by Hal Erickson
synopsis
A practical joke on Aquaman is anything but funny when those merry pranksters Mera and Aqualad find themselves surrounded by the Stickmen from the water-planet Stygia. The invaders intend to lure Aquaman out into the open, then enslave the "Sea King" by zapping him with their immobilizing ray. But Aquaman is able to turn the tables on the Stickmen by deploying the trick flashlight with which Aqualad had hoped to fool him at the beginning of the episode (remember?)