Textless cover of Aquaman (vol. 7) #12 (October 2012). Art by Ivan Reis (pencils), Joe Prado (ink) and Rod Reis (colors).
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Aquaman #35 (September 1967)[1]
Created by
Bob Haney Nick Cardy
In-story information
Alter ego
David Milton Hyde[2]
Species
Human
Team affiliations
Injustice League
Secret Society of Super Villains
Legion of Doom
O.G.R.E.
N.E.M.O.
Sinestro Corps
Suicide Squad
Mantamen
Partnerships
Ocean Master Gallous the Goat Jesse Hyde
Notable aliases
Scourge of the Seven Seas
Abilities
Genius-level intellect;[3]
Skilled swordsman, marksman and hand-to-hand combatant
High-tech armor grants:
Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, and reflexes
Optic blasts
Hidden weaponry
Artificial gills for underwater breathing
Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy, and debuted in Aquaman #35 (September 1967). He has since endured as the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman.
Black Manta has had numerous origin stories in his comic book appearances, having been a young boy kidnapped and enslaved by pirates on their ship; an orphan subjected to cruel experiments in Arkham Asylum; and a high-seas treasure hunter caught in a mutual cycle of vengeance with Aquaman over the deaths of their fathers. Despite these different versions of his past, Black Manta is consistently depicted as a ruthless underwater mercenary who is obsessed with ruining Aquaman's life. As Aquaman's nemesis, Black Manta has been part of the superhero's defining stories, including the murder of Arthur Curry, Jr.–Aquaman's infant son–and numerous attempts to destroy Aquaman's home kingdom of Atlantis. A black armored suit with a large, bug-eyed metal helmet serves as Black Manta's visual motif.
The character has been adapted in various media incarnations. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II portrayed Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), while Kevin Michael Richardson, Khary Payton and others have provided his voice in animation and video games.
^Greenberger, Robert (2008). "Black Manta". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1.
^Aquaman (Volume 8) #62. DC Comic
^Gonzalez, Lissete (19 December 2018). "Aquaman: Black Manta's Strange and Violent History". DC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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