Lagoon Boy

Lagoon Boy
Lagoon Boy (bottom right), alongside the Titans East, as depicted inTitans East Special#1 (January 2008). Art byIan Churchill.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Aquaman#50 (December 1998)
Created by	Erik Larsen Eric Battle
In-story information
Team affiliations	Titans East Young Justice
Abilities	Amphibious physiology Superhuman strength Speed swimming Aquatic adaption Superhuman endurance Superhuman stamina Ability to breathe freely underwater Sharp claws and teeth Ability to blow up like apuffer fish Psionic/Mental control over sea creatures; telepathic and empathic Hydrokinesis Create, manipulate and mold water into any shape or form Create semisolid constructs of water Create a strong wave or whirlpool

Lagoon Boyis a fictionalsuperheropublished byDC Comics.His name and appearance are references to thetitle characterfrom the classic horror feature filmCreature from the Black Lagoon.

Publication history

Lagoon Boy first appeared inAquamanvol. 5 #50 (December 1998) and was created byErik Larsen.

Fictional character biography

No writer has yet provided an origin story for Lagoon Boy. In his first appearance, he is allowed intoAtlantisas part of an attempt byAquamanto make Atlantis more open to those living outside the city by granting them citizenship. His presence is met with protests by many elitist Atlanteans. Lagoon Boy comes to the citizenship ceremony on the day of Aquaman andMera's marriage. While there he befriends Blubber, a humanoid whale with a genius IQ, and his mermaid assistant Sheeva.Aquaman#54 reveals that the three characters have begun calling themselves "The Land-Lovers" as they were underwater creatures who were fascinated with the world over water. Blubber creates a device which allows Atlanteans to view television from the surface world, and the trio head up to the surface world to explore and compare it to the television broadcasts they had seen. Their appearance creates a huge disturbance and theCoast Guardis quickly called. Aquaman rescues the Land-Lovers from persecution and sends them back to Atlantis.

After Erik Larsen's run onAquamanended, the Land-Lovers did not reappear in the title. Lagoon Boy was used shortly before the end of Larsen's run by writerChuck Dixon,who wrote theYoung Justice Special#1 (No Man's Land) story. In the story, the male members of Young Justice (Superboy,RobinandImpulse), head forGotham Cityand meet Lagoon Boy. They join together to stopKobra.Lagoon Boy reappears inYoung Justice: Sins of Youth,where he is aged to adulthood. He helps Young Justice againstKlarion the Witch BoyandBlack Manta,and he assists theJSA,JLAandthe Titansin ending the wild mixture of science and magic which had been causing the transformations.

Lagoon Boy later displays the ability to command, or at least enlist the aid of,humpback whalesto cause a riptide on the shores of the rogue nation of Zandia, aiding Young Justice in the process.Robin and Lagoon Boy team up to stop a sea monster from damagingGotham Harborand force its return to the sea.Lagoon Boy was briefly shown inInfinite CrisiswhenThe Spectrewreaks havoc on the people of Atlantis. He is shown fighting the Spectre alongside many Atlanteans and their allies. Lagoon Boy is one of the few survivors after Spectre squashes the city.

Over a year after Young Justice disbands, Lagoon Boy is recruited alongside several other obscure teenaged heroes as part of a Teen Titans spin-off team known as theTitans Eastbefore being comatose after he and the rest of the Titans are attacked byTrigon's children.

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted the DC Universe in "The New 52".Lagoon Boy appears as a member of the Teen Titans five years in the future.

During the "Heroes in Crisis"storyline, Lagoon Boy is seen at the Sanctuary rehabilitation center before being killed by a mysterious assailant.However, he is later replaced with a 31st-century clone.

Powers and abilities

Lagoon Boy is an amphibious boy. He is small in stature, but strong, quick and durable. His body is covered in green scales and fins and he has sharp claws and teeth. When excited, Lagoon Boy also has the ability to blow up like apuffer fish,which makes him appear to be much larger and more intimidating, making him physically more powerful and develop quills that can cause great pain to other opponents who cross his path.

Lagoon Boy discovers a conch horn that allows him to call out to his Spotty, a monstrous animal from the undersea trench called theDevil's Deep.Lagoon Boy has also displayed the ability to commandhumpback whales.At this point, it is unclear just how much control he has over them. He could also conjure and mold water into any shape he saw fit, using it as a jettison device to reach a flying Powerboy.

While not a superpowerper se,he also has access to wealth acquired from submerged ships and cities.

Other versions

An alternate universe incarnation of Lagoon Boy appears inTeen Titans: Earth Oneas a member of the Teen Titans.

In other media

Television

Lagoon Boy, also known asLa'gaan,appears inYoung Justice,voiced byYuri Lowenthal.This version is a student at the Conservatory of Sorcery and a member of theTeam,who displays a cocky, arrogant, and thrill-seeking personality. Additionally, he is the estranged friend ofAqualadand the boyfriend ofMiss Martianwho displays a romantic rivalry with her ex-boyfriendSuperboy.Near the end of the season, Miss Martian starts to rekindle her relationship with Superboy and eventually breaks up with Lagoon Boy. As of the third season, Lagoon Boy has left the Team, returned to Atlantis, and joined the royal guard. In the fourth season, he is revealed to be bisexual, in a three-waypolyamorousmarriage, and raising a baby. Later in the season, he joins theJustice Leagueas the thirdAquaman,sharing the mantle alongside Kaldur and their mentor.

Video games

• Lagoon Boy appears inYoung Justice: Legacy,voiced again by Yuri Lowenthal.
• Lagoon Boy appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

• Lagoon Boy appears inTeen Titans Go!#52 as an alternate alias ofRobby Reedafter his H-Dial borrowsAqualad's powers.
• Lagoon Boy appears in issue #14 of theYoung Justicetie-in comic.

External links

• Lagoon BoyonDC Database,aDC Comicswiki