▁Leg end ▁of ▁Aqu aman ▁Special ▁( o fficial ly ▁titled ▁as ▁Aqu aman ▁Special ▁# 1 ▁in ▁the ▁com ic ' s ▁legal ▁indic ia , ▁the ▁second ▁Special ▁in ▁back - to - back ▁years ) ▁re w rote ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁myth os ▁and ▁origin , ▁though ▁keeping ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁Silver ▁Age ▁history ▁int act . ▁The ▁special ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁writer ▁Robert ▁Loren ▁F lem ing , ▁with ▁plots / break down ▁art ▁by ▁Keith ▁G iff en ▁and ▁full ▁p enc il ▁art ▁by ▁artist ▁Curt ▁Sw an . ▁ ▁This ▁origin ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Age ▁rec ount s ▁that ▁Aqu aman ▁is ▁born ▁as ▁Or in ▁to ▁Queen ▁Atl anna ▁and ▁the ▁myster ious ▁w izard ▁At lan ▁in ▁the ▁Atl ante an ▁city ▁of ▁P ose id on is . ▁As ▁a ▁baby , ▁he ▁was ▁abandoned ▁on ▁Mer cy ▁Re ef ▁( which ▁is ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁at ▁low ▁t ide , ▁causing ▁expos ure ▁to ▁air ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁fatal ▁to ▁Atl ante ans ) ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁bl ond ▁hair , ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁super st it ious ▁Atl ante ans ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁a ▁cur se ▁they ▁called ▁" the ▁Mark ▁of ▁K ord ax ." ▁The ▁only ▁individual ▁who ▁spoke ▁up ▁on ▁Or in ' s ▁beh alf ▁was ▁V ul ko , ▁a ▁scient ist ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁p atience ▁for ▁myth ▁or ▁super st ition . ▁While ▁his ▁ple as ▁fell ▁on ▁de