The Defender of the Depths was one of the original four heroes produced. As good a choice as any, I suppose. He was certainly the low-cost alternative. No boots, Superman sew-on belt, Robin gloves (same material also used for the fins on his calves) , and a yellow sticker. Done! Of note is that he has pointy ears.
It's interesting to note that when the Museum asked the former VP of Mego why Aquaman was chosen, his reply was that Aquaman had a cartoon running with Superman, Batman and Robin. No doubt these were reruns of the Filmation cartoons of the 60's, so we have them to thank for this great character.
The Mego Forum is the perfect place to discuss or buy sell and trade Mego Aquaman Figures
Boxes
Solid Boxed Aquaman was the first on the scene and was the short pack figure (Only 2 per case!) Note the yellow leggings, which are believed to be not a factory mistake but an effect of age..
From South of the Border comes one the rarest pieces out there, a mint box Ledy Aquaman. Very different to his American counterpart, this Ledy Aquaman may be the only boxed specemin known to exist. Kudos to Mexican Super Collector Luis for these great pictures!
Cards
To a Mego collector, Aquaman is a bit of a nightmare to find on a card. Due to his short pack nature, Aquaman cards almost always mean hard to find. Above is a nice example of Aquaman on a Kresge card, one of examples the toughest to find. Thanks to Tom for the great photo.
The Regular card Aquaman is on the top ten of hard to find carded figures. Below is a 1976 card
Above is a shot of Aquaman on his two known US cards, the 1976 (left) and the 1979 (right). A lot of speculation exists as to whether or not a 1977 Aquaman card exists. It's no small feat to own both of these and the photographer (our own Dumbldor) knows that all too well.
Frugal Mego took left over Aquaman, Spiderman and sometimes Batman gloves, shoved them on a '79 Superman card and Voila! The Ultra Weird Franken-Aquaman, sometimes found with glow hands! Courtesy of Scott.
Red Card Aquaman shown above, red cards are believed to late releases and are quite desirable. Others in the red card series include The Riddler, Batgirl and The Green Arrow.
Some folks disresepect Aquaman, but how many heroes got their own playset? Take that Shazam! Click on the pic to go to the Mego Great White Shark Page!
Just some of the many packaging variations and products Mego made for Aquaman, besides being in the World's Greatest Superheroes , the King of the Atlantis was also featured in other Mego lines such as Comic Action Heroes , Bend N Flex and the Pocket Super Heroes