Comic Title: Aquaman #19
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1965
On Sale Date: November 12, 1964 Newsstand Date November 12, 1964
Source: House Ad, Brave and the Bold #57, Page 30

Copyright Date November 12, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "Atlanteans For Sale"
Pages: 25

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

Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 2 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Aquaman #18; next appearance in Justice League of America #33)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aqualad (last appearance in Aquaman #18; next appearance in Aquaman #20)
• Mera (last appearance in Aquaman #18; next appearance in Aquaman #20)

Villain(s)

• Nikkor and his friends (Nikkor presumed dead in this story; no further appearances)
• T.T. Taggert and his assistants (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various Atlanteans (no further appearances)
• Professor Xeon (called both Professor Kreon and Professor Xeron in this story; last appearance in Aquaman #18; next appearance in Aquaman #22)
• Zoraster (an Atlantean teacher; no further appearances)
• Choggar and Kraka (Mera's pet and a giant squid; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Newly crowned Queen Mera becomes lonely while Aquaman is on patrol. She is contacted by Professor Kreon from her home dimension, who informs her that the dimensional portal has been partially repaired and one-way travel to Earth is possible. Mera summons some friends from her homeworld including a man named Nikkor.

Nikkor plans to overthrow the Atlanteans. He drugs Mera and sells the Atlanteans into slavery to a aquatic show promoter T.T. Taggert. Aquaman is also captured by Taggert and forced to perform in the promoters shows. He unwillingly complies, but works on an escape plan for the Atlanteans. He engineers their successful escape, but he is captured in the process. Taggert places him inside a glass bell without water in an attempt to extort the return of the escaped prisoners.

While Aquaman is trapped, Aqualad and the Atlanteans retake Atlantis from Nikkor. Nikkor and Mera are banished to the dungeon depths from which no one has ever escaped. Aquaman gains his freedom from Taggert by faking his own death. He returns to Atlantis, but is too late to prevent Mera's dungeon exile.

Aquaman follows his bride into the depths. He learns that Mera had not betrayed the Atlanteans because she was drugged. They cannot escape from the depths, until Kreon contacts Mera again, telling her that the dimensional portal has been repaired. Aquaman is threatened by an undersea beast. Mera refuses to leave him behind. Nikkor sacrifices his own life to free Aquaman and allow both the Sea King and Mera to escape the depths into Mera's home dimension.

Aquaman and Mera then return to Atlantis. Mera is cleared of wrongdoing, but vows to accompany Aquaman on future patrols to prevent her loneliness.