Aquaman #46

In "The Explanation!", a wounded Aquaman is pulled from the wreckage by Mera, who recounts her harrowing escape from Atlantean exiles working for a crime syndicate—her cell opening mysteriously during Aquaman’s earlier clash with the syndicate’s forces. As Mera tends to her hero, a separate struggle brews beneath the sea, where Tula discovers a hidden resistance movement plotting against the tyrannical Narkran. Written by Steve Skeates and brought to life with dynamic art by Jim Aparo and Frank Giacoia, this 1969 DC classic features a striking cover by Nick Cardy, capturing the drama in bold, expressive detail.