Who Created Aquaman?
That’s a tough one. The truth is no one knows for sure. DC, along with most other publishers at the time, failed to keep records. The only credits given in the books were to artists (Paul Norris in Aquaman’s case). Many people believe that Mort Weisinger created him. He is credited with the creation of many of DC’s most popular characters of that time, including the still-popular Green Arrow. In addition, Aquaman’s survival through the Golden Age into the Silver Age argues that someone in power liked him enough to help keep him in print, like, oh, say, Mort Weisinger. Of note: on the Aquaman Filmation series of 1967, Mort was the sole story consultant. Also of note: Mort Weisinger used Aquaman as a guest in several Superman stories. There is apparently some evidence that he may not have been involved in Aquaman’s creation, though, so we get back to the truth: No one knows for sure. The evidence is strongly in favor of Mort Weisinger being the creator, but no one knows. What we do know
