Aquaman #2
Thierna Na Oge
- "Flimsy manacles like these to hold me? Where am I, that you don't know of my strength?"
- --Aquaman
Summary
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Month: March
Year: 1986
Credits
Editor in Chief: Jenette Kahn
Head Writer: Neal Pozner
Cover Artists: Craig Hamilton
Pencilers: Craig Hamilton
Inkers: Steve Montano
Colourists: Joe Orlando
Editors: Neal Pozner and Dick Giordano
Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
- Aquaman
- Black Manta (cameo flashback)
- Bres
- Diancecht
- Elongated Man (cameo flashback)
- Gypsy (cameo flashback)
- Makaira
- Martian Manhunter (cameo flashback)
- Mera (cameo flashback)
- Nuada Silverhand
- Ocean Master
- Sreng
- Steel (Hank Heywood III)
- Vibe (cameo flashback)
- Vixen (cameo flashback)
- Vulko
- Zatanna (cameo flashback)
Locations:
- Maine
- Curry Lighthouse
Items:
- Aquaman's camouflage costume
- Lia Fail
- Orichalcum
- Zodiac Crystals
First Appearances: Dianecht (a soldier of Thierna Na Oge); Sreng (a Firbolg)
Final Appearances: No final appearances
Synopsis: King Bres of Thierna Na Oge has captured Aquaman and now holds him prisoner in her dungeon. He shares the cell with Bres' deposed sister, Nuada Silverhand. Aquaman struggles to free himself from his manacles, but they are composed of a mystic mineral called Orichalcum. King Bres and her entourage enter the prison to interrogate Nuada and Aquaman. She wants to know the location of an artifact called the Lia Fail. She believes Nuada has stolen it, and that Aquaman is her accomplice.
Bres uses her magic to scan Aquaman's mind, and learns that he knows nothing of their missing artifact. She is still convinced that he is a spy however, and sentences him to death. Members of the Tuatha De Dannan bring the King of Atlantis to an arena pit, forcing him to defend himself against a hideous monster known as Sreng of the Firbolg.
The Tuatha De Dannan channels the might of their magic into the Firbolg vastly increasing his strength. Aquaman attempts to use his telepathy on Sreng, but this yields little effect. Sreng's rampage causes the support columns of the arena to collapse. As carnage ensues, Aquaman summons a swordfish to ferry him away from the battle scene. He meets with Nuada, who has likewise freed herself and the two leave Thierna Na Oge.
Aquaman believes that the missing Lia Fail may be connected to the theft of the Seal of Atlantis. Nuada uses her magic to track the Lia Fail's location to a settlement known as Maarzon. When they arrive, they find that Ocean Master has taken command of the savage of Maarzon and now orders them to attack Aquaman.
Notes
- When King Bres scans Aquaman's mind, she sees images of Arthur's comrades in the Justice League of America. The Justice League of America were most recently seen in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
Trivia
- In this issue, Ocean Master visits the Curry Lighthouse in Maine where Aquaman grew up.
- Aquaman fights a creature called a Firbolg in this issue. The name is taken from Fir Bolg, a mythological creature of Celtic lore.
Recommended Readings
- Adventure Comics
- Aquaman (Volume 1)
- Aquaman (Volume 3)
- Aquaman (Volume 4)
- Aquaman (Volume 5)
- Aquaman (Volume 6)
- Aquaman: Time and Tide
- Arion (Volume 1)
- Atlantis Chronicles
- Justice League of America (Volume 1)
- More Fun Comics
Related Articles
- Atlanna
- Conclave of Twelve
- Dana
- Justice League of America
- Tom Curry
- Tuatha De Danaan
External Links
- Aquaman (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Aquaman article at Wikipedia
- Aquaman article at Toonopedia
- Aquaman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Aquaman article by Alan Kistler
- Unofficial Aquaman website
- Aquaman article at Sequart
References
- Aquaman (Volume 2) cover art gallery
- Aquaman picture gallery
- Aquaman appearances list
- Ocean Master appearances list
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1 (Aquaman and Atlantis entries)
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