▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁story , ▁Aqu aman ▁could ▁exist ▁both ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁water ▁in def initely . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Aqu aman ▁married ▁M era ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁on - camera ▁super h ero ▁wed ding ▁in ▁com ic ▁book ▁history . ▁The ▁bl essed ▁event ▁occurred ▁in ▁Aqu aman ▁# 1 8 ▁( Dec ▁ 1 9 6 4 ). ▁ ▁Al lies ▁and ▁fo es ▁Aqu aman ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America ▁com ic ▁book ▁series , ▁appearing ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁their ▁very ▁first ▁advent ure , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁Aqu aman ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁advent ures ▁of ▁the ▁super h ero ▁team . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁supporting ▁cast ▁and ▁ro g ues ▁gallery ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁A qual ad , ▁an ▁out cast , ▁or phan ed ▁youth ▁from ▁an ▁Atl ante an ▁col ony ▁whom ▁Aqu aman ▁took ▁in ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁ment or . ▁Aqu aman ▁later ▁discovered ▁the ▁sub mer ged ▁fict ional ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Ven ice , ▁which ▁became ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁base ▁of ▁operations ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Atl anna ▁and ▁is ▁later ▁voted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁King ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁reg ent , ▁who ▁has ▁no ▁he irs . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁Aqu aman ▁had