A strange submersible vessel descends on Atlantis, then begins circling the domed city. Upon investigation of the craft, Aquaman is beset by the manta men, horrific mutated minions of the Black Manta. The bio-magnetic hull of the Black Manta's drone submarine holds Aquaman fast to the outer hatch. Immobilized, he is a stationary target for the manta men's stun rays. With Aquaman thus occupied, Black Manta releases his ship's umbilical cable, which latches onto the Atlantean dome. Seeing Aquaman imperiled, Mera and Aqualad depart Atlantis to mount a rescue.. Using his body as a counter weight, Aquaman keeps the drone ship rotating at a rapid enough speed that the manta men are unable to get a bead on him. Mera destroys the drone ship with a hard water constructed hammer. The umbilical from