▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Lake , ▁who ▁explains ▁his ▁orig ins . ▁She ▁explains ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁Aqu aman ▁had ▁given ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁his ▁water ▁hand ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Cur ry ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁Cur ry ' s ▁dead ▁son , ▁Arthur , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁hero . ▁When ▁the ▁original ▁Aqu aman ▁attempted ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁Sub ▁Diego , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁soul ▁attached ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁dead ▁body ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry , ▁while ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁( Ar thur ▁Cur ry ) ▁body ▁mut ated ▁into ▁the ▁D w eller ▁of ▁the ▁Dep th s . ▁Bl aming ▁himself ▁for ▁this ▁death , ▁Aqu aman ▁v ows ▁to ▁never ▁be ▁called ▁' Ar thur ' ▁again , ▁ref ra ining ▁from ▁using ▁what ▁he ▁sees ▁as ▁a ▁" st olen " ▁name ▁and ▁asking ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Joseph ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Out s iders ▁by ▁Bat man . ▁After ▁seeing ▁him ▁in ▁action ▁with ▁Met am orph o , ▁however , ▁Bat man ▁dec ides ▁against ▁his ▁induction . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁quest ▁to ▁rid ▁the ▁Earth ▁of ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁k rypt on ite , ▁Super man ▁and ▁Bat man ▁journey ▁deep ▁below ▁the ▁sea , ▁where ▁they ▁find ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁subst ance . ▁The ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁met ▁with ▁host ility ▁by ▁Aqu aman ▁and ▁King ▁Sh ark . ▁A ▁brief ▁fight