Green Lantern #59

(March 1968)

Earth's Other Green Lantern! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Grren Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (introduction); Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Sinestro (cameo); Black Hand (cameo); Shark (cameo); Sonar (cameo); Dr. Polaris (cameo)

Synopsis:

The Guardians use their scientific knowledge to show Hal what would have happened if Guy Gardner had been the first man chosen by Abin Sur to wield the power ring.

Reprints:

• in Green Lantern (DC, 1976 series) #184 (January 1985) [with some retouching by Dick Giordano]
• in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([May] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Hal Jordan's origin as Green Lantern retold and expanded.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Sparling; Ross Andru

Inks:

Jack Sparling; Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

listing of DC comics on sale in mid-January 1968; includes cover art for House of Mystery (DC, 1950 series) #173 and The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #177

You Too Can Play the Game (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Action Comics (DC, 1939 series) #360 [80 Page Giant #G-45], on sale January 9

[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

letters submitted by Mike Flesher; Jeff Pierce; Jim Vlcko

A New Star on the DC Horizon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko ?

Inks:

Steve Ditko ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73 [first Creeper], on sale January 23

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1967
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 201,700
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 223,500
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, Sonia Mondschein, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern's Mail Chute - Extra / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Terry Richey; Steve Mitchell; Mike Burns