Kriozere, Steve :: Nick Cardy

Aquaman #23, page 20 -1st appearance of Aquababy! (1965)

Artist: Nick Cardy (All)

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Aquaman #23, page 20 -1st appearance of Aquababy! (1965) Comic Art

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Aquaman #23 -- published cover

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Title:	Aquaman #23, page 20 -1st appearance of Aquababy! (1965)
Artist:	Nick Cardy (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	986
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	6/5/2014
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Description

From the 1965 story "The Birth of Aquababy!" Mera discovers she's pregnant AND gives birth to Aquababy all in the same 1-issue story. Wow, talk about condensed storytelling. Clearly other-dimensional ocean-dwellers and Atlantean hybrids have short gestation periods and loooooooong childhoods. Aquababy, shortly after birth, creates a sea creature that attacks Aquaman. No love for papa. This page is very similar in tone and content to Cardy's cover to the issue.

Large art, 14" x 20.5"

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Josh G.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/5/2014

sweet!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/5/2014

Not much in terms of backgrounds since it's all water. But I like how Nick was always able to portray motion and movement in these stories.

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/24/2018

Will K wrote:

Not much in terms of backgrounds since it's all water. But I like how Nick was always able to portray motion and movement in these stories.

Love that bottom left panel !!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/5/2014

AWESOME!!!

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/5/2014

Aquaman also swims in the e-bay. Nice catch!

Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005

Posted on 6/5/2014

Nice pickup Kro. A good specimen of Cardy art. As for the background comment, hard for the page to have much background when the panels are already filled with the characters!

. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/5/2014

this page has your name written all over it! congrats!

Lee Benaka
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/5/2014

I love that fish! Big congrats Steve!

Suat Tong Ng
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/5/2014

Nothing says vintage comics like Aqua Baby and the Sea Monster!

Jean Andre Macchini
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/6/2014

Very nice ! Congrats Steve !

Mark Geier
Member Since 2013

Posted on 6/10/2014

Very nice, Cardy was such a great artist!

Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/17/2015

The story-telling may not have been the strongest but the great Cardy art more than makes up for it

Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/15/2019

Came back to say hi to this beauty of a page. Nice backgrounds too!!

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