Lagoon Boy

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Lagoon Boy
Aquaman #50 (December 1998)
Created byErik Larsen
Eric Battle
In-story information
Team affiliationsTitans East
Young Justice
AbilitiesAmphibious 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 a
    puffer 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 Boy is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. His name and appearance are references to the title character from the classic horror feature film Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Publication history

Lagoon Boy first appeared in Aquaman vol. 5 #50 (December 1998) and was created by Erik Larsen.

Fictional character biography

No writer has yet provided an origin story for Lagoon Boy. In his first appearance, he is allowed into

Coast Guard
is quickly called. Aquaman rescues the Land-Lovers from persecution and sends them back to Atlantis.

After Erik Larsen's run on Aquaman ended, the Land-Lovers did not reappear in the title. Lagoon Boy was used shortly before the end of Larsen's run by writer

JLA and the Titans
in 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,

The Spectre wreaks 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.[3]

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 the Titans East. He and the rest of the Titans are severely injured after being attacked by the children of Trigon on a routine training exercise.[4]

In a scene taking place just hours prior to the events of

Cyborg that Lagoon Boy is still in a coma.[5]

In 2011, DC Comics rebooted the DC Universe in "The New 52". Lagoon Boy appeared as a member of the Teen Titans five years in the future.[6]

During the "Heroes in Crisis" storyline, Lagoon Boy is seen at Sanctuary where he is dealing with the trauma of the deaths when a mysterious assailant massacred his teammates in the Titans East team. He is among the heroes who were killed by a mysterious assailant and was found with a knife in his chest.[7]

In The Flash #791, it was revealed that the hero Goldbug has replaced all of the dead heroes with clones from the 31st century and that they were all actually alive.

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 a

puffer 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 the Devil's Deep. Lagoon Boy has also displayed the ability to command humpback 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.[8]

While not a superpower per se, he also has access to wealth acquired from submerged ships and cities.[9]

Other versions

Earth One

In Teen Titans: Earth One Vol. 2, Lagoon Boy is a new member of the Titans.[10]

In other media

Television

Lagoon Boy, also known as La'gaan, appears in Young Justice, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. Introduced in the second season, this version is a student at the Conservatory of Sorcery and a member of the Team, who displays a cocky, arrogant, and thrill-seeking personality. Additionally, he is the estranged friend of Aqualad and the boyfriend of Miss Martian who displays a romantic rivalry with her ex-boyfriend Superboy. 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-way polyamorous marriage, and raising a baby. Later in the season, he is elected to join the Justice League as the third Aquaman, sharing the mantle alongside Kaldur and their mentor.

Miscellaneous

  • Lagoon Boy appears Teen Titans Go! #52 as an alternate alias of Robby Reed after his H-Dial borrows Aqualad's powers.
  • Lagoon Boy appears in issue #14 of the Young Justice tie-in comic.

References

  1. ^ Young Justice #50 (December 2002)
  2. Robin
    (vol. 4) #83–84 (December 2000 – January 2001)
  3. ^ Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006)
  4. ^ Titans East Special (January 2008)
  5. ^ Titans (vol. 2) #2 (July 2008)
  6. ^ Teen Titans: Future's End #1. DC Comics
  7. ^ Heroes in Crisis #1. DC Comics.
  8. ^ Titans East Special (January 2008)
  9. ^ Aquaman (vol. 5) #54 (April 1999)
  10. ^ Teen Titans: Earth One Vol. 2

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