Green Lantern (1941 series) (DC) #5

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Number	5
Volume
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	Fall 1942
Key Date	1942-10-10
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	0.10
Page Count	68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 60)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Sheldon Mayer; Ted Udall (assistant)
No Editing
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Sequence Number	1
Title	The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 1: Five Picked Men
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Lantern
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Martin Nodell (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak
No Inks
Colors	?:
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	13
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Sgt. Doiby Dickles; General Brock, V: The Black Prophet (I); Princess Valla; Prince Karl; Lt. Smith; Intro: Legion of the Lantern: Yank Jones, Reb Stuart and Inad Hohay.
Synopsis	While at a U.S.O. dance, a beautiful princess is kidnapped by a group of Nazis. Soon after her rescue by G.L., General Brock asks Alan and 3 others to form a special squad to go behind enemy lines.
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Notes	Green Lantern recites an unusual oath in this story: "I shed my Light upon the Darkness! Evil has no place to hide itself! Green Lantern goes forth to conquer!" Writer revision from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.
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Sequence Number	2
Title	Seven Flags Have Flown Over California; The First Flag to Reach the North Pole!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	filler
Feature	Flying Colors
Genre	fact
Job Number
Script	John M. Jenks (signed)
No Script
Pencils	John M. Jenks (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	John M. Jenks (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
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Sequence Number	3
Title	The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 2: Swords of the Sahara
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Lantern
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Martin Nodell (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	13
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; General Brock; he Legion of the Lantern: Yank Smith, Reb Stuart and Inad Hohay; V: The Black Prophet; Sheik Judar.
Synopsis	After fending off a Nazi attack, the hand-picked team is flown to Africa and is shot down over the Sahara region by a mysterious Arab leader called "The Black Prophet."
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Notes	Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.
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Sequence Number	6
Title	The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 3: Triumph In the Desert
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Lantern
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Martin Nodell (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	13
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; The Legion of the Lantern: Reb Stuart, Yank Smith, Inad Hohay; V: Black Prophet; Captain Kortz.
Synopsis	The team fights valiantly, but is captured. Then --- the unexpected occurs: one of the men turns traitor!
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Notes	Green Lantern recites an unusual oath in this story: "Let the light of the Lantern penetrate the dark places of ignorance and Wrong, setting all minds right and overthrowing all servants of evil!" Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.
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Sequence Number	7
Title	The Flying Serpent of Yucatan
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	text story
Feature	Hop Harrigan
Genre	aviation
Job Number
Script	?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X
Inks
No Inks	X
Colors
No Colors	X
Letters	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	2
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Hop Harrigan
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Sequence Number	8
Title	none
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	filler
Feature	Fat and Slat
Genre	humor
Job Number
Script	Ed Wheelan (signed)
No Script
Pencils	Ed Wheelan (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Ed Wheelan (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	Ed Wheelan
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Fuller Phun; Archibald Clubb.
Synopsis
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Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.
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Sequence Number	9
Title	Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 4: Spy's Showdown
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Lantern
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Martin Nodell (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	13
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Capt. Kortz; The Legion of the Lantern: Reb Stuart, Yank Smith, Inad Hohay; Irene Miller; General Brock.
Synopsis	It's the Legion of the Lantern versus Nazi Captain Kortz, as G.L. trails the infamous Nazi spy back to his HQ in America for the final showdown.
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Notes	Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.
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