Time versus Aquaman Adventure Comics number 276 or elected officials will always let you down.

Welcome back for Aquaman Adventure Comics number 276 to September 1960 issue.

Feature a cover pencil by Kurtzman Inc by Stan K with the issue being added by Mort Wisinger.

And our Aquaman story today is the Aqua Thief of the Seven Seas.

But he doesn't turn out to actually be a thief. Now does he? Part of the drinking game. Written by Robert Bernstein, featuring art by Ramona Freighton. We begin on a day of celebration for Aquaman. No, it's not for Aquaman. It's for King Tay, ruler of Tim Too, for it is his son's second birthday,

and they're televising the entire event to the world, but people love to watch rich people spend money.

That's why when I wake up in the mornings, my local news has five minutes of coverage about the royal wedding in England, like I care what happens.

We love rich people. We just love watching them spend money. It's this celebration and a palace.

Now, Oceanside and a yacht, TV cameras are there to record the ritual of jewels, and the media, there's tittering everywhere. What is, what is this ritual of jewels that asked the

prime ministry explains it's an ancient custom where the young prince is weighed on royal scales,

and the scales are balanced out with rare gems. Last year, it was pearls. That's what you're

getting your first birthday. Your second birthday is diamonds.

Third birthday is rubies, so on, so forth.

Everyone's amazed by what's going on.

We cut to the young prince sitting on a scale.

And then on the other side, someone is shoveling diamonds

and the other half of the scale.

And he measures out at a whopping 26 pounds,

which is 26 pounds of diamonds.

No, do they throw the diamonds to the common people?

Do they invest on behalf of the common people?

Perhaps they build something for the common people?

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