' ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁but ▁always ▁finds ▁himself ▁thrust ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁super h ero ▁role . ▁Be coming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁work ah ol ic ▁and ▁solit ary ▁figure , ▁Aqu aman ▁eventually ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁o ce ans . ▁He ▁soon ▁becomes ▁tang led ▁up ▁in ▁another ▁attempt ▁by ▁Black ▁M anta ▁to ▁destroy ▁Atl ant is ▁by ▁drag ging ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁war ▁with ▁a ▁surface ▁nation . ▁ ▁Peter ▁David ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁another ▁limited ▁series , ▁Aqu aman : ▁Time ▁and ▁T ide , ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 ▁four - issue ▁series ▁which ▁further ▁explained ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁orig ins , ▁as ▁he ▁finally ▁lear ns ▁all ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁his ▁people ▁through ▁the ▁Atl ant is ▁Chron icles , ▁which ▁are ▁presented ▁as ▁historical ▁texts ▁passed ▁down ▁and ▁updated ▁through ▁the ▁centuries . ▁Aqu aman ▁lear ns ▁that ▁his ▁birth ▁name ▁was ▁Or in ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁enemy ▁Ocean ▁Master ▁share ▁the ▁same ▁father , ▁" an ▁ancient ▁Atl ante an ▁w izard " ▁named ▁At lan . ▁This ▁revel ation ▁sends ▁Or in ▁into ▁a ▁bout ▁of ▁ra ge ▁and ▁de pression , ▁setting ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁later ▁confront ations ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁Chron icles ▁that ▁" two ▁brothers ▁will ▁also ▁battle ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁Atl ant is ". ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁Silver ▁Age ▁Aqu aman , ▁who ▁had