▁Aqu aman . ▁Cre ated ▁by ▁Kurt ▁Bus iek ▁and ▁Jackson ▁Gu ice , ▁he ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Aqu aman : ▁S word ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁# 4 0 ▁( May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁DC ▁Comics ' s ▁One ▁Year ▁Later ▁event , ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁series ▁was ▁renamed ▁Aqu aman : ▁S word ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁with ▁issue ▁# 4 0 ▁( May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁The ▁new ▁develop ments ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁lead ▁character , ▁a ▁new ▁supporting ▁cast , ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁sword ▁and ▁sor c ery – type ▁fant asy ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁much ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Black est ▁Night ▁min is eries , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁featured ▁in ▁DC ▁continu ity ▁at ▁all ▁following ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁reboot , ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 . ▁ ▁Arthur ' s ▁story ▁res emb les ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Aqu aman ' s . ▁While ▁await ing ▁transport ▁to ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁named ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry ▁is ▁was hed ▁out ▁to ▁sea ▁when ▁a ▁storm ▁ru pt ures ▁the ▁tank ▁he ▁is ▁in . ▁This ▁Arthur ▁Cur ry , ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁Aqu aman , ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁ocean obi ologist ▁Dr . ▁Phill ip ▁Cur ry .