Atlantean Army

The Atlantean Army is a fictional organization that could apply to various interpretations of the mythical kingdom of Atlantis. The most promiment examples of this military body is found in both DC Comics and Marvel Comics continuities. Each publishing house boasts their own interepretation of Atlantis. In DC, the Atlantean Army is most commonly associated with the character of Aquaman. In Marvel, it is associated with the Sub-Mariner. The DC Comics version of the Atlantean Army first appeared in Action Comics #18 in November, 1939 in the Zatara story, "The Atlantis Mystery". This version of the Army was patterned after the style of ancient Roman legionnaires. In the DC Extended Universe, members of the Atlantean Army were shown wearing hi-tech suits of body armor in the 2018 feature film version of Aquaman.