Green Lantern #5

(Fall 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Ghost Town Adventure by Rutherford Montgomery (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Legion of the Lantern!! Chapter 1: Five Picked Men! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Marty Nodell (signed)

Inks

Chester Kozlak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doiby Dickles; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; General Brock; The Black Prophet (villain, introduction); Princess Valla; Prince Karl; Lt. Smith; Legion of the Lantern [Yank Jones; Reb Stuart; Inad Hohay] (introduction)

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.

Indexer Notes

Finger script credit per Craig Delich. We formerly credited Ted Udall.

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!"

[Seven Flags Have Flown Over California; The First Flag to Reach the North Pole!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Flying Colors / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Jenks (signed)

Pencils

John Jenks (signed)

Inks

John Jenks (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Legion of the Lantern!!] Chapter 2: Swords of the Sahara (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Marty Nodell (signed)

Inks

Chester Kozlak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doiby Dickles; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; General Brock; The Legion of the Lantern [Yank Smith; Reb Stuart; Inad Hohay]; The Black Prophet (villain); 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."

Indexer Notes

Finger script credit from Craig Delich. We formerly credited Ted Udall.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

We Were All Kids Once! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh sure! It'll be perfectly all right...

Genre

humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Sweet Adeline / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wish we had our old store back...

Genre

humor

Characters

Adeline

An Important Message to Members of the All-American Flying Club (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[The Legion of the Lantern!!] Chapter 3: Triumph in the Desert! (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Marty Nodell (signed)

Inks

Chester Kozlak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doiby Dickles; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Legion of the Lantern [Reb Stuart; Yank Smith; Inad Hohay]; Black Prophet (villain); Captain Kortz

Synopsis

The team fights valiantly, but is captured. Then --- the unexpected occurs: one of the men turns traitor!

Indexer Notes

Finger script per Craig Delich. We formerly credited Ted Udall.

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!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Mutt and Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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All-Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Flying Serpent of Yucatan (Table of Contents: 14)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Fat and Slat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dirt - dirt - dirt!!

Genre

humor

Characters

Fuller Phun; Archibald Clubb

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Legion of the Lantern!!] Chapter 4: Spy's Showdown! (Table of Contents: 16)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Marty Nodell (signed)

Inks

Chester Kozlak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doiby Dickles; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; 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.

Indexer Notes

Finger script credit per Craig Delich. We formerly credited Ted Udall.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Choose Your Prize! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)