s ▁going ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁father . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁the ▁sea ▁gods ▁return ▁to ▁Am n esty ▁Bay , ▁the ▁gods ▁sett le ▁on ▁Am n esty ▁Island , ▁in ▁an ▁abandoned ▁l ighth ouse ▁formerly ▁occupied ▁by ▁Tr istr am ▁Ma urer , ▁a ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ▁horror ▁writer . ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁b ail ▁Jackson ▁Hy de ▁out ▁of ▁j ail , ▁and ▁Jackson ▁appoint s ▁himself ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁” ass istant ”. ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Call ie ▁and ▁T ula , ▁the ▁two ▁fight ▁a ▁sea ▁mon ster ▁which ▁myster iously ▁disapp ears ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁lamp ▁in ▁the ▁restored ▁l ighth ouse ▁is ▁destroyed . ▁An ▁Am n esty ▁Bay ▁civil ian ▁named ▁Ralph ▁is ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁fight , ▁and ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral , ▁Aqu aman ▁meets ▁the ▁res ur rect ed ▁Tr istan ▁Ma urer . ▁ ▁In ▁Justice ▁League ▁# 3 0 , ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁h ood ed ▁clo ak ▁and ▁mask ▁is ▁briefly ▁shown ▁l ur king ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Justice , ▁watching ▁as ▁the ▁League ▁brief ▁an ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁super h ero es ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁situation ▁with ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Do om . ▁This ▁myster ious ▁figure ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Aqu aman , ▁who ▁has ▁al lied ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁Anti - Mon itor ▁against ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ▁and ▁Per pet ua . ▁He ▁is ▁sent ▁back ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁December ▁ 7