A notorious pirate and assassin, Black Manta is one of the most ruthless and feared super villains on Earth, and Aquaman's mortal enemy.
Origin[]
A former child slave at sea, Black Manta developed an extreme love and hate for the sea and after freeing himself, created a new identity for himself as Black Manta, the fearsome pirate.
Biography[]
Black Manta's full name and parentage remains unknown.
In other media[]
This character is used in several cartoons in which Aquaman appears: Super Friends, Justice League Unlimited, Batman The Brave and the Bold, the series Smallville, and the Aquaman film. In the case of Justice League the character had a different name (ironically it did not appear in an episode in which Aquaman appears) and another character this time with the correct name appeared in the comic books based on the cartoon.