Tom versus Aquaman and Detective Comics number 298, or that statue is getting torn down, Saddam style.

Welcome back for Aquaman and Detective Comics number 298 for December 1961 issue.

Feaching a cover by Sholdem Moldoff with issue being edited by Jack Schiff.

Our Aquaman's story is The Secret Century of the Sea.

Beaching Arts by Nick Cardi. We begin. Large yacht out in a very strange part of the ocean,

very isolated, holding a conference, a very important conference. Inside this yacht is a group of

four white men, some with mustaches, all extremely serious looking. The representatives

from two different countries which have been at war,

and they're about to reach a peace deal.

But there's elements of both countries that want the war to continue,

and they'll do anything it takes to stop this peace treaty from being signed.

So they're very, very worried.

And that's why they're meeting way out in a remote area of the sea.

And one of the diplomats has a good friend that's going they're meeting way out in a remote area of the sea.

And one of the diplomats has a good friend that's going to help them out.

It's great because the first panel is the four very serious mustached white men inside a room with the door closed.

The next one is Aquaman and Aqualad popping in through the door.

Like, hey, here we are.

They're the ones who are there to help make sure that this whole negotiation is protected from any outside influences.

Aquaman's already cut the radio wires. He could have just turned the radio off, but he cut all

the wires because he felt that was a more definite, like, hey, the radio's off. No one can send

signals on where the boat is. All the diplomats seem really happy. They feel a lot safer. Aquaman and Aqualad go out just to patrol to make sure everything's cool. They're on the backs to some sharks, which is serious business when that's going on. And they figure not much is going to be happening. All of a sudden they see a very unusual sight,

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