▁Anim ated ▁Original ▁Mov ies . ▁A ctor ▁Alan ▁R itch son ▁also ▁port rayed ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁live - action ▁television ▁show ▁Small ville . ▁In ▁the ▁DC ▁Ext ended ▁Un iverse , ▁actor ▁Jason ▁M omo a ▁port ray s ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁Bat man ▁v ▁Super man : ▁Da wn ▁of ▁Justice , ▁Justice ▁League , ▁and ▁Aqu aman . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁Pre - C ris is ▁publication ▁history ▁sp ans ▁many ▁titles ▁and ▁anth ologies , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁follow . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁appearances ▁began ▁in ▁More ▁Fun ▁Comics ▁# 7 3 , ▁and ▁continued ▁until ▁issue ▁# 1 0 7 ▁( all ▁super h ero ▁features ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁humor ▁features ▁by ▁issue ▁# 1 0 8 ). ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁Aqu aman ▁began ▁his ▁first ▁run ▁in ▁Advent ure ▁Comics , ▁last ing ▁from ▁issue ▁# 1 0 3 ▁to ▁issue ▁# 2 8 2 . ▁A ▁four - issue ▁run ▁in ▁Show case ▁followed . ▁These ▁Show case ▁issues ▁are ▁notable ▁as ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁first ▁cover ▁appearances ▁in ▁any ▁com ic . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁this , ▁Aqu aman ▁began ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁series , ▁which ▁would ▁last ▁ 5 6 ▁issues ▁in ▁its ▁initial ▁run . ▁After ▁a ▁ 3 - year ▁hi atus , ▁Aqu aman ▁returned ▁to ▁Advent ure ▁Comics ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁issues ▁( # 4 3 5 – # 4 3