The DC superhero Aquaman has a number of superhuman powers. His powers include the ability to breathe underwater and the ability to communicate with and command oceanic life. Additionally, he possesses an enhanced resistance to injury, superhuman strength, the ability to swim at very high speeds, he can see in near total darkness and has enhanced hearing. Aquaman grows weak if he remains on land for extended periods of time.

As with many comic book heroes, Aquaman's origins have been reshaped many times. In fact there are two people to have used the Aquaman moniker.

The first Aquaman was born Orin, the son of Queen Atlanna and the mysterious wizard Atlan. Orin was abandoned as a child and left to raise himself among the sea creatures. Orin was found and adopted by a lighthouse keeper named Arthur Curry. After his adoptive father went mysteriously missing, Orin left and began his adventures as Aquaman.

The second Aquaman was born Arthur Joseph Curry, son of oceanobiologist Dr. Phillip Curry. Arthur was born three months premature when his mother, Elaine, died from complications. In an attempt to keep Arthur alive, Dr. Curry injected him with a mutagenic serum that would allow him to breathe underwater. As a result, Arthur was raised in the main tank of his father's research facility.

When a massive storm ruptured the tank, Arthur was washed out to sea and contacted by the mysterious "Dweller of the Depths." It was later revealed that the Dweller of the Depths was the original Aquaman (Orin), who had given Dr. Curry a sample of his mystical water hand. This sample was the serum used to save young Arthur's life.

• iTunes: 2006 Aquaman pilot

• IMDb: Aquaman (2006)

• EW.com: Aquaman vs. Aquaman (2005)

• Wikipedia: Super Friends

• CWTV.com: Smallville official site

• HBO.com: Entourage: "Aquamansion" episode

• Note: The links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1967: The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure Animated Series

• 1973: Super Friends Animated Series

• 2001: Smallville TV Series

• McSweeneys.net: Aquaman Has Had it With You, Man

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• Cracked.com: Comic Strip: "Lose the Fish"

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• YouTube: Adult Swim's "Aquaman Dance Party": Episode 1 and Episode 3

• Wikipedia: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

• Wikipedia: Super Best Friends

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