In 1990, David wrote a seven-issue "Aquaman" miniseries, "The Atlantis Chronicles", for DC Comics, about the history of Aquaman's home of Atlantis, which David has referred to as among the written works of which he is most proud, and his first time writing in the full script format. He later wrote a 1994 "Aquaman" miniseries, "Aquaman: Time and Tide", which led to a relaunched monthly "Aquaman" series, the first 46 issues of which he wrote from 1994 to 1998. His run on "Aquaman" gained notoriety, for in the book's second issue, Aquaman lost a hand, which was then replaced with a harpoon, a feature of the character that endured for the duration of David's run on the book. More broadly, his run recast the character as an aggressive man of action, one deserving of greater respect, in contrast to the "fish-talking punch line" into which the TV series "Super Friends" had rendered him. David quit that book over creative differences.