Every Missing Aquaman Omnibus Mapping

It’s time to map the DC Universe! In June, I’ll be joining with Near Mint Condition to launch the Tigereyes Most Wanted DC Omnibus 2nd Annual Poll! This post explains every Aquaman omnibus that does NOT exist – all of which will appear as options on the 2025 poll.

Through the end of May I’ll be covering DC entire publishing history by mapping missing omnibus volumes to fill in every gap in your DC oversize shelf! That’s all leading to the kickoff of the Tigereyes Most Wanted DC Omnibus 2nd Annual Poll on Near Mint Condition the first week of June.

Aquaman isn’t historically a strong seller for DC in collected editions. Even a pair of films didn’t prompt DC to release any omnibuses to support them.

As a result, we have just two Aquaman omnibuses to date – his historic and much-beloved mid-90s run by Peter David, and Geoff Johns scripting him at the start of Flashpoint. That’s it! No Golden, Silver, or Bronze Age material. Nothing from the 2000s. And, nothing from after Johns’ run.

If you want to see more Aquaman omnibuses from DC in the future, a vote on this poll is one of the only ways to let them know aside from buying the remaining copies of that Peter David book!

If you’re not sure of what to vote for, stick around for a list of books vetted by a gang of the biggest mapping nerds on the internet with explanations from yours truly – keeper of the most-definitive guides to collected editions on the planet.

Or, if you don’t care about omnibuses, just use this post to learn about DC history and find some great comics to read!

This post covers the following speculated omnibus volumes:

Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Golden, Silver, & Bronze Age
- Aquaman, The Golden Age Omnibus (1941 – 1956) [Vol 1 of 2?]
- Aquaman, The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 (of 2) (1956 & on)
- Aquaman, The Bronze Age Omnibus (1968 – 1971 & 1977 – 1983) [AKA by Skeates, Aparo, Michelinie, et al]
Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Post-Crisis to Flashpoint
- Aquaman: The Post-Crisis Omnibus (1986 – 1992) [fits prior to Peter David]
- Aquaman by Larsen & Jurgens (1998 – 2000) [follows Peter David]
- Aquaman: The New Wave & Sword of Atlantis (2003 – 2009) [by Veitch, Arcudi, Busiek et al]
Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Post-Flashpoint: New 52, Rebirth, & Infinite Frontier
- Aquaman: The New 52 Omnibus by Parker, Bunn, & Jurgens (2013 – 2016) [follows Johns omni; includes Aquaman and The Others ]
- Aquaman: The Rebirth Omnibus Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett (2016 – 2018) [includes Mera Queen of Atlantis]
- Aquaman: The Rebirth Omnibus Vol. 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick (2018 – 2020)
- Aquamen by Brandon Thomas & Chuck Brown (2021 – 2023) [includes Black Manta, Becoming, Deep Target, etc]

Remember: These titles and mappings are a suggestion of how DC could assemble these books. Your vote on the poll is a vote in favor of DC creating a book with that title or covering that period, NOT an endorsement of a specific map. Maps are presented as a proof of concept and to help you build your personal reading list.

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Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Golden, Silver, & Bronze Age

Aquaman has a big fat nothing to show for himself when it comes to Pre-Crisis omnibus options. He briefly had a Silver Age omnibus solicited and then canceled. Let’s see what we can do about that! To see all of these issues and how they are currently collected, visit the Guide to Aquaman.

Aquaman, The Golden Age Omnibus (1941 – 1956) [Vol 1 of 2?]

Aquaman debuted in 1941 in the pages of More Fun Comics (1935) #73. He remained an anthology character throughout the Golden Age, which was the case for most of DC’s heroes outside of the Trinity and Flash. However, Aquaman was continuously published from his debut throughout the entirety of the Golden Age into the Silver Age, which isn’t true of many other heroes. His home was More Fun Comics (1935) from 1941 to 1946, and then Adventure Comics through the end of the Golden Age.

A typical Aquaman feature in More Fun Comics was 10-12 pages, plus a cover (though he never appeared on the cover!). His Adventure Comics stories were even shorter – often just six pages!

We now have a clear signal of where DC considers Aquaman’s Golden Age to end, after decades of ambiguity. The DC Finest Line kicks off his Silver Age with Adventure Comics (1938) #229, when previously there was some debate that it could start sometime later.

That leaves us with a clearly defined set of stories for this Golden Age volume that total just under 1,200 pages. DC very seldom pushes past 800 pages for a Golden Age volume, so it’s very likely this could extend to two books. However, Aquaman isn’t their strongest selling character in omnibus, so there could be some incentive to knock this material out in a single volume.

This would collect the material from More Fun Comics (1935) #73-107 (Nov 1941 – Jan/Feb 1946), World’s Finest Comics (1941) #6, and Adventure Comics (1938) #103-117, 119-152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 167-206, & 207-228 (skipping 10 issues – #118, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165-166, & 207) (April 1946 – Sept 1956)

If this was split into two books, it would likely break somewhere around Adventure Comics (1938) #130.

Aquaman, The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 (of 2) (1956 & on)

This volume was once previously solicited and cancelled, but based on collections we’ve seen since then I suspect the potential contents may have shifted forward by three years based on the mapping of the DC Finest line.

DC Silver Age omnibuses have pushed to be as big as 1,000 pages if it means knocking out the entire period in 1-2 books. This material totals over 1700 pages, so it likely needs two volumes to be collected in full. We’d only need this to continue through #39, since a Bronze Age omnibus would start slightly early with late-60s Steve Skeates material (in the same way the Wonder Woman – Diana Prince omnibus starts in the 60s but is also a Bronze Age book).

This would begin to collect Adventure Comics (1938) #229-280, 282, 284, Detective Comics (1937) #293-300, Showcase (1956) #30-33, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) #12, World’s Finest Comics (1941) #125, Action Comics (1938) #272, Aquaman (1962) #1-39, Brave and the Bold (1955) #51, and the Aquaman stories from Detective Comics (1937) #293-300, World’s Finest Comics (1941) #125-133, 135, 137, & 139, Superman (1939) #138 & 148, Action Comics (1938) #272, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) #55, and Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) #12 & 29-31.

Aquaman, The Bronze Age Omnibus (1968 – 1971 & 1977 – 1983) [AKA by Skeates, Aparo, Michelinie, et al]

Writer Steve Skeates took over Aquaman’s title with Aquaman (1962) #40 in 1968 alongside artist Jim Aparo, which marked an immediate shift in the tone and focus of the series. The title went on hiatus at the start of the Bronze Age for six years, returning with issue #57 in 1977 with Jim Aparo returning on art.

Because of the tonal shift late in the Silver Age and Aparo continuing on art when the title was revived, it makes sense to treat that late Silver Age material as being a “Prelude to the Bronze Age” and include it here.

After the conclusion of his series in 1978, Aquaman was just an occasional anthology star up until Crisis on Infinite Earths. The remainder of his material could easily be collected into a single volume.

This would collect Aquaman (1962) #40-63 (Jul 1968 – Aug/Sep 1978), World’s Finest Comics (1941) #262-264 (Apr/May 1980 – Aug/Sep 1980), Adventure Comics (1938) #435-437, 441-453, 459-466, & 475-478 (Sept/Oct 1974 – Dec 1980), and Action Comics (1938) #517-521, 527-530, & 536-540 (March 1981 – Feb 1983).

Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Post-Crisis to Flashpoint

In 2024, Aquaman notched his first ever pre-Flashpoint omnibus – the hotly-demanded Aquaman by Peter David! That remains his only Post-Crisis, Pre-Flashpoint book we have to date.

The massive popularity of Peter David’s mid-90s Aquaman run often means that people forget that Aquaman had a solid five years of Post-Crisis material prior to David taking over – including several mini-series and an ongoing title. It’s enough for its own omnibus, and there’s also plenty of material after David. To see all of these issues and how they are currently collected, visit the Guide to Aquaman.

Aquaman: The Post-Crisis Omnibus (1986 – 1992) [fits prior to Peter David]

This would collect all of Aquaman’s Post-Crisis material prior to the Peter David omnibus.

Curiously, this actually would begin with Peter David material! David penned The Atlantis Chronicles (1990) #1-7, a definitive Post-Crisis history of Atlantis. Though it was one of the last titles released in this sequence of material, it should come first in the reading order.

This would collect The Atlantis Chronicles (1990) #1-7 (March 1990 – Sept 1990), Aquaman (1986) #1-4 (Feb – May 1986), Aquaman Special (March 1988), Aquaman (1989) Special & #1-4 (April & June-Oct 1989), and Aquaman (1991) #1-13 (Dec 1991 – Dec 1992).

Aquaman by Peter David fits here.

Aquaman by Larsen & Jurgens (1998 – 2000) [follows Peter David]

Peter David’s final issue of Aquaman (1994) was #49, with Erik Larsen picking up as the author on issue #50. Larsen and Dan Jurgens would go on to pen most of the remainder of this run.

This would collect Aquaman (1994) #50-60, Annual 5, 61-75, 1,000,000, and Aquaman Secret Files (1998) #1.

Aquaman: The New Wave & Sword of Atlantis (2003 – 2009) [by Veitch, Arcudi, Busiek et al]

Three years after the conclusion of his 1990s series, Aquaman was resurrected in a new title by Rick Veitch. The title changed authorship several times on the page to Infinity Crisis, which would fundamentally alter Aquaman’s place in the DC Universe for a fear years – as well as the trajectory of the title.

Ultimately, this is two runs – one main 40-issue run of the Aquaman we know, and then a second supporting 18 issue run with a different character. Even if we pad out that second run with some additional material, it’s just not enough for an omnibus on its own and it doesn’t have a strong brand for marketing purposes. Both runs could fit together easily in a single omni of about 60 issues.

This would collect Aquaman (2003) #1-39 (Feb 2003 – April 2006), Aquaman Secret Files 2003 (2003) #1, and some material from Infinite Crisis.

Then, it would add subsequent material from Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006) #40-57 (May 2006 – Dec 2007), Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Metamorpho/Aquaman (2007) #1 (Oct 2007), Superman/Batman (2003) #45, Shadowpact (2006) #24, DCU Holiday Special (2009) One-Shot, and material from Final Crisis (2008) #3 & 7 and Titans (2008) #15.

Aquaman Omnibus Mapping – Post-Flashpoint:
New 52, Rebirth, & Infinite Frontier

Aquaman has a single post-Flashpoint omnibus collecting his awesome run by Geoff Johns from the start of New 52. However, that book cuts off exactly halfway through the New 52 period.

Aquaman had a second book during New 52. Plus, all of his Rebirth material has been outstanding, including runs by Dan Abnett and Kelly Sue DeConnick – two of my favorite runs out of the hundred books on this poll!

To see all of these issues and how they are currently collected, visit the Guide to Aquaman.

Aquaman: The New 52 Omnibus by Parker, Bunn, & Jurgens (2013 – 2016) [follows Johns omni; includes Aquaman and The Others ]

This would directly follow the Aquaman by Geoff Johns omnibus, collecting the remainder of his solo series as well as all of Aquaman and The Others (2014) by Cullen Bunn.

This would collect Aquaman (2011) #20, 26-31 & Annual 2 (also, Annual 1 as part of a crossover with the second series in this book), Swamp Thing (2011) #32 (a crossover to Aquaman #31), Aquaman (2011) #32-40, Secret Origins (2014) #2 & 5, Aquaman (2011) #41-52, Aquaman and The Others (2014) #1-11 (June 2014 – May 2015), Aquaman: Futures End (2014) #1, Aquaman and the Others: Futures End (2014) #1, and material from DC Sneak Peek: Aquaman (2015).

Aquaman: The Rebirth Omnibus Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett (2016 – 2018) [includes Mera Queen of Atlantis]

Dan Abnett wrote an epic run of Aquaman, both as a ruler of Atlantis and as an insurgent banished to its murky depths! We’ve had an oversize hardcover of a portion of this run, but never the entire thing.

This could potentially begin with Aquaman (2011) #49-52, which were written by Abnett. Then, it would collect Aquaman: Rebirth (2016), Aquaman (2016) #1-42 & Annual 1-2, Mera: Queen of Atlantis (2018) #1-6: Suicide Squad (2016) #45-46 (the “Sink Atlantis” crossover); and all of the “Drowned Earth” crossover (in Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth (2018) #1, Justice League (2018) #10-12, Titans (2016) #28, & Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth (2018) #1).

That’s a massive 62 issues, though we could leave out the first three issues from New 52. Would DC really cram all of that into one book!? They’ve showed an appetite for massive modern omnibuses with the Justice League Dark books, but there’s a chance that this one is just two big and could get split into two. However, we’re not splitting it into two for the purposes of the poll, since there’s some flexibility in things that could be excluded.

Aquaman: The Rebirth Omnibus Vol. 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick (2018 – 2020)

Following Abnett’s outstanding run, Kelly Sue DeConnick took Aquaman in a completely different direction.

DeConnick leaned heavily into the mythology of sea gods, penning a run that was both massive and surprisingly personal. I think some fans disliked it at the time for splintering Arthur from Mera, but if you can put your shipping aside for a moment it was a fantastic comic (with excellent colors from Sunny Gho).

This would collect Aquaman (2016) #42-66 & Annual 3.

Aquamen by Brandon Thomas & Chuck Brown (2021 – 2023) [includes Black Manta, Becoming, Deep Target, etc]

Starting in Infinite Frontier in 2021, DC Comics focused on developing the families around each character – including younger legacy characters who could support and extend each franchise. That lead writers Brandon Thomas and Chuck Brown to focus on Aquaman’s supporting cast – including Black Manta and Jackson Hyde as he graduated from “Aqualad” to “Aquaman.”

Thomas & Brown essentially coordinated a run entirely in intertwined mini-series that ran for a total of 28 issues! To that, we could add a 80th Anniversary special and one final mini (Voidsong) by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly.

I think that makes for a solid and really enjoyable omnibus of series that many people missed due to the tricky way they were released and marketed.

This would collect Future State: Aquaman (2021) #1-2, Black Manta (2021) #1-6, Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #1-6, Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2021), Aquaman / Green Arrow: Deep Target (2021) #1-7, Aquamen (2022) #1-6, and Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong (2022) #1-3.