Aquaman #43

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Aquaman is injured after encountering a race of slow-moving giants. Meanwhile, Aqualad recovers from his own wounds and goes in search for his mentor, starting at the sight of the Sorcerers' city!Aquagirl, concerned over the rising tyranny of Atlantis' substitute ruler, Narkran, looks to Aqualad for advice. At the Atlantean hospital, where Aqualad has been recovering from his injuries, Aquagirl discovers that Aquaman's young partner has checked himself out, much to the surprise of his doctors. Suffering from memory loss, Aqualad has departed Atlantis, intent on aiding Aquaman, in recovering Mera, from the shimmering village of the sea sorcerers. Upon arrival at the site, Aqualad can find no trace of the medieval village. Pondering his options, he is unaware that he is being watched by a trio of lavender-scaled fish men. They surround and attack the young hero. Though Aqualad fights back valiantly, he is overwhelmed, netted, and dragged away. Meanwhile, Aquaman, suffering badly from an injury sustained in a recent battle with the Black Manta, continues the search for his missing wife, Mera. Spying the same churning water phenomena that beset him just prior to Mera's abduction, Aquaman investigates. Entering a large cavern, Aquaman discovers a hidden Greco-Roman colony of immobile giants. He is not alone in his discovery. A deep sea diver is also on the scene. The purpose of his presence unknown, Aquaman warily approaches the man from the surface.Aquaman succumbs to the severity of his injury. When he recovers, he finds himself onboard a submarine. His wound has been tended to by the deep sea diver. He identifies himself as Phil Darson, an amateur undersea explorer. Darson reveals that the giants are not actually paralyzed, but are, in actuality, just moving at an incredibly slow rate. Darson has been studying the colony for some time. During the course of their conversation, Darson reveals that surface scientists have worked out a method for creating the churning water...