Aquaman #57

Aquaman returns to his own solo title with this gripping 1977 issue, its cover by Jim Aparo dropping readers straight into underwater chaos — the Sea King snared in massive tentacles while a purple-suited villain closes in armed and menacing, a fanged sea creature looming in the background. The cover's blunt speech bubbles ("First I killed your son, Aquaman — now I'll kill you!") set a dark, personal tone that matches the story title "A Life for a Life." Writer David Michelinie and the remarkably versatile Aparo, handling pencils, inks, and lettering alike, make this an emotionally charged chapter in Aquaman's history.