He is one of the pinnacle supervillains of Aquaman, and now he's finally surfaced, hunting down the hero's friends. Black Manta returns!
And he's not your Super-Friends variety of bad guy anymore. In this enthralling issue, you'll get a sense of Aquaman's circle of alliances and close friends, ones who Black Manta intend to systematically exterminate. Over the next few issues, we'll see just what happened; for now, it appears his motive is deep-rooted hatred and revenge.
Black Manta first appeared all the way back in Aquaman #35, vol.1 (1967). This is his first appearance since DC's New 52.
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