I have no idea why I like Aquaman. I already tried here to explain why I like him, but I just can't. He isn't one of the Biggies, and I've always supported the underdogs (not *that* Underdog....). Be that as it may, after I got back to the US after spending 14 years in Japan, I found it easy to claim Aquaman as "mine." Everybody knew Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and the X-Men, but the blonde guy in orange and green was mostly off the Pop Culture stage in the late 90s and 2000s. So I bought and wore t-shirts, I talked him up to people, and now, at my current job as interpreter/administrator for an R&D facility, the guys in my department help me celebrate Aquaman's birthday!
If the day happens on a Monday or Tuesday I spend the weekend baking cookies in the shape of (gingerbread) men. Then I decorate them with colored frosting. This photo is from what I did last year. One year the day fell on a weekday when I didn't have time to bake, so I bought cupcakes and decorated them with marine animal toys. One year I also baked a cake and tried to decorate it with Aquaman drawn in frosting, but those chefs on TV make it look a lot easier than it actually is, so I haven't done that since. I also try to buy Pepperidge Farm "goldfish" if I remember and if they are on sale. :-)
Aquaman's wife, by the way, has her birthday two days from now. Mera is a royal from another dimension; she visited here, they fell in love, and got married in the first wedding for a super-hero in comic-book history (Mr. Fantastic & The Invisible Girl got married a year later). My question has always been: is she the same age as him, a little bit older, or a little bit younger??
So today, in his honor, go out for some sushi or make yourself a tuna fish sandwich--- dolphin safe, please! Raise your glass to The Rodney Dangerfield of Super-Heroes (he doesn't get any respect, either!!) --- AQUAMAN!!!
Happy Birthday, Aquaman! ;)
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