The Black Manta has killed Aquaman's infant son. On the hunt for his old enemy, Aquaman is ambushed by the Black Manta's henchmen. As quickly as Aquaman puts one man down, several more appear. Aquaman summons an armada of marine life to even the odds. The Black Manta's men are pierced by sea urchin spines. Their air hoses are cut by sand dollars, thrown by octopi. They are then battered by whales. The Black Manta follows the action on a view screen, within his hidden lair. One of his men, Cal Durham, finds his politics at odds with the Black Manta's methods. Durham is seeking only a place where black men can live in peace and pride. His alliance with the Black Manta was never meant to include murder. Durham attempts to abandon his part in the Black Manta's revenge scheme against Aquaman, b