Green Lantern #6

(May-June 1961)

Still 10c (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for DC holding the line on their comics.

The World of Living Phantoms! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 24.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (introduction); Carol Ferris; Ibr (villain); Kadmun; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Alyssha (alien); Cosmo (alien)

Synopsis:

When Tomar-Re has emergencies on two planets at the same time he has to call Hal Jordan to come help. Hal travels to the planet Aku and stops a revolt by the thought images of the original alien race. Hal then travels to Tomar-Re's homeworld and helps him fight off an alien invasion.

Reprinted:

• in DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #17 (Summer 1975)
• in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #2
• in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Introduction of Tomar-Re, the first alien Green Lantern.
Story comprised of three parts: Chapter One is 8 pages, Chapter Two is 10 pages, and Chapter Three is 6.67 pages.

["Meet the New Monarch of the Deep..."] (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Aqualad

Indexer Notes

House ad for Showcase #32 (May-June 1961) featuring Aquaman; advertised as "On Sale".
(Interestingly, the Still 10c box is white in the promo ad, but red on the actual published cover, perhaps indicating that DC felt a shout was better than a whisper.)

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Children are lectured about the frequency of accidents injuring the eye and how to prevent them.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Blunder Stories (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern's Mail Chute / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Gil Kane (logo illustration)

Inks:

Joe Giella (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from F.N.*; Billy Clapper; Richard Simcax; James Richard Owen; Joe Coglianese; Mike Sumner; and Rick Wood. (Interestingly, F.N. suggests "why shouldn't the people who spot blunders think up an explanation for them instead of merely mentioning them?" Three years later, Stan Lee originated the Marvel No-Prize, utilizing this very premise.)

["The water level of a river..."] (Table of Contents)

It's Hard To Believe But -- / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Four panels with text.

For The Very Best... and Still 10c (Table of Contents)

Adam Strange; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Mystery in Space #67 (May 1961) and Flash #120 (May 1961), both advertised as "On Sale March 2nd".