Comic Title: Batman #238
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1972
On Sale Date: November 4, 1971 Newsstand Date November 4, 1971
Source: House Ad, Batman #237, Page 46

Newsstand Date November 4, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #9

Copyright Date November 4, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 96
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #276 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #275; next appearance in Justice League of America #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aqualad (last appearance in Adventure Comics #275; next appearance in Adventure Comics #277)

Villain(s)

• Two diamond thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• King Tai of Timtu and his son (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
King Tai, ruler of Timtu celebrates his son’s birthday at sea. As a gift to the young prince, the king places 26 pounds of diamonds in the boy’s chest. Moments later the chest has been thrown in the water while no one is looking.

Aquaman is called upon to retrieve the chest. He finds it on the ocean floor empty. When he brings up the empty chest, he is accused of stealing the diamonds. He dives again to see if they spilled out. While underwater, Aquaman carves new diamonds from an iceberg. The fake diamonds are recovered which causes the real thieves to worry.

The real thieves realize it is a trick, but they double-cross one another and the diamonds are recovered in a life preserver.