Raj’s Alter-Ego
Aquaman 10
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Aquaman 10 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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0994441007
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #10 features appearances by Quisp and Quirk. In "The War of the Water Sprites", Quirk invents a device that can steal power from other water sprite's and turns the weapon against his own brother, Quisp, removing all of his magic. Quisp swims away to seek the aid of his old friend, Aquaman. When Aquaman and Aqualad return with him to Quisp's kingdom, Quirk's gang attacks Aquaman and succeeds in capturing him. They then imbibe a special form of seaweed that transforms them into giants. More powerful than ever, Quirk and his cohorts prepare to invade the surface world.
Aqualad manages to escape from his prison and frees Aquaman. Aquaman catches up with Quirk's gang and recovers the item responsible for stealing Quisp's powers. He attempts to use it on him again in the hopes of restoring the sprite's magic, but it renders him unconscious instead. Aquaman and Aqualad then consume the same magic seaweed to transform themselves into giants to fight Quirk. Quisp eventually recovers and helps them to end Quirk's threat once and for all. The growth formula effect eventually wears off, and Aquaman and Aqulad return to normal size, while Quisp regains his magic powers.
Our 9.6 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection, which is generally considered to be the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface. It was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on E-Bay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
Our book also makes five of the first ten issues from that Pedigree, and is one of four highest graded copies. We acquired the book in a private transaction with a friend and fellow collector in May 2023.
2024 Update: The statement above about the number of Pacific Coast copies is no longer true since we upgraded our #5 PC 9.6 and #8 PC 9.6.
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