Aquaman #31

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Synopsis

Leaving Atlantis, Aquaman and Aqualad head out on patrol. Aqualad notices an anchor, from an old shipwreck, hanging down, instead of winched up tight, like normal. Pointing it out to Aquaman, he is stunned when Aquaman orders him back to Atlantis, and abruptly departs. Releasing that particular anchor is a signal to Aquaman, from American Intelligence agents, to meet at a secret rendezvous spot. Once passwords are exchanged, Aquaman meets with an agent known only as "The Tall Man". The Tall Man informs Aquaman of a plot, by the terrorist organization O.G.R.E., to erect a barrier around the United Nations building, in New York City. With the delegates of the nations of the world all held hostage, O.G.R.E will then demand a ransom, from each delegate's native country. The weapon that will create this barrier has one weakness. It cannot penetrate water. The Tall Man proposes that Aquaman erect a water barrier around Untied Nations headquarters before O.G.R.E. can get their shield up. To that end, Aquaman, approaching from the East River, cuts a channel around the entire U.N. building, then breaks through to pressurized water veins in Manhattan's bedrock. Released from the island's sub-strata, the pressurized water rapidly erupts up through the channels, breaking through the pavement, on the streets above. The water jets completely surround the U.N. Building, forming a fast moving, high pressure, water dome cascading over the structure. With a weapon given to him by the Tall Man, Aquaman is able to accelerate the speed of the water flowing through the "dome", making it even more impenetrable. With the barrier erected, agents of O.G.R.E., already inside the U.N. building, hold the delegates hostage, at gun point. The "Tall Man" is revealed to be Krako, a high ranking member of O.G.R.E. Krako underwent reconstructive surgery to make himself look like the Tall Man. O.G.R.E. had no device for erecting a barrier around the U.N. building. The plan, all along, had been to dupe...