af ▁ears , ▁V ul ko ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁Or in . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁fer al ▁child ▁who ▁raised ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁wild s ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁with ▁only ▁sea ▁cre atures ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁company , ▁Or in ▁was ▁found ▁and ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁ke eper ▁named ▁Arthur ▁Cur ry ▁who ▁named ▁Or in ▁" Ar thur ▁Cur ry " ▁after ▁himself . ▁One ▁day , ▁Or in ▁returns ▁home ▁and ▁finds ▁that ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁father ▁has ▁disappeared , ▁so ▁he ▁sets ▁off ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁te ens , ▁Or in ▁vent ures ▁to ▁the ▁far ▁north , ▁where ▁he ▁meets ▁and ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁an ▁In up iat ▁girl ▁named ▁K ako . ▁He ▁also ▁first ▁earned ▁the ▁hat red ▁of ▁Or m , ▁the ▁future ▁Ocean ▁Master ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Arthur ' s ▁half - bro ther ▁by ▁At lan ▁and ▁an ▁In up iat ▁woman . ▁ ▁As ▁detailed ▁in ▁the ▁five - issue ▁Aqu aman ▁limited ▁series ▁( J une – Oct ober ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁( by ▁the ▁same ▁cre ative ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁special ▁of ▁Robert ▁Loren ▁F lem ing , ▁Keith ▁G iff en , ▁and ▁Curt ▁Sw an ), ▁which ▁continued ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁from ▁the ▁Leg end ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁Special , ▁M era ▁is ▁eventually ▁driven ▁ins ane