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  Black Manta   (David Hyde) is a fictional   supervillain   appearing in   American comic books   published by   DC Comics . Created by   Bob Haney   and   Nick Cardy , he made his debut in Aquaman #35 in September 1967 and has since endured as the   archenemy   of the superhero   Aquaman . The character has had numerous   origin stories   established throughout his history, having been a young boy kidnapped and enslaved by   pirates   on their ship; an   autistic   child experimented on at   Arkham Asylum ; and a ruthless   mercenary   caught in a mutual cycle of vengeance with Aquaman over the deaths of both their fathers. Despite these different versions of his past, Black Manta is consistently depicted as a cutthroat underwater villain known for using a high-tech powered armor with a large metal helmet and red eyes. The character has been adapted from the comics into variou...

Black Manta (David Hyde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy , he made his debut in Aquaman #35 in September 1967 and has since endured as the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman . The character has had numerous origin stories established throughout his history, having been a young boy kidnapped and enslaved by pirates on their ship; an autistic child experimented on at Arkham Asylum ; and a ruthless mercenary caught in a mutual cycle of vengeance with Aquaman over the deaths of both their fathers. Despite these different versions of his past, Black Manta is consistently depicted as a cutthroat underwater villain known for using a high-tech powered armor with a large metal helmet and red eyes. The character has been adapted from the comics into various forms of animated media, having most notably been voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Khary Payton in ...

Black Manta  (David Hyde) is a fictional  supervillain  appearing in  American   comic books  published by  DC Comics . Created by  Bob Haney  and  Nick Cardy , the character was introduced in  Aquaman  #35 (September 1967) as a ruthless and murderous underwater-based  mercenary , and has since endured as the  archenemy of the  superhero  Aquaman. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including several  cartoon   television series ,  animated   movies , and  video games . Black Manta made his  live-action  cinematic debut in the  2018   DC Extended Universe  film  Aquaman , portrayed by actor  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Manta ------------------------------- Aquaman  is a 2018 American  superhero film  based on the  DC Comics ...