▁always ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Master ▁was ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁Or m , ▁although ▁Or m ' s ▁am nes ia ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁remember ing ▁that ▁fact ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁This ▁series ▁is ▁cred ited ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Mel rose ▁of ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Resources ▁with ▁helping ▁the ▁character ▁reach ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁his ▁modern - era ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁New ▁direction ▁Aqu aman ▁star red ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁series ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁volume ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁# 1 ▁( August ▁ 1 9 9 4 ), ▁initially ▁script ed ▁by ▁Peter ▁David , ▁following ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Time ▁and ▁T ide ▁min is eries . ▁This ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁longest - running ▁for ▁the ▁character , ▁last ing ▁until ▁its ▁ 7 5 th ▁issue . ▁David ▁left ▁the ▁series ▁after ▁issue ▁# 4 6 ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁after ▁working ▁on ▁it ▁for ▁nearly ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁David ▁began ▁by ▁giving ▁Aqu aman ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁look , ▁for s aking ▁his ▁former ▁clean - cut ▁appearance . ▁Following ▁his ▁discover ies ▁reading ▁the ▁Atl ant is ▁Chron icles ▁during ▁Time ▁and ▁T ide , ▁Aqu aman ▁withdraw s ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁Gar th ▁finds ▁him ▁weeks ▁later , ▁with ▁his ▁hair ▁and ▁be ard ▁grown ▁long , ▁bro oding ▁in ▁his ▁cave . ▁Aqu aman ▁los es ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁when ▁the ▁mad man ▁Ch ary