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"Aquaman: "The Outrage!"": Aquaman is scorned by the citizens of New Venice after attacking their town under Poseidon's domination. However, one little girl asks him to come and see her cousin, Cal Durham, a

Quote1 To be perfectly frank -- I'm doing it out of simple spite... I really hate your guts, you know... Quote2
Black Manta

Adventure Comics #477 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1980.

Synopsis for Aquaman: "The Outrage!"

Aquaman is scorned by the citizens of New Venice after attacking their town under Poseidon's domination. However, one little girl asks him to come and see her cousin, Cal Durham, a water-breather and a former associate of Black Manta's. Cal tells Aquaman that he was released from prison a week ago and had come to stay with his New Venice relatives, but, on the way, discovered that Black Manta was in operation again at his old stamping grounds. On the way there, Aquaman and Cal are captured by one of Manta's mechanical fish. The villain holds them captive and informs them that he has built a new underwater army from former winos and derelicts, and intends to use them to invade Atlantis. His only motivation: to spite Aquaman. Elsewhere, a delirious Mera phases into an unknown location.

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Outrage!"

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  • Citizens of New Venice (Unnamed)
    • Clark Kent?? (Cameo) (on the splash page)
    • Eddie (Single appearance)
    • Little Girl (Unnamed) (Cal Durham's cousin) (Single appearance)
    • Mayor Lyndon
    • Mayor's Staff (Unnamed)
    • City Council (Mentioned only)
  • Governor of Florida (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
  • Senator John Lyndon (Mentioned only) (from World's Finest #262)
  • Poseidon Imposter (Mentioned only)
  • Black Manta (Mentioned only)
  • Kingdom of Hope (Black Manta's army of winos, junkies and derelicts) (Unnamed) (First appearance)
    • Gus D. Tyrone (First appearance)
  • Atlanteans (Mentioned only)
  • God

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  • New Venice Post Newspaper
  • Missile Launchers with Missiles
  • Electronic Drone Octopus (Destroyed)
  • Cage (with a Neutro-Energaic Field)

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  • Sunken NAZI U-Boat (Black Manta's renovated headquarters)
  • Black Manta's Watercrafts


Synopsis for Starman: "The Search for Mn'Torr"

Starman came to the Temple of the Center of the All to find Mn'Torr. After absorbing radiation emitted from a miniature star inside of the temple, he was allowed to walk the halls and found Mn'Torr's home planet, although Mn'Torr, who was in a crystal cage, revealed to him that he was returned to his people and sentenced for saving him and that Oswin was given his staff as a counterweight to his abilities. Meanwhile, Jediah and Merria were storing his belongings until he returns.

Appearing in Starman: "The Search for Mn'Torr"

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  • Guardian of the Gateway (Single appearance)

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  • Temple of the Center of the All
  • Starman's Asteroid Base

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  • None

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  • None

Synopsis for Plastic Man: "Disco Plas"

At Playa del Condo, Plastic Man and Woozy recovered a chimpanzee named Surefoot from a roller-skating criminal named Roxanne Roller (formerly the punk singer Harriet Hobnail), who stole him from his owner Cash Kwickly and was planning to use him in a revenge plot against her former boyfriends Rod Sewage, Rupert Hoax, and Morrie Banalo.

Appearing in Plastic Man: "Disco Plas"

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  • Cash Kwickly (Single appearance)
  • Surefoot (chimpanzee) (Single appearance)
  • Desi Derata (Single appearance)
  • Rod Sewage (Single appearance)
  • Rupert Hoax (Single appearance)
  • Morrie Banalo (Single appearance)
  • Alice Cooper (Mentioned only)
  • Kiss (Mentioned only)

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  • California
    • Playa del Condo
      • Hondo Condo
      • Disco Drugs
      • Whole Earth Laundromat
      • Disco Discs
    • Flower's Aerobic Tattoo Studio

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Notes

  • The Starman chapter is reprinted in The Steve Ditko Omnibus: Vol. 2.

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