▁is ▁missing ▁and ▁pres umed ▁dead ▁following ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁In finite ▁Cris is . ▁A ▁young ▁man ▁with ▁aqu atic ▁powers ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry ▁is ▁sum mon ed ▁by ▁the ▁myster ious ▁D w eller ▁in ▁the ▁Dep th s ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁mant le ▁of ▁Aqu aman , ▁but ▁it ▁gradually ▁emer ges ▁that ▁the ▁D w eller ▁himself ▁is ▁Aqu aman , ▁having ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁memory ▁and ▁been ▁str ang ely ▁mut ated ▁while ▁gain ing ▁mag ical ▁powers . ▁( See ▁the ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry ▁section , ▁below .) ▁ ▁These ▁changes ▁were ▁explained ▁later ▁during ▁the ▁" missing ▁year " ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁week ly ▁series ▁ 5 2 . ▁Aqu aman ▁makes ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁mem orial ▁for ▁Super boy . ▁S omet ime ▁later ▁Ralph ▁D ib ny , ▁seem ingly ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Dr . ▁F ate ' s ▁hel met , ▁meets ▁a ▁be arded , ▁long - ha ired , ▁and ▁am nes ic ▁Or in ▁in ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Atl ant is . ▁The ▁hel met ▁port ends ▁that ▁" if ▁he ▁lives ... ▁if ▁he ▁lives ... ▁it ▁is ▁as ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁the ▁mag icks ▁of ▁legend ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁sea ." ▁ ▁During ▁In finite ▁Cris is , ▁Or in ▁makes ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁gods ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁in ▁a ▁des perate ▁bid ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁several ▁Sub