▁met ▁M era , ▁a ▁queen ▁from ▁a ▁water - based ▁dimension , ▁and ▁married ▁her ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁king . ▁They ▁soon ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁Arthur , ▁Jr . ▁( nick named ▁" A qu ab aby "). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁series ▁introduced ▁other ▁such ▁ar chen em ies ▁as ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Master ▁( A qu aman ' s ▁am nes iac ▁half - bro ther ▁Or m ), ▁Black ▁M anta , ▁the ▁Fish erman , ▁the ▁Sc aven ger , ▁and ▁the ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁O . G . R . E .. ▁Other ▁rec urr ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Aqu aman ▁cast ▁introduced ▁in ▁this ▁series ▁include ▁the ▁well - mean ing ▁but ▁anno ying ▁Qu isp ▁( a ▁water ▁sprite ); ▁Dr . ▁V ul ko , ▁a ▁trust worth y ▁Atl ante an ▁scient ist ▁who ▁became ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁royal ▁advis er ▁and ▁whom ▁Aqu aman ▁eventually ▁appoint s ▁to ▁be ▁king ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁throne ▁himself ; ▁and ▁T ula ▁( known ▁as ▁" A qu ag irl "), ▁an ▁Atl ante an ▁prin cess ▁who ▁was ▁A qual ad ' s ▁primary ▁love ▁interest . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁an ▁era ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁after ▁his ▁own ▁feature ' s ▁dem ise , ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁briefly ▁made ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America . ▁In ▁a ▁story line ▁in ▁Justice ▁League ▁of ▁America ▁# 2