▁min is eries ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁beginning ▁with ▁ 1 9 8 6 ' s ▁four - issue ▁Aqu aman ▁( F ebru ary – May ▁ 1 9 8 6 ), ▁written ▁by ▁Ne al ▁Poz ner , ▁and ▁featuring ▁Aqu aman ▁in ▁a ▁new , ▁largely ▁deep - se a ▁blue , ▁cost ume . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁and ▁a ▁follow ▁up ▁limited ▁series ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁works , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁can ce led ▁due ▁to ▁cre ative ▁problems . ▁This ▁series ▁also ▁expanded ▁on ▁several ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁Age ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁origin ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁half - bro ther , ▁Ocean ▁Master , ▁whose ▁origin ▁was ▁ret old ▁in ▁more ▁complete ▁detail . ▁The ▁series ▁also ▁added ▁myst ical ▁elements ▁to ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁myth ology ▁and ▁rein vent ed ▁Ocean ▁Master ▁as ▁a ▁sor cer er . ▁Aqu aman ▁re app eared ▁in ▁his ▁blue ▁cost ume ▁in ▁the ▁Aqu aman ▁Special ▁# 1 ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁character ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁" In vas ion !" ▁story line , ▁guest - st arring ▁with ▁the ▁Do om ▁Pat rol , ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁his ▁orange ▁and ▁green ▁cost ume . ▁ ▁Ret elling ▁orig ins ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the