(September-October 1961)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Color; Standard Silver Age US; Saddle-stitched; Newsprint; Was ongoing series
The Challenge from 5700 A.D.! (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Jack Adler
- Colors:
- Jack Adler (see notes)
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprinted:
- in Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #10 (January 1976)
- in Green Lantern Archive (DC, 1993 series) #2
- in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 [black and white]
Indexer Notes
Wash cover. In Alter Ego #56 (Feb. 2006), in an interview, Adler told how he accomplished this art over Gil Kane's pencils: he also did the prints, color schemes and color separations for this cover. Info courtesy of Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
The Challenge From 5700 A.D.! (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / comic story / 24 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan, aka. Pol Manning]; Zegor warriors (villains); Solarites; Raf Tamin; Chairman Dasor; Iona Vane; gold sea monster; Dr. Vance Barnard (flashback only); Earth army
- Synopsis:
- Zegors, a highly evolved gila monster form, have the earth under attack in 5700 AD, and the ruling Solarite council brings Hal Jordan to defeat them. He does so by destroying their main weapon and is returned to the present, with no knowledge of his adventure.
- Reprinted:
- in DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #20 (February-March 1976)
- in Green Lantern Archive (DC, 1993 series) #2
- in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 [black and white]
Indexer Notes
First story set in 5700 A.D. with the Pol Manning secret identity. Story is in 3 chapters.
Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
What's the Difference Between -- / filler / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern's Mail Chute / letters page / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Richard C. West, Albert J. Aubry, Jr., Ken Gentry, Andy Gustafson, and Stuart Thorn
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Challenge From 5700 A.D.!
Green Lantern -
2.
[no title indexed]
What's the Difference Between -- -
3.
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern's Mail Chute
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Dwayne Best
- Dan Kocher
- David Bachman
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gregory Fischer
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