Series

Aquaman investigates a deep trench with the Sea Devils, until a monster arrives and takes Deep Blue down into it. Aquaman descends, and finds his old foe, Black Manta.

Mera, insane with grief over the loss of her baby, attacks Aquaman. She is apparently killed.

Aquaman returns to Atlantis to find it destroyed by the Spectre and many of his former subjects dead. He leads the survivors to Sub Diego but their assimilation will not be easy.

Aquaman leads his people from the shattered city, and goes to Tritonis, only to discover that Tritonis has been completely destroyed. He and Tempest lead the armies of Atlantis...

Aquaman and the JLA discuss the situation, and the Atlantean armies are tricked into attacking Cerdia. In the confusion, Aquaman and Tempest search for the Cerdian queen, and...

Aquaman and Ocean Master fight, while the JLA tries to stop the Atlantean armies (who are actually being manipulated by Ocean Master) from destroying Cerdia.

Aquaman talks a mob out of violence, then helps Tempest to free his son from Ocean Master.

While the JLA helps rebuild Atlantis, Aquaman hunts down and captures Ocean Master, then tells the UN that he's annexing Cerdia.

The people of Atlantis and Cerdia aren't happy about Aquaman's plans to unite the two nations, and Aquaman has to stop a plot to destroy unification as well as convince the...