| BLACK MANTA (David Hyde) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy |
CHRONOLOGY
Black Manta first appeared in Aquaman Vol. 7 #7 (May 2012). First historical appearance was in Aquaman Vol. 1 #35 (October 1967).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Manta in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Black Manta Chronology
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| Aquaman Vol. 7 #10 (August 2012): "The Others, Chapter Four" [Flashback] |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #8 (June 2012): "The Others, Chapter Two" [Flashback; Behind the scenes] |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #7 (May 2012): "The Others" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #8 (June 2012): "The Others, Chapter Two" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #9 (July 2012): "The Others, Chapter Three" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #10 (August 2012): "The Others, Chapter Four" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #11 (September 2012): "The Others, Chapter Five" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #12 (October 2012): "The Others, Chapter Six" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #13 (December 2012): "The Others, Part 7" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #14 (January 2013): "Throne of Atlantis Prologue" |
| Forever Evil #1 (November 2013): "Nightfall" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #23.1 (November 2013): "Sea Change" |
| Aquaman Vol. 7 #23.2 (November 2013): "New Fish" |
| Forever Evil #3 (January 2014): "Prisoners" |
| Forever Evil #4 (February 2014): "Hide & Seek" |
| Forever Evil #5 (March 2014): "Hit & Run" |
| Forever Evil #6 (May 2014): "The Power of Mazahs!" |
| Forever Evil #7 (July 2014): "Crisis of Self" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 3 #14 (July 2014): "Debrief" [Flashback] |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 3 #30 (July 2014): "Forever Evil" |
| New Suicide Squad #1 (September 2014): "Pure Insanity, Part One" |
| New Suicide Squad #2 (October 2014): "Pure Insanity [Part Two]" |
| New Suicide Squad #3 (December 2014): "Pure Insanity [Part Three]" |
| New Suicide Squad #4 (January 2015): "Pure Insanity [Part Four]" |
| New Suicide Squad #5 (February 2015): "Defective" |
| New Suicide Squad #6 (March 2015): "Defective, Part 2" |
| New Suicide Squad #7 (April 2015): "Defective [Part 3]" |
| New Suicide Squad #8 (May 2015): "Defective [Part 4]" |
| Convergence: The Flash #2/2 (July 2015): "Divergence: New Suicide Squad" |
| Sinestro #19 (March 2016): "War" |
| Sinestro #20 (April 2016): "The Fall" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #18 (August 2015): "Dark Truth" |
| Superman/Wonder Woman #19 (September 2015): "Dark Truth, Part Two" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 3 #11 (December 2015): "Assault on the Wall" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 3 #12 (January 2016): "Blood in the Water" |
| New Suicide Squad #10 (September 2015): "Monsters" |
| New Suicide Squad #11 (October 2015): "Monsters" |
| New Suicide Squad #12 (November 2015): "Monsters" |
| New Suicide Squad Annual #1 (November 2015): "Monsters, Conclusion" |
| New Suicide Squad #14 (January 2016): "Freedom" |
| New Suicide Squad #15 (February 2016): "Freedom" |
| New Suicide Squad #16 (March 2016): "Freedom" |
| New Suicide Squad #17 (April 2016): "Ghost Day" |
| Aquaman: Rebirth #1 (August 2016): "The Drowning, Prologue: After The Deluge" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #1 (August 2016): "The Drowning, Part One: The End of Fear" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #2 (September 2016): "The Drowning, Part Two: Full Circle" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #3 (September 2016): "The Drowning, Part Three: Capitol Crimes" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #4 (October 2016): "The Drowning, Part Four: Semper Fidelis" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #5 (October 2016): "The Drowning, Part Five: Executive Sanction" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #6 (November 2016): "The Drowning, Conclusion: Out of His League" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #7 (November 2016): "Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears The Crown" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #8 (December 2016): "Unstoppable" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #11 (January 2017): "Condition Critical" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #12 (February 2017): "The Deluge, Act One" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #13 (February 2017): "The Deluge, Act Two" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #14 (March 2017): "The Deluge, Act Three" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #15 (March 2017): "The Deluge, Finale" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #7 (June 2017): "The Rise of Aqualad, Part 2" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #9 (August 2017): "Blood of the Manta, Part One" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #10 (September 2017): "Blood of the Manta, Part Two: The Secret Lives of Parents" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 6 #11 (October 2017): "Blood of the Manta, Finale: Son of the Seven Seas!" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #24 (December 2017): "Defiance, Chapter Four" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #25 (January 2018): "The Society" |
| Dark Nights: Metal #5 (March 2018): "Metal" |
| Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #40 (May 2018): "Angry Bird, Part Four" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #1 (August 2018): "The Totality, Part 1" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #2 (August 2018): "The Totality, Part 2" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #4 (September 2018): "The Totality, Part 4" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #6 (October 2018): "The Totality, Part 5" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #7 (November 2018): "The Totality, Conclusion" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #8 (November 2018): "Legion of Doom, Part Two" |
| Justice League/Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1 (December 2018): "Drowned Earth, Part One" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #11 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Part Two" |
| Justice League Vol. 4 #12 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Part Three" |
| Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Finale" |
| Harley Quinn's Villain of the Year #1 (February 2020): "Harley Quinn's Villain of the Year" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #50 (September 2019): "Amnesty, Part One: The Call" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #51 (October 2019): "Amnesty, Part 2: Light In the Darkness" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #52 (November 2019): "Amnesty, Part 3: Giants and Monsters" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #53 (December 2019): "Amnesty, Part 4: Strange Beasts" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #54 (January 2020): "Amnesty, Part 5: Lessons Learned" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #55 (February 2020): "Amnesty, Part 6: Manta vs. Machine" |
| Superman Vol. 5 #18 (February 2020): "Truth" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #59 (July 2020): "Echoes of a Life Lived Well, Part 2" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #62 (October 2020): "Homecoming" |
| Aquaman Vol. 8 #63 (November 2020): "Homecoming, Finale" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 (January 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part V: The Man of No Tomorrow" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1 (February 2021): "Secret Origin" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (February 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VI: The Truth Machine" |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face" |