COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Aquaman 47 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2087172004
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #47 continues the story from Issue #46. As Aquaman and Mera race to Atlantis, Narkran's tyranny continues to escalate. While disgruntled Atlantean youth move towards revolution, Aquagirl attempts to persuade the revolutionary leader to have patience, but her pleas fall on deaf ears. Instead, the revolutionaries attack an Atlantean armory. En route back to the great domed city, Aquaman and Mera come across Imp, Aqualad's seahorse. Imp is wandering near the vicinity of an old underwater colony, once visited by Aquaman. The Monarchs of Atlantis decide to look for Aqualad there. In Atlantis, the insurrection gains momentum. Identified as a possible rebel collaborator, Aquagirl is arrested by the Atlantean authorities. Brought before Narkran, Aquagirl finds herself being forced, at sword point, out onto the palace balcony. Narkran orders the revolutionaries to lay down their arms or Aquagirl dies.
Having developed an emotional attachment to Aquagirl, in the weeks leading up to the revolution, the rebel leader, Mupo, prepares to surrender. Mupo's decision is challenged by one of the rebels, and the two men begin fighting.
Meanwhile, Aquaman and Mera approach the decaying village of Eldfur and Aquaman is surprised to find the colony in ruins. He remembers the valley being lush with vegetation, the town teeming with life. Seeing no signs of the populace, Aquaman wonders if the colonists have abandoned Eldfur. Hearing voices just over the next rise, Aquaman and Mera investigate, only to find Aqualad in pitched combat with the monstrous Bugala. The men of Eldfur stand passively by, watching, as the Bugala snatches Aqualad in its great claw. The youth has lost the fight and is about to die.
Meanwhile, back in Atlantis, Mupo is put down by his brother-in-arms and the rebels storm the castle. Outraged by the siege, Narkran's grip on Aquagirl slips, and the teen heroine attempts to flee. Narkran reacts quicker than Aquagirl anticipated, and runs her through with his sword, sending the girl plummeting from the balcony parapet. Mupo recovers in time to see Aquagirl fall to the sea floor. Horrified at the severity of her wound, Mupo turns Aquagirl over to the learned Vulko, for care taking. With his blood boiling, Mupo storms the palace, and violently confronts Narkran. The Atlantean despot shrinks back in terror, as the rebel leader begins, mercilessly, beating him. It seems the revolution may soon be over.
Issue #47 also features a story, “The Adventures of Aquaboy!", which was reprinted from Adventure Comics #268. During a storm out at sea, Aquaman rescues an old man who is swept off his boat. Taking him to safety on an island, he finds out that the old man is blind and spent the past 12 years on a deserted island where he collected a fortune in oysters. When he finally gained enough to pay for an operation to restore his sight, tragedy struck and the accidentally fell overboard. When Aquaman offers to help recover them, the old man doesn't believe him thinking Aquaman a thief and that his abilities can't possibly be real.
Suddenly, Aquaman recognizes the old man as somebody he met years before when he was Aquaboy. He explains how years ago with the help of some whales, Aquaman prevented the old man's ship from sinking and back then, as now, he didn't believe in any of Aquaman's super-feats. Aquaman attempts to convince the old man by telling him stories of his youth, like when he plugged a hole in the dike with his body, or when he helped archaeologists find sunken Roman treasure. None of the tales convinces the old man that Aquaman is on the level.
It finally takes a seaquake knocking the old man back into the water and Aquaman summoning a whale to save his life for the old man to finally believe Aquaman is telling the truth. Telling Aquaman where the pearls were dropped, the hero recovers them and returns them to the old man who thanks Aquaman for his help.
We acquired our highest graded copy (1/3) of Issue #47 from the 6/12/2019 ComicConnect auction.
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