▁ens ues , ▁but , ▁eventually , ▁Joseph ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁k rypt on ite . ▁Before ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁not ▁everyone ▁may ▁want ▁Super man ▁to ▁find ▁all ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁k rypt on ite , ▁but ▁that ▁Super man ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁part ▁human ▁to ▁understand ▁that . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁stand - in ▁king ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁" Final ▁Cris is " ▁story line . ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Joseph ▁had ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁carrying ▁on ▁the ▁Aqu aman ▁legacy . ▁Temp est ▁later ▁finds ▁Joseph ' s ▁tr ident ▁and ▁cost ume ▁d rap ed ▁over ▁a ▁throne , ▁confirm ing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁abandoned ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Atl ant is ' ▁king . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁final ▁real ▁reference ▁to ▁Arthur ▁Joseph ▁Cur ry , ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁never ▁appearing ▁in ▁any ▁DC ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁on ward . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁ ▁Aqu aman ' s ▁most ▁widely ▁recognized ▁power ▁is ▁the ▁tele path ic ▁ability ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁marine ▁life , ▁which ▁he ▁can ▁sum mon ▁from ▁great ▁distances . ▁He ▁once ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁power ▁more ▁re lied ▁on ▁encourag ing ▁and ▁comp elling ▁the ▁subject ▁rather ▁than ▁full ▁control , ▁cit ing ▁pir anha ▁as ▁a ▁species ▁he ▁has ▁trouble ▁command ing ▁under ▁any ▁circumstances