Comic Title: Aquaman #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1962
On Sale Date: July 24, 1962 Newsstand Date July 24, 1962
Source: House Ad, Sea Devils #7, Page 14

Copyright Date July 24, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Newsstand Date July 24, 1962
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V17 #5

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

Title: "The Haunted Sea"
Pages: 25

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

Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #128; next appearance in Justice League of America #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aqualad (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #128; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #129)

Villain(s)

• Merder and Volo (an evil sorcerer and his assistant; no further appearances)
• Three unnamed henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several sea captains and crewmen (no further appearances)
• A good sorcerer (possibly named Baron Debois; appears in flashback; no further appearances)

Comments:
Chap. 2: "The Deadly Trap in Coral Mountain"
Chap. 3: "A Sorcerer Rules the Waves"

Synopsis:
Aquaman and Aqualad investigate the disappearance of some freighters in a section of the ocean. They find that the freighters have been drawn to a microscopic world by a sorcerer. Aquaman and Aqualad are both drawn into it as well.

The sorcerer tells them that he and his men were imprisoned at tiny size by an evil sorcerer. He enlists Aquaman to retrieve an elixir that can restore them into air-breathers and allow them to resume normal size. Aquaman finds the potion and returns with it only to be betrayed by the sorcerer.

The sorcerer is really evil and plans to trap Aquaman at microscopic size while he returns to normal. Aquaman and his partner manage to enlarge themselves despite the sorcerer’s plan, but the evil wizard uses a thundering rod to take control of sea life. Aquaman uses a torpedo ray to break the sorcerer’s spell from his sea friends. He then stops the wizard and his men, returning them to tiny size forever.