New ▁Zealand ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁flying ▁a ces ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁pil ots ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁A uck land ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : The ▁F ew ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁and ▁Bar ▁( Un ited ▁Kingdom ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Aqu aman ▁( Ar thur ▁Cur ry ) ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁super h ero ▁appearing ▁in ▁American ▁com ic ▁books ▁published ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics . ▁Cre ated ▁by ▁Paul ▁Nor ris ▁and ▁Mort ▁We is inger , ▁the ▁character ▁deb uted ▁in ▁More ▁Fun ▁Comics ▁# 7 3 ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 9 4 1 ). ▁Initial ly ▁a ▁backup ▁feature ▁in ▁DC ' s ▁anth ology ▁titles , ▁Aqu aman ▁later ▁star red ▁in ▁several ▁volumes ▁of ▁a ▁solo ▁com ic ▁book ▁series . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ' ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ' ▁super h ero - rev ival ▁period ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Silver ▁Age , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁League . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ' ▁Modern ▁Age , ▁writers ▁interpreted ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁character ▁more ▁seriously , ▁with ▁story lines ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁Atl ant is . ▁ ▁The ▁character ' s ▁original ▁ 1 9 6