny panel of him saying, “Hey! Mans!” Which made me laugh.
The mentioning of Doom being good with babies makes me want to see you cover the birth of Valeria, who I haven't thought about in years.
I liked how in Young Justice, they act gave him his own original name, with "Artur", instead of "Arthur Curry Jr." (Which he only was given that name when he died... Real dark lol)
Atlantis being an unstable civilization full of weirdos was one of the many reasons I loved that Aquaman King of Atlantis cartoon by the Thundercats Roar! crew.
So you know there's only one good reason to put off naming a baby so long; they were fighting over the name. Aquaman was obviously pulling for Jr.; so what was Mira pulling for? I'm thinking some horrible sea-pun name. Shelly? Davey Jones Curry? Or my favorite, Bob.
Rip that fish, it will be known to me as the Goat of the Sea. Also it's nice seeing Aquaman have a happy family and nothing bad will happen with it...
Aqualad knew that if he didn’t get more screen time, he may be replaced. He was right.
I’m just wondering how can Aquaman have a family malady that always kills the baby and mother? That seems like it should have ended the family line a long time ago.
They all knew to take the serum, apparently.
@@SimonMoon5 One would assume that getting a resupply of the serum would be fairly routine then. It does also raise the question of how the serum was discovered in the first place, given that if Mera was any indication, the mother goes from healthy to death's door in a matter of hours.
Considering it's a royal line, my guess is inbreeding. XD
A proper fish funeral normally ends with a flushing sound from the bathroom.
An advisor: "You brought that banished criminal here? Wh-did he just turn into a shark?"
Aquaman: "As you can see, his banishment gave the power to shapeshift."
Sinquo: "Kind of makes you question the legal system, don't it?"
That advisor: "I suppose so."
This storyline reminds me of the original stargate series. In the second to last season, the heroic thief got pregnant with an alien baby. Then by next season, the baby had fully grown up to become a powerful goddess.
Sounds akin to Xena season 3.
This issue makes me think that Aqualad is just Silver age Robin with powers
First mention of Aquababy's real name that I could find was a text page in DC SUPER STARS #7, September 1976. As I recall, poor AquaLAD didn't get a proper name until sometime in the 1980s...
In an issue of New Teen Titans.
When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought you were referencing the fact that this infant managed to slaughter an entire army of age old, mutant abomination enemies of Atlantis (that we had never heard of before), and how that was never brought up again. But this perspective was also fascinating lol Thank you for your great respect and interest in these classic stories!
I always apreciate how Sasha understands history and puts it into perspective.
For instance, many people today claim that X themes or things that happen in the movies/series today are new when far from that.
As an example in The Mummy movie from the 1930s the female protagonist has a strong personality and saves herself by the end. True, it is not a Wonder Woman or Xena fight but we are talking a 1930s movie. The fact that it happens is already amazing.
...yet, many people today would dismiss it or think they did not go far enough.
It amuses me to think there might be an unfinished script pitch by Tom King in a drawer somewhere about Aquababy all grown up, who's been fired from SeaWorld in a disgraceful misunderstanding with a dolphin.
Don't forget is an idiot who cracks inappropriate jokes or is a war criminal who never shuts up.
“How many times do I have to teach you this lesson old man…!”
*Rolls up fish scales
I absolutely adores this surprise retrospective that slowly built-up over how Aquaman is actually one of the greatest heroes in DC, with so many important/iconic stories. So much good work! Will you do the tale of Aquababy's marriage (yes, it's a thing. Aquaman #25. you're ALMOST there).
I don't why Silver Age comics did this with babies it took forever for Franklin Richards to be named as well.
"He came, he sired"
Not sure if pun, but laughed anyway.
Dream Aquaman Jr has a pretty sweet costume. It kinda reminds me of the Titans Aqualad. I wonder if there’s any connection.
the way my brain got stuck on the fact that they weren't allowed to show a pregnant woman in Golden age because it was suggestive and made them think things.
Please tell me there's no sliver age story about Lois marrying a baby😰
Well she was turned into a baby once or twice,but I think that having a story were a adult woman gets married to a baby would be too controversial if ever was made
@@mateushenriquepinheiro3197 I've heard there was a story where Lois changes her race and Jimmy wears a woman's dress, I think at this point nothing is Impossible for Silver Age.
@@user-ManofStyle1 The race changing was Superman's GF Lois Lane 106. It also featured Supes not wanting to marry her after said change. So yeah, nothing's impossible.
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I wish they had mentioned Aquabady in Infinite Frontier
Pregnancy progressing. Hormones going wild. Tears alternating with laughter (off-camera of course...so brave!) Sasha leans in repeatedly, and we get her signal. What she wants is a virtual hug from her subs. That's right, I saw what you did there. *BIG HUG* Thanks, this was soooo fun! 😄 I'll even forgive the ending (of the comic, that is. The video gets a chef's kiss)!
Arthur jr. Monster creation would be a cool power if it developed more. Like imagine him creating his own Notzilla.
I wonder if they bury the fish or do they have it for dinner?
Burial at sea.
I haven't thought about this in a long time, but Fantastic Four totally copied this storyline later on with Johnny and his Skrull girlfriend, Lyja. I don't remember the details, but she revealed she was pregnant, but that there was some sort of serum/medicine macguffin that was needed to prevent disaster, without which "Our baby will surely die!!!" (mucho emphasis). Complete rehash of Mera's problem here. I will say, though, that I always loved the idea of Johnny having a kickass Skrull wife, and I wish that relationship had been allowed to settle and grow rather than derail for cheap drama purposes. The FF's relationship with the Skrulls was always especially fraught, and it gave that romance a "two against the world / Romeo and Juliet" vibe. Plus, Lyja was just cool.
When the Aquababy grows up will he become King Arthur II then?
"It just didn't make a big splash."
My favorite thing about the birth of Aquababy is it was FIVE months after they got married, meaning...well, you know.
The first time he called Arthur Curry Jr. Is Adventure Comics # 446, two issues earlier there still only calling him aquababy and even state they don't know his real name yet on a bio page for all the members of the aquaman family at the time.
For me until Jason Momoa, Arthur Curry was only Aguaman. Then Momoa came and got him his rightfull name AQUA-MAAAAAAAAAN!
Frankly all the decades I already know Aqua man, I always depiced him exactly like the parody in Robot Chicken. Then came Robot Chiken and I thouhgt, maybe I am not wrong at all. Then Momoa came and I thought, man, this Merman has a lot of AQUA! Go for it JM!
During his time, Aquaman was either a blonde, forgetable douche who could breath under water, then he became a blonde edgy pirate, who could breath under water, and then he became a insuferable douche who could breath under water. But then Momoas version got me, and now I love Aquaman. All the prior versions had nothing relatable or something standing out. The best in all the prior Aquaman comics were the characters around him. -I always wished for a Mera standalone comic, since this character was from the start way more interesting and even got very interesting with the New52.
This Jean Grey- Mary Janesque wig suits you very well.
DC is really getting into the Greek history and mythology in this issue Sirens and Sinquo seems to be pretty close to Proteus a shapeshifter who's true for is that of an old man. Not to mention the fishy Marathon with the messenger collapsing and dying after delvering it's package/message.
I loved your running gag of all the period-appropriate euphemisms for pregnancy, it reminded me of my grandmother always using the word “expecting.” Lol Thanks for another great video!
"He came, he sired..."
Arthur Curry Jr.
Realtime it took 20 seconds after the editor left the room for the writers to settle on it.
What they billed for = 2 conferences, 3 weekend events and 30 lunches
Aquaman and Mera eventually became the Charles & Diana of Atlantis. And Aqualad was as petty and jealous as Robin.
A superhero parent was so rare back then. But then again Aquaman was royalty so that clearly was a priority for him. And would it have mattered under Atlantean law if a baby girl had popped out instead?
The whole idea of not being able to show a pregnant woman in media because people might think about sex is such a crazy thing to me.
I mean, wouldn’t somebody saying they’re married to the same thing? Wouldn’t saying what a persons gender is also make you think about their sexual organs? How about different kinds of haircuts?
It’s just so strange
I mean… comic writers DO hate marriage, so….
Of all the things that people think they need to hide from children, pregnancy is the stupidest. Most children know what pregnancy is, many will see their mothers being pregnant with their siblings, and the existence of younger siblings proves that it is possible to explain pregnancy to children without explaining sex. If the censorship is to protect children, no child would see a pregnant woman and think of sex. It's just the adults projecting their ideas onto children.
"Eek, with his little hand, Aquababy created a monster fish!" --- The queen of the sea, everyone! Let's hear it for her courage and eloquence!
Major fan of Aquaman as a kid, even still (though not the post-Crisis versions). Silver Age especially. Watched every Filmation episode of his and Superboy's and then Super Friends (even if they were somehow responsible for him going from one of the icons to, sadly, a pop-culture joke). But I think that unique legend/overlooked status let DC be more experimental with him and very "Marvel"-like. Even right up to his and everyone's erasure by Crisis/post-crisis, he was still changing and evolving. In fact I could even see similar development having been continued event if Crisis hasn't rebooted everything. As for Arthur Jr., I always thought the boys powers inspired Franklin Richards' and growing spotlight. As a kid the fact that he actually died was almost too real; very powerful. Especially because I thought they were going go age him into slowly being a new generation of hero (Aquaboy?).
loved the filmation superboy/superman series.
honestly tho, could you imagine arthur jr alongside dick, donna and wally as a new age of heroes? Or perhaps more fittingly, impulse, tim, cassie and conner?
The only other Silver Age story with a pregnancy that I can recall is that of Fen, Namor's mother. See Fantastic Four Annual #1 and Sub-Mariner #1. It was all in flashback, however, and her term and Namor's birth took place between panels. The implied sex in the captain's cabin is hard to ignore, though! I wonder how the rest of the crew felt about that, ha-ha!
The serum making it to Mera in time reminds me of the FF issue and the What If follow up about Sue Richards giving birth to Franklin and needing some unobtainium to live.
If that's the case then it's once more the Fantastic Four copying Aquaman's homework...and improving on it again lol
Please tell me that they really called this difficult-to-procure substance "unobtanium," because that would absolutely make my day. LMAO!
@@baronhausenpheffer unfortunately not, I think it was ‘negative particles’ or something similar.
Have you thought about covering the baby Darkseid story? It spans over a few titles, I think mainly Darkseid War and Justice League Odyssey. It contains a weird pregnancy and the baby version of one of the most powerful DC villains, so it seems like a perfect fit for the pregnancy playlist.
Also, a little less pregnancy but still dealing with hero’s kids, it’d be interesting to hear your takes on all the different alternate future depictions of hero and villain kids. I think in the Titans or Justice League comic from around 2016 there’s a storyline focusing on a hypertime future with some hero kids that are kind of interesting in concept. There’s Barry and Jessica Cruz’s potential kids and I think a John Stewart and Hawkgirl kid? I can’t remember,her fully but I do remember,her thinking it was really interesting to see how the powers of the parents combined for these kids. It was really explored well but I think good discussion could come from that. And even though it’s kind of fan fic-y, I like seeing those character combos like that, it kind of scratches that character fusion itch like with the amalgam-verse. I’d be curious to see your takes and if there were any ideas you had about future kids and how that would work.
And as always, great video. I never really comment so this is kind of long, but I’ve really enjoyed seeing your channel grow over the years. I can’t remember what video of yours I came across that lead me here, but I know this channel was still pretty small back then. Glad you’re still keeping up with it and congrats on your pregnancy. Best wishes
"I am many things, Kal-El...but here, I am a bad widdle boy."
Only when you brought it up did I realise how much you occasionally lean forward... And now I'm seeing it all the time! Streissand effect!
Kinda wondering the implications of this story in later narratives. Like will they try to adapt this in some way with Jason Mamoa?
A tiny bundle of doom toots as he pleases (but then needs a nap) TOOT!
Also- Aquaman should have consulted Dr Jones
I'm going to be honest when I was younger and I used to watch the animated Aquaman show, I used to think Aqualad was Author's son. It then became Auqualad was Author's brother. It wasn't until later years to find out that wasn't true. In all that time, I don't remember Aquababy ever having a name until he died which is very sad. It always seemed like it was a last minute decision to call him Author Jr because they forgot to name him.
I had almost immediately fallen asleep watching this video.
And this was an unbelievably weird experience. I was dreaming of how i had caught a mouse in a bag on the ground. Right when i was about to lift upp the bag and see what i had caught, something like 10-20 mice came running out of the bag, RIGHT WHEN YOU SAID "EEK"!!!
Absolutely scared the SHIT out of me!
SCARED ME COMPLETELY AWAKE!
I felt like i was literally attacked by a dozen mice that "Eek'ed" at me and woke me up with a powerful jerk.
UNBELIEVABLE timing!
How it fit together so perfectly is beyond me. Feels like the universe is trying to tell me something.
Holy CRAP! My heart is racing...
This hair style genuinely shocked me
I was pleasantly surprised when David Michilinie killed Arthur, Jr. off (in the same issue that revealed Black Manta was Black, which was a shock at the time as well). As for when the baby was named, it must have been at least after Sept. 1975, because I believe Aquaman was named Arthur Curry in Justice League of America 122, which was out the same month as the Adventure Comics issue where Aquaman became the lead feature again.
Oh, the poor fish, died saving the day, who's up for sushi?
"He came, he sired" o_O
So after maybe a 2 years having the notifications turned on for this channel all the sudden I started to get notifications when you upload. And I am so happy I love your videos.
12:26 In Post Crisis Aquaman comics people were exiled from Atlantis for having blonde hair which was considered a curse.
"... Captain Kirk's fighting rules ..." My inner Trekkie loves that joke! 😂🤣
Live long and prosper, Sasha! 🖖🏾
Have you try the Miracleman birth issues yet? Or, the Fantastic Four Annual #6 from 1968 by Stan & Jack?
Lead into the add was totally lol, thank you!
This is just my own personal headcanon, but what if Aqualad not seeing the sirens as lovely women, but as "ugly crows" is low-key coding Garth as not being attracted to women? And that's another reason he's constantly salty (no pun/joke intended) about Mera (or whoever) taking Aquaman's attention away from Garth.
Just a theory that amuses me when I ponder it
... Plus, it made my husband laugh. So, bonus.
Arthur came alright
“I need to stop leaning in with these videos” - Sasha
Yes please respect my boundaries!!
I was just thinking this morning about how I should continue my aquaman comics collection and this pops up! I love this channel!
Aquatic Apes? Horrkas? Clearly, they are *_Sea Monkeys!_*
Did they ever come back...?
I heard "pregnancy storyline" and immediately jumped to thinking of that godawful infamous Avengers run from 197 to 200. Best not to relive that again.
I love the look today. The wig looks quite good on you and the makeup matching your top is absolutely splendid. just wanted to let you know.
TV and movies and books have often caused parents to have to address ideas before we're ready to. I think companies used to expect complaints and try to avoid them because businesses used to go under, caused by almost anything. These days, the biggest companies are rarely worried about causing problems for parents. They even hire executives who are proud to "poke the bear."
Answer: A Very Long Time. At least these pregnancies aren't as long as those on soap operas on TV or radio.
Aqualad could take the throne
The Court Physician needs his own series.
Always liked Nick Cardy's style. It was like DC's version of Marvel's Gene Colon.
Inspired by the opening of Finding Nemo.....somewhere on the edge of Atlantis, that little fish's wife is in a cave with hundreds of eggs that are about to hatch. She can't wait for him to come home and see it happen! I do hope Arthur is going to ensure they're all looked after.
😢
EC's Weird Science #16, Nov/Dec 1952 has a sci fi pregnancy tale called "Space-Bourne", written by Al Feldstein & drawn by the great Al Williamson. Not just weird, but quite daring for the time.
F for the Fish
Aquababy got his name in Adventure Comics #446 (August, 1976)
Great video. Your recent uploads caused me to fall down the rabbit hole of Namor's seemingly cursed romantic life and boy does it get weird. Seems like there's lots of material to mine there since he's been involved with at least two of his cousins and also married a Canadian alien from outer space.
"SO HUSKY". 😁😂
I like that Aquababy was alive in Brave and the Bold cartoon.
OK picture this, a cartoon series about Aquababy growing up and Aqualad is his older friend slash bodyguard. And we can finally get some world building for Atlantis
I had a bunch of Silver Age Aquaman issues, thanks to a Cub Scott paper drive and, I found the book to be very dark, reading it as a child. The only thing that registered higher on the Bleak-O-Meter was Peter Parker morning Gwen Stacey and Valkyrie (in human form) eating dog food, due to poverty. The sacrifices of motherhood.
Anyway, an interesting pregnancy comparison is the conception to birthing in Miracle Man & what happened to "the Duck" in Starbrand.
Interestingly, my comic dealer, then, was mortified by the former, whilst just fine with the latter. In retrospect, that's the moment our relationship turned toward is eventual demise.