Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

Hot on the heels of the Aquaman movie, Anthony & Doc cover his archnemesis Black Manta! What sort of issues does an autistic black kid raised by pirates have? The kind that lead to Monty Python references - listen now! SHOW NOTES: Introduction Shoutout to Sharp: The Podcast (3:37) Background (5:31) Black Manta – created by Bob Haney & Nick Cardey in Aquaman #35 (September 1967) Original backstory was that a young black boy was kidnapped from his Baltimore home and forced to work on a ship, where he tried to get Aquaman to save him, but was unsuccessful – blamed Aquaman and the ocean for his troubles A later backstory claimed he was an autistic orphan raised in Arkham Asylum who enjoyed freezing water but hated a bed – he was experimented on, killed the scientist responsible and escaped He designed a helmet that allowed him to shoot energy rays from the eyes, and battled Aquaman on several occasions Revealed at one point that his goal was to have black people control the oceans as rep