(March 1979)

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Volume
17
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978-12-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051503
Editing
Jack C. Harris (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #163.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Alex Saviuk (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
?

Job Number
C-914
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fools! Your powers haven't a chance against my weapon!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Crumbler [Alexander Percy Tuttle]
Synopsis
The Crumbler disintegrates the floor from under the heroes.

Coming for Christmas, Superman The Movie. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Superman Movies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Crimes of the Crumbler! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Alex Saviuk (credited)
Inks
Dave Hunt (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-5678
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; The Crumbler [Alexander Percy Tuttle] (first appearance); Tuttle Industries employees (unnamed)
Synopsis
Alexander Percy Tuttle has spent his company's money to develop a glove which rends atomic bonds and the three heroes stumble upon his insurance scam. Green Lantern is injured and in a hospital while a protective field he placed around a ruptured gasoline truck fades out, but Green Arrow puts out the fire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Green Lantern #115, which includes the origin of The Crumbler.

The Intergalactic Gold Eaters (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Season's Greetings from DC Comics (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

You Won't Believe It's an Airgun! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Crosman Air Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pick Up Sticks. (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Superman Yesterday...Superman Today! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Kryptonite!] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Kryptonite Rocks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Full Color Poster Spectacular #2 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Fan Club of America Posters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Be a Draftsman (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms Make All the Difference! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; Centuri Rockets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Thrilling Adventure from the DC Western Comics!! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-225
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Wally Stoelting, Bob Roman, and Kevin Brewer, with an illustration.

Volume 78, Issue 51 - Week of December 25, 1978 (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Read Why TCR IS America's Most Exciting Slotless Racing System. (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Ideal Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Limited Edition "Indy Vette" (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Fools! Your powers haven't a chance against my weapon!"]
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  2. 1. Coming for Christmas, Superman The Movie.
    Superman Movies
  3. 2. The Crimes of the Crumbler!
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  4. 3. The Intergalactic Gold Eaters
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  5. 4. Season's Greetings from DC Comics
    DC Comics
  6. 5. You Won't Believe It's an Airgun!
    Crosman Air Guns
  7. 6. Pick Up Sticks.
    Slim Jim
  8. 7. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  10. 9. Superman Yesterday...Superman Today!
    DC Comics
  11. 10. [Kryptonite!]
    Kryptonite Rocks
  12. 11. Write Right Now!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  13. 12. Full Color Poster Spectacular #2
    Fan Club of America Posters
  14. 13. Be a Draftsman
    North American School of Drafting
  15. 14. Strong Arms Make All the Difference!
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  16. 15. Write Right Now!
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; Centuri Rockets
  17. 16. Thrilling Adventure from the DC Western Comics!!
    DC Comics
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Rings and Arrows
  19. 18. Volume 78, Issue 51 - Week of December 25, 1978
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  20. 19. 204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  21. 20. Read Why TCR IS America's Most Exciting Slotless Racing System.
    Ideal Toys
  22. 21. The Limited Edition "Indy Vette"
    Monogram Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Weldon Adams
  • CTGarry
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore