| BLACK MANTA | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy |
CHRONOLOGY
Black Manta first appeared in Aquaman Vol. 1 #35 (September-October 1967).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Manta in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Black Manta Chronology
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| Aquaman Vol. 6 #8 (September 2003): "Paint it Black" [Flashback] |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #35 (September-October 1967): "Between Two Dooms" |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #42 (November-December 1968): "Is This My Foe?" |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #51 (May-June 1970): "The Big Pull" |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #52 (July-August 1970): "The Traders' Trap" |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #53 (September-October 1970): "Is California Sinking?" |
| Adventure Comics #435/2 (September-October 1974): "As the Undersea City Sleeps" |
| Adventure Comics #436/2 (November-December 1974): "The King is Dead; Long Live the King" |
| Adventure Comics #437/2 (January-February 1975): "A Quiet Day in Atlantis" |
| Adventure Comics #446 (July-August 1976): "The Manta-Ray Means Murder" |
| Adventure Comics #447 (September-October 1976): "Prelude to Armageddon" |
| Adventure Comics #448 (November-December 1976): "Crown, Crisis and Cataclysm" |
| Adventure Comics #452 (July-August 1977): "Dark Destiny, Deadly Dreams" |
| Aquaman Vol. 1 #57 (August-September 1977): "A Life for a Life" |
| Adventure Comics #477 (November 1980): "The Outrage" |
| Adventure Comics #478 (December 1980): "Grand Illusion" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 (September 1985): "3 Earths! 3 Deaths!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone" |
| Captain Atom #30 (June 1989): "The Janus Directive Part 11: Troubles in Paradise" |
| Aquaman Vol. 4 #1 (December 1991): "A Small World Incident" |
| Aquaman Vol. 4 #4 (March 1992): "Tails and Legs" |
| Aquaman Vol. 4 #5 (April 1992): "Best Friends" |
| Aquaman Vol. 4 #6 (May 1992): "The End of a Road" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #20 (October 1995): "The Hunt" |
| Aquaman Vol. 5 #29 (February 1997): "Devil's Deep" |
| Aquaman Vol. 5 #30 (March 1997): "In Darkness He Waits" |
| Aquaman Vol. 5 #58 (August 1999): "Watery Graves" |
| Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1 (May 2000): "Turning Back the Tides of Time" |
| Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1 (May 2000): "Looking for Trouble..." |
| Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 (May 2000): "Sins of Youth: The Stunning Conclusion" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #162 (November 2000): "God Complex: Part One" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #163 (December 2000): "God Complex: Part Two" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #3 (June 2001): "Quiver Chapter Three: The Old Man and the Sea" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #4 (July 2001): "Quiver Chapter Four: Membership Has Its Privileges" |
| JLA #68 (September 2002): "Stillborn Atlantis" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #8 (September 2003): "Paint it Black" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #9 (October 2003): "Once There Was A River, Now There's A Stone" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #10 (November 2003): "Moonriver" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #11 (December 2003): "By the Rivers of Babylon!" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #12 (January 2004): "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| Superman/Batman #3 (December 2003): "The World's Finest Part Three: Running Wild" |
| Villains United #1 (July 2005): "Villains United, One: And Empires In Their Purpose" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #32 (September 2005): "The Shade of Things to Come" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #33 (October 2005): "What the Past Remembers" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #35 (December 2005): "A Walk-On Part in the War" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #36 (January 2006): "The Failure of Success" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #37 (February 2006): "All Fall Down" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #38 (March 2006): "Kingdom Lost" |
| Aquaman Vol. 6 #39 (April 2006): "The End Has No End" |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale" |
| Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #52 (July 2007): "You Can't Fight City Hall!" |
| Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #53 (August 2007): "Blood in the Water" |
| Justice League Wedding Special #1 (November 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 1: Injustice League" |
| Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #2 (October 2008): "Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Book Two" |
| Brightest Day #1 (early July 2010): "Second Chances" |
| Brightest Day #9 (early November 2010): "Lost & Found" |
| Brightest Day #10 (late November 2010): "A Change is Gonna Come" |
| Brightest Day #11 (early December 2010): "Father's Day" |
| Brightest Day #19 (early April 2011): "Aquawar, Part One" |
| Brightest Day #20 (late April 2011): "Aquawar, Part Two" |