(February 1978)

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Volume
16
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-11-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051502
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (associate editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #150.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern and Green Arrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Grell (signed); Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
S-2788
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Holy Hannah! How do I save Green Lantern from bein' strangled by his own power ring?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Synopsis
Green Lantern's ring forms a noose around his own neck.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Sable Lady (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Big Braintrust Boom! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern and Green Arrow / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Frank McGinty (credited)
Pencils
Alex Saviuk (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
S-2663
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Miss Downing; Wilhelm Baggins [aka. Bill Baggett]; security guards at Braintrust, Inc.; Hector Hammond; Jim Jordan; Sue Jordan
Synopsis
Hector Hammond has escaped from prison by mentally convincing others to parole him and set up a shell corporation and religious cult to work from. Green Lantern and Green Arrow stumble on his network, run by Bill Baggett, and capture Hammond.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

References Justice League of America #104 and Green Lantern #67.

Powerfun! BB & Pellet Guns by Crosman. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Crosman Powerfun guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hands of Steel (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Lamdra Institute / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Get Rich and Famous. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Clark candy bars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fastest Growing Sea-Monkeys of All Time! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Satisfy Your Meat Tooth. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Discount Magic and Jokes (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

J.A.R. Discounts, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Showcase #97 Presents Power Girl (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

All 5 Posters for Only $2.00 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Poster Bonanza / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Way for the Explosive First Issue of Firestorm (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Most Spectacular Super-Hero Battle of All Time! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms Make All the Difference! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Rings and Arrows / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
#S-2796
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Letters regarding Green Lantern #97 from: Ed Via, Willis Nalle, Craig Boldman, and Robert Sallion, with an illustration.

Volume 77 Issue 47 - Week of November 21, 1977 (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Build Your Own Air Force (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Super Hero Time Machine (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Holy Hannah! How do I save Green Lantern from bein' strangled by his own power ring?"]
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  2. 1. Sable Lady
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  3. 2. The Big Braintrust Boom!
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  4. 3. Powerfun! BB & Pellet Guns by Crosman.
    Crosman Powerfun guns
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fun Factory
  6. 5. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  7. 6. Hands of Steel
    Lamdra Institute
  8. 7. Get Rich and Famous.
    Clark candy bars
  9. 8. Fastest Growing Sea-Monkeys of All Time!
    Sea-Monkeys
  10. 9. Satisfy Your Meat Tooth.
    Slim Jim
  11. 10. Discount Magic and Jokes
    J.A.R. Discounts, Inc.
  12. 11. Showcase #97 Presents Power Girl
  13. 12. All 5 Posters for Only $2.00
    Poster Bonanza
  14. 13. Make Way for the Explosive First Issue of Firestorm
  15. 14. Write Right Now!
  16. 15. The Most Spectacular Super-Hero Battle of All Time!
  17. 16. Write Right Now!
  18. 17. Strong Arms Make All the Difference!
    Mike Marvel
  19. 18. ["Yes, you can subscribe to your favorite DC comics!"]
    DC Comics
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Rings and Arrows
  21. 20. Volume 77 Issue 47 - Week of November 21, 1977
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    American Circle Products
  23. 22. Build Your Own Air Force
    Monogram Models
  24. 23. The Super Hero Time Machine
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore