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{{short description|Team of characters in DC Comics}}
{{Other uses|Sea devil (disambiguation)}}
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|name = Sea Devils
|publisher = [[DC Comics]]
|debut = ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #27 (August 1960)
|creators = [[Robert Kanigher]] (writer)<br>[[Russ Heath]] (artist)
|base = Windward Home
|members = Biff Bailey<br>Dane Dorrance<br>June Walton<br>Nicky Walton<br/>Miguel<br>Molo<br>Sikki
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The '''Sea Devils''' are a team of characters in comics published by [[DC Comics]].  They are a team of conventional (non-superpowered) adventurers, in undersea adventures. They were created by writer [[Robert Kanigher]] and artist [[Russ Heath]] (through issue #10).

==Fictional team history==
The team was introduced in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #27 (July–August 1960)<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah |chapter= 1960s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 101 |quote = ''Showcase'' #27 in August [1960] saw Dane Dorrance, Biff Bailey, Judy Walton, and Nicky Walton dive into underwater adventures as the Sea Devils, by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Russ Heath.}}</ref> – #29 (November–December 1960).<ref>{{cite book |last=Wells |first=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64 |date=2015 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490458 |page=20}}</ref> They then got their own title which lasted 35 issues (1961–67).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |accessdate=2 April 2020  |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/seadevls.htm |title=The Sea Devils}}</ref>

The team consisted of leader Dane Dorrance, Biff Bailey, Judy Walton (Dane's girlfriend), and Nicky Walton (Judy's younger brother).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=261}}</ref> During a one issue crossover story with the [[Challengers of the Unknown]] in ''Challengers of the Unknown'' #51, they fight the criminal group known as [[Scorpio (DC Comics)|Scorpio]]. 

The team also has affiliated allies called the International Sea Devils: Molo from Africa, Sikki from India, and Miguel from South America. They also sometimes team up with a magically cursed, green skinned amphibian man they called the Man-Fish (Juan Vallambrosa)<ref>As seen in ''Sea Devils'' #22 (April 1965).</ref> and a group of diving students called the "Tadpoles".

More than ten years after the cancellation of their title, the team takes a small part in the defeat of an alien invasion in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #100 (May 1978). Then, Dane and Judy (now married) help out Christopher Chance, the [[Human Target]] in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #486 (October–November 1979).

The Sea Devils (usually only Dane) later appear as part of the [[Forgotten Heroes]] team. Dane has also works away from the other Devils when he forms a new team to protect dolphin migration from human killers.<ref>''Animal Man'' #15</ref>

They help in another alien invasion, this time by the Apellaxians. They assist in entrapping a group of 'Mercury' aliens, assisted by Aquaman and [[Cave Carson]]. This is set chronologically early in their career.<ref>''JLA: Year One'' #11 (1998)</ref>

The Sea Devils resurface in ''[[Aquaman#Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis|Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis]]'' as the de facto paramilitary guardians of Windward Home. [[Red Torpedo|Jim Lockhart]], the former Red Torpedo, and Elsa Magnusson, the widow of [[Prince Ra-Man|Mark Merlin]], are the administrators of Windward. The Sea Devils briefly appear in [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[Final Crisis]]'', where they aid an alternate universe version of Aquaman in his battle against [[Ocean Master]]. The Sea Devils also appear in ''[[Justice League: Cry For Justice]]'', where they assist [[Wally West]] and [[Flash (Jay Garrick)|Jay Garrick]] in defusing an underwater explosive planted by [[Prometheus (DC Comics)|Prometheus]].<ref>''Justice League: Cry For Justice'' #7</ref>

In ''[[The New 52]]'' continuity reboot, the Sea Devils (composed of Dane Dorrance and Nick and Judy Walton) appear as "eco-terrorists" but remain close allies of Aquaman.<ref>''Aquaman'' (vol. 7) #17</ref>

==Other versions==

* Dan Dorrance appears in ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]'', where he becomes the director of [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]].<ref>''Convergence: Aquaman'' #1–2 (April – May 2015)</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of the Sea Devils appears in [[Tangent Comics]]. These versions are mutant humanoid fish led by [[Ocean Master]].
* An alternate universe variant of the Sea Devils appears in ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]''. This version is a government-sponsored combat group.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (Vol. 2) #44</ref>
* The Sea Devils make cameo appearances in ''[[DC: The New Frontier]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.toonopedia.com/seadevls.htm ''Sea Devils''] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240528033605/https://www.webcitation.org/6pKtmmGoV?url=http://toonopedia.com/seadevls.htm Archived] from the original on March 29, 2017.
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=SEADEVILS DCU Guide: Sea Devils]
* [http://darkmark6.tripod.com/sea_devils_index.html Sea Devils index]
* {{DCdatabase|Sea Devils}}
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