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[Jonathan Lighter]

Evidently pictures won't go through.  Lots about Aquaman here:

  http://www.toonopedia.com/aquaman.htm

  I remember him as a second-string superhero, but he covered the sea depths for the JLA.

  JL

Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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Can you speak a little louder, Jon? I didn't quite catch that. :-)

-Wilson

On 7/14/07, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> For me, it's the opposite. I remember the Submariner so clearly that
> I'm not sure that I remember Aquaman. That is to say. I remember that
> there was an Aquaman, but I don't recall for certain how he differed
> from Prince Namor. The prince wasn't human, he was the scion of an
> underwater kingdom, was humanoid in appearance, but had a face shaped
> like a triangle standing on one of its apices, and had fins on his
> ankles like unto Mercury's wings. They looked like the "wings" of
> flying fishes. He may also have had fins on his arms and legs.
> Naturally, he had webbed fingers and toes.
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> -Wilson
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> On 7/12/07, Scot LaFaive wrote:
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> > I think so, though it's hard to separate him from Aquaman in my memory
> > banks.
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> > Scot
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> > >Does anyone else remember Prince Namor, better known as "The Submariner"?
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> > >-Wilson
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