(August 1979)

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Volume
17
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-05-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051508
Editing
Jack C. Harris (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #168.
This issue has variants:

The Gravity Connection (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Alex Saviuk (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Joe Letterese

Job Number
C-123
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's missing my rope arrow, Lantern -- You've got to save him!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Andy Vorpal
Synopsis
Andy Vorpal falls from a building under construction.

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

We Wear Spot-bilt Just Like O.J. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Spot-bilt shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Gravity Connection! (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-5999
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Kari Limbo; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]; Guy Gardner (photo cameo); Karsh'Klesh voyagers; Andy Vorpal; Mrs. Vorpal
Synopsis
Green Lantern accidentally activates an anti-gravity artifact that Kari Limbo has and reunites it with the Karsh'Klesh, thus saving them from crashing onto Saturn. Just before he uses it, Green Arrow uses the artifact to save Andy Vorpal from falling off a building.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow and Green Lantern split into parallel, separate adventures. References Guy Gardner as missing. Dinah Lance does not appear in Black Canary costume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fruit Stripe Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Two Big Hits (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Try These for Size! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Pete Rose Batting Practice / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Into The War -- (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Pick Up Sticks. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Supershirts! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Heroes World / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Remote Controlled Car with Light] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Digital Marketing / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Because You Demanded It! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

DC Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

$10,000 Reward! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Coin Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as JCH)
Pencils
Gil Kane; Curt Swan (illustrations)
Inks
Gil Kane; Murphy Anderson (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-287
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Letters from George Sullivan, Ralph Abernathy, Jim Feinberger, and Randy McGuire, with an illustration.

Volume 79, Issue 23 - Week of May 21, 1979 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Action! Power! Accuracy! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Gravity Connection
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  2. 1. We Wear Spot-bilt Just Like O.J.
    Spot-bilt shoes
  3. 2. The Gravity Connection!
    Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  4. 3. ["Hey kids, have as much fun in Fruit Stripe Land as you do chewing Fruit Stripe Gum."]
    Fruit Stripe Gum
  5. 4. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory
  6. 5. Two Big Hits
    Hostess
  7. 6. Try These for Size!
    DC Comics
  8. 7. ["Hey Pete!"]
    Pete Rose Batting Practice
  9. 8. Get Into The War --
    DC Comics
  10. 9. Pick Up Sticks.
    Slim Jim
  11. 10. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. Supershirts!
    Heroes World
  13. 12. [Remote Controlled Car with Light]
    Digital Marketing
  14. 13. Because You Demanded It!
    DC Comics
  15. 14. $10,000 Reward!
    Coin Values Co.
  16. 15. Write Right Now!
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Rings and Arrows
  18. 17. Volume 79, Issue 23 - Week of May 21, 1979
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  19. 18. Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  20. 19. Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman
    Corgi Toys
  21. 20. Action! Power! Accuracy!
    Daisy Air Rifles
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
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore