Aquaman made his first on-screen appearance in the animatedSuperman/Aquaman Hour of Adventurein 1967.
This was the premise for the 2003 cartoon, which was itself a parody on the characters role.
No excessive camp or seahorse steeds could be found here.
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Though, the entire show was a bit goofish.
While Batman was busy fighting the Penguin, Aquaman sang a rousing, Broadway-worthy song about the DC heroes.
Here, the ruler of Atlantis took a more traditional look while retaining a trimmed beard and formidable strength.
Teen Titans Go!
There was a time when Robin fantasized about hanging up his Boy Wonder outfit and becoming Aquaman.
Aquaman was never greenlit for a series order, though Hartley went on to play Green Arrow onSmallville.
Arthur only appeared briefly when the League’s floating tower was under attack from assailants from a parallel dimension.
Despite his strength, Aquaman wasn’t much of a match for them.
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
Aquaman dropped the steroids for his next animated movie appearance.
Thankfully, he was armed with enough puns to defend himself.
This was Aquaman done right.
As he told EW, “I think, yeah, [Aquamans] been cast aside.
But, um [laughs] times are going to change now, buddy.”
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