0 s ▁animated ▁appearances ▁left ▁a ▁last ing ▁impression , ▁making ▁Aqu aman ▁widely ▁recognized ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁recognized ▁super h ero es . ▁J okes ▁about ▁his ▁wh oles ome , ▁weak ▁port ray al ▁in ▁Super ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁perce ived ▁fee ble ▁powers ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁have ▁been ▁st ap les ▁of ▁comedy ▁programs ▁and ▁stand - up ▁rout ines , ▁leading ▁DC ▁at ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁character ▁ed g ier ▁or ▁more ▁powerful ▁in ▁com ic ▁books . ▁Modern ▁com ic ▁book ▁dep ict ions ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁recon cile ▁these ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁public ▁per ception , ▁with ▁many ▁versions ▁often ▁casting ▁Aqu aman ▁as ▁serious ▁and ▁bro oding , ▁s add led ▁with ▁an ▁ill ▁reputation , ▁and ▁struggling ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁true ▁role ▁and ▁purpose ▁beyond ▁his ▁public ▁side ▁as ▁a ▁de posed ▁king ▁and ▁a ▁fallen ▁hero . ▁ ▁Aqu aman ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁several ▁adapt ations , ▁first ▁appearing ▁in ▁animated ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁The ▁Super man / A qu aman ▁H our ▁of ▁Advent ure ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁related ▁Super ▁Fri ends ▁program . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁various ▁animated ▁produ ctions , ▁including ▁prominent ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁series ▁Justice ▁League ▁and ▁Justice ▁League ▁Un limited ▁and ▁Bat man : ▁The ▁Bra ve ▁and ▁the ▁B old , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁DC ▁Un iverse