King of the Seven Seas

December 22nd: Three days and counting…

Big Bang Theory brought the plight of Aquaman home during The Justice League Recombination episode Dec. 16, 2010, when Raj was forced to dress as the King of the Seven Seas. What made the situation even funnier was the fact he was mounted upon his trusty steed, Storm.

Oh, and it’s also a New Year’s Eve episode.

Hallmark helped return him to some of his former esteem 10 years later with its wonderfully crafted homage to himself and Storm. Again, another of my favorites just ‘cuz it was so unexpected and colorful on the tree. Just the year before they had issued a mini-ornament of Aquaman, along with Justice League buddies Flash and Green Lantern.

Aquaman was created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger and debuted in More Fun Comics issue 73 in 1941. He was part of the superhero revival of the late 1950s and is a founding member of the Justice League of America.

His fictional biography has him as a hybrid of the queen of Atlantis and a human lighthouse keeper. Aquaman’s alias is Arthur Curry.

Comic writer Geoff Johns proved to be instrumental in bringing posititive attention to the character when he revamped Aquaman as part of DC Comics New 52 line.

But, it’s still so funny to watch the Big Bang cosplay episode as they ring in the New Year at The Comic Center of Pasadena. Funko even released Pops with Raj as Aquaman, Sheldon as the Flash, Leonard as Green Lantern, Howard as Batman and Penny as Wonder Woman. Penny’s then boyfriend, Zack, was tapped to be Superman.