Black Manta claimed that he was championing the rights of Black people to conquer the ocean to escape their oppression on land. It wasn’t until a decade later in 1977 that readers learned more about Black Manta as he took off his helmet for the first time in Adventure Comics #452 and revealed that he was African-American. Only the unexpected interference of Aquman’s other nemesis, Ocean Master, led to Black Manta’s defeat. As envisioned by writer Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy, Black Manta was the leader of the Manta-Men who nearly conquered Atlantis in his first appearance. While Aquaman made his first appearance in 1941, Black Manta wasn’t introduced as his adversary until Aquaman #35 in 1967.
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And this time, Black Manta has a chance to take his place alongside the great comic book movie villains. Black Manta was a secondary threat in the original film, and now he’s out for revenge against Arthur Curry. Later this year, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta is stepping up as the primary villain in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Batman has the Joker, Superman has Lex Luthor, and Aquaman has Black Manta.Īdmittedly, it took a couple of decades for Aquaman to shake off his undeserved reputation as a lightweight and reach the heights of his heroic counterparts, thanks in part to the live-action DC Extended Universe and Jason Momoa’s starring turn in the billion dollar-grossing Aquaman.
But only the elite characters have an opposite number who is almost as iconic as they are. Even minor heroes tend to go up against the same bad guys over and over again.
Within the realm of comic books, the great superheroes always have a villain worthy of being their archnemesis.
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