The universe was subjected to another crisis when the embodiment of death, Nekron, attacked using the Black Lantern Corps, an army of resurrected evil zombies wielding power rings. Every person who had ever been dead before was vulnerable to immediate zombification. Aquaman was one of many who were revived as a zombie, with his lost hand restored to his corpse. Later, he was was among the 12 people revived by the White Lantern Central Power Battery at the dawning of the Brightest Day.