Tom versus Aquaman in Showcase number 33 or first we must skin the land creatures.

Welcome back for Aquaman in Showcase number 33, the July, August, 1961 issue featured cover pencil by Nick Dylan,

aimed by Sheldon Maldoff with the issue being edited by Jack Schiff, and our Aquaman story for today is entitled.

Prisoners of the Aqua Planet, written by Jack Miller,

featuring Earth by Nick Hardy.

We begin Aquaman Aquilad on routine patrol when they notice a freight or under attack

from a sea monster, not just any sort of normal sea monster,

a fantastic sea creature.

And what makes this animal fantastic? Its head is very

utilitarian. I know what you're saying. We have sawfish. I mean, we're talking this thing's

construction equipment level. They refer to it as having a Derek style head. Derek, as in

D-E-R-R-I-C-K. Now, I always thought oil day-ex for the towers. Maybe it's a component within the tower. I'm going to have to do some Derek research. Well, anyway, this creature has a head like a giant mechanical pincer's, and it's picking this freighter up, and it is shaking it around. Screams from the crew, girlish screams that Aquaman cannot bear to hear. So he comes up with a plan to distract the creature

he calls upon two nearby dolphins. He stands astride the dolphins like a mighty sea king. It is

breathtaking to see this glorious man riding these two dolphins and they're jumping out. While

they're swimming around, of course it grabs the Derekheaded creature's attention. Who wouldn't pay attention

to that? And it follows Aquaman out to sea, chasing him, distracting him. It doesn't have a

great sense of a great attention span. Same time this is going on, Aqualad notices nearby

lighthouse also under danger from another utilitarian monster. It's got a chiselhead.

It's heading straight for it.

What do they do?

Aquaman's come back as he's distracted the creature way out to sea.

They call upon giant eels that are nearby to form themselves into rings, so roll around

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