This CGC 9.8 pristine Near Mint/Mint from the Rocky Mountain Pedigree collection is the highest graded and 1 of only 2 to ever reach this top tier. Adding to its desirability, CGC has assigned its near perfect page quality designation of Off-White to White pages.
Character(s):
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Captain Demo; Dr. Vulko; Topo
Synopsis:
Aquaman faces Captain Demo, a pirate who defeats Aquaman and takes over as king of Atlantis. Mera and other Atlanteans are upset with Aquaman's surrender, unaware that Demo has hidden bombs that will destroy the city if Aquaman does not cooperate.
Notes:
This story was apparently written in full-script form, pencilled, lettered (by Aparo), and inked. But after that for whatever reason, the original story was scrapped, and a new story written to match the art. The new script was then re-lettered (by Ben Oda) on new paper overlays and pasted over the old lettering on the original art. This is confirmed by looking at the original art, and peeling off the new lettering (an example of which was posted on jimaparofanclub.blogspot.com).