Tom versus Aquaman and Aquaman number nine, or you can help people and be a dick at the same time.

Welcome back for Aquaman in Aquaman number nine, the May June, 1963 issue featuring a cover by Nick Hardy with issue being edited by George Cashton.

And our Aquaman story is the secret mission of King Neptune.

Written by Jack Miller with art by Nick Cardi.

We begin, Aquaman and Aqualad, showing up to a secluded island, the home to one of Aquaman's

close friends, Captain Crane, and Captain Crane has sent an urgent summons for Aquaman

and Aquilad.

Captain Crane lives by himself on an island. A lot of these people who are friends with Aquaman are loners. If you notice,

lonely, old men living on islands by themselves, not fit to be a part of normal society.

Life is hard, I guess, for a retired semen don't laugh.

They have to go live by themselves. He did make his house look like a boat, which is kind of

cool. Be cool if more people came to visit, which maybe he has parties like gin and tonic,

you know, get-togethers on the deck, or maybe he just sits there by himself in his house

that looks like a boat.

Now, why did Captain Crane need to see Aquaman and Aquilat urgently?

As they get inside, they find out exactly why.

Crane found a clay container that floated to the shore.

Inside of it contained a map.

A map that has marks leading to a secret entrance on the sea floor to the kingdom of Neptune, mythological god of the sea, which none of this makes sense. Yeah, Aquaman does not accept

the fact that Neptune exists. The clay pot that is containing should have dissolved years ago. How did it

float up to the surface? It doesn't make any sense.

Crane, who's obviously a lonely old retired man, just wants to look for...

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