Comic Title: Adventure Comics #193
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1953
Approx. On Sale Date: August 26, 1953 Copyright Date August 24, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Secret of the Sea Monster"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-2)

Artist: Ramona Fradon

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #192; next appearance in Adventure Comics #194)

Villain(s)

• Lucky Larue (a racketeer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A sea monster (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Aquaman finds a giant sea monster frozen inside an iceberg. Aquaman releases the monster and befriends it. However the monster begins attacking nearby ships. Aquaman is able to call off the creature, but the Navy threatens to kill it if the creature attacks any more ships. When racket boss Lucky Larue tries to flee the country on board a ship, the monster stops the vessel, allowing Larue to be captured. Aquaman then deduces that the creature attacked ships for the coal fuel inside. The creature feeds on the coal, so Aquaman takes it to an abandoned coal mine to live and eat peacefully.