Comic Title: Adventure Comics #268
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1960
On Sale Date: November 25, 1959 Newsstand Date November 25, 1959
Source: House Ad, Superboy #78, Page 21

Copyright Date November 25, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Adventures of Aquaboy"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Reprinted In:
Aquaman #47 (1969)
Aquaman Archives Vol. 1 HC (2003)
Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Justice League of America #9; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #28)

Other Character(s)

• Captain Harte (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #260; next appearance in Aquaman #29)

Comments:
The flashback sequences of this story take place when Aquaman was a boy.

Synopsis:
Aquaman rescues a drowning blind man. The man has lived on a deserted island for years and does not believe in Aquaman’s powers. Aquaman recalls other men being sceptical about his existance when he was just a boy.

Years previous, Aquaboy rescues the man, Captain Harte, from a sinking freighter. Harte believed that the boy was a liar, and that he was saved by accident. Aquaboy had more difficulty in proving his existance, when he saved a town from a broken dike and also when assisting some treasure hunters.

A sea quake causes Harte to fall back into the ocean. Aquaman summons a whale to help him. Harte is convinced of Aquaman’s abilities because he can feel inside the whale’s mouth. He reveals the location of a missing chest of pearls which can be used to pay for an eye operation. Aquaman finds the missing pearls and gives them to Harte.