Neptune Perkins

Neptune Perkins is a water-breathing, amphibious hero of the World War II era whose abilities make him a natural fit for the sea. He operates alongside other young wartime heroes in the Young All-Stars, partnering with teammates like Tsunami and Flying Fox.

Neptune Perkins made his splash in DC's Bronze Age with a 1984 debut in All-Star Squadron — Roy Thomas and Rick Hoberg's love letter to the Golden Age of superhero comics — and went on to carve out a niche across three and a half decades of DC history. He's most at home in Young All-Stars, that spirited ensemble title where he shares adventures with characters like Tsunami, Flying Fox, and Dan Dunbar, and his appearances stretch from All-Star Squadron to Adventures of Superman, marking him as a quietly resilient corner of the DC universe. With a key issue among his 24 catalogued appearances, he's the kind of deep-cut character that rewards the curious collector willing to dig into DC's rich wartime mythology. If you love the texture and history of the DC universe's Golden Age-adjacent stories, Neptune Perkins is a name worth knowing.