Green Lantern
#121
(October 1979)
- Volume
- 17
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1979-07-17
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893051510
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris (credited); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
The Steel Vengeance
Green Lantern and Green Arrow / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Job Number
- C-143
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fly, Lantern -- Fly or you'll fall to your death!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Synopsis
- Green Lantern falls out of an airplane towards his free-falling ring.
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
![Cover Thumbnail for Green Lantern (1960 series) #121 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1688/w100/1688456.jpg?3948297249907605128)
![Cover Thumbnail for Green Lantern (1960 series) #121 [Whitman]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1010/w100/1010479.jpg?6415271714124390111)
A 23rd Century Odyssey Now
Star Trek the Motion Picture / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Enterprise crew (photos of actors)
Indexer Notes
Ad for movie from Paramount Pictures Corporation.
On inside front cover.
The Steel Vengeance!
Green Lantern and Green Arrow / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (credited)
- Letters
- Ben Oda (credited)
- Job Number
- J-6086
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake-Lance]; Kari Limbo; Carol Ferris; El Espectro; unnamed common criminals; U.S. Navy personnel
- Synopsis
- After the wreck of Hal's semi truck, he and Green Arrow hunt El Espectro and capture him. Meanwhile, Carol Ferris offers a flight job to Hal and Kari Limbo proposes marriage, which Hal accepts.
- Reprints
-
in Grüne Leuchte (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #9/1980 (September 1980) -
in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #2 (novembre 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Carol Ferris re-appears after a long absence. References Green Lantern #116. Kari has visions which may be of the lost Guy Gardner.
Fruit Stripe Gum Sweepstakes
Fruit Stripe Gum / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Yipes
Indexer Notes
Ad for gum from Life Savers, Inc. For the sweepstakes, the ad includes a "what's wrong with this picture" activity as the entry form.
On first page between pages 4-5 of the story.
Super Gifts & Gimmicks
Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toys and novelties.
On second page between pages 4-5 of the story.
Saves the Astronauts
Hostess Fruit Pies; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; two astronauts
- Synopsis
- A space shuttle cannot be reached by radio signal, so Wonder Woman leaves them a trail of Hostess Fruit Pies to guide them back to earth.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form for Hostess Fruit Pies from Continental Baking Company.
On first page between pages 8-9 of the story.
Take a Terrifying Trip Through the... Time Warp
Time Warp / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Time Warp #1, with cover shown, on sale July 19th. Letters credit from Todd Klein.
On second page between pages 8-9 of the story.
Gumfighting Practice and Techniques.
Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for bubble gum from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, with instructions on how to win a bubble fight.
On first page between pages 10-11 of the story.
[500!]
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Action Comics #500, with cover shown, on sale July 19th.
On second page between pages 10-11 of the story.
Comic Strips.
Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Davis ?; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Jack Davis ?; ? (photo)
- Colors
- ?; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Ad for meat snacks.
On top of third page between pages 10-11 of the story.
Fun to Use!
Dennison Glue Stics / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for glue sticks with DC and Marvel super heroes on the sticks.
On bottom of third page between pages 10-11 of the story.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions to Green Lantern.
On fourth page between pages 10-11 of the story.
New! H-O Scale Military Figures!
Atlantic Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for model military figures for use in gaming or as toys.
On first page between pages 12-13 of the story.
The Little Books that Pack a Big Punch!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Batman and Jonah Hex December #2 issues, both on sale August 9th.
On second page between pages 12-13 of the story.
Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
On top of first page between pages 16-17 of the story.
Great Snackin' Great Trackin'
Lowrey's Freshies / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for meat snacks from Lowrey's division of Beatrice Foods Company.
On bottom of first page between pages 16-17 of the story.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ads in classified format for comics, Centuri model rockets, body building, high school rings, stamps, Wild'n Crazy Tee Shirts, and more. This page was formerly titled "Write Right Now!"
On second page between pages 16-17 of the story.
[no title indexed]
Rings and Arrows / letters page / 1 page
- 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-333
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Indexer Notes
Letters about Green Lantern #115-116 from Tamsyn O'Flynn, Wallace L. Hopkins, and Gary Thompson, with an illustration.
[no title indexed]
The Answer Man / in-house column / 0.6 page
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- F-106
- Feature Logo
Ask the Answer Man
Number 48 Fred Hembeck
DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.4 page
- Script
- Mike Catron
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- biography
- Synopsis
- Short biography of Fred Hembeck.
Indexer Notes
Script credit confirmed by Michael Catron.
132 Roman Soldiers
Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy soldiers.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for greeting cards and gifts.
On inside back cover.
-
0.
The Steel Vengeance
Green Lantern and Green Arrow -
1.
A 23rd Century Odyssey Now
Star Trek the Motion Picture -
2.
The Steel Vengeance!
Green Lantern and Green Arrow -
3.
Fruit Stripe Gum Sweepstakes
Fruit Stripe Gum -
4.
Super Gifts & Gimmicks
Fun Factory -
5.
Saves the Astronauts
Hostess Fruit Pies; Wonder Woman -
6.
Take a Terrifying Trip Through the... Time Warp
Time Warp -
7.
Gumfighting Practice and Techniques.
Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum -
8.
[500!]
DC Comics -
9.
Comic Strips.
Slim Jim -
10.
Fun to Use!
Dennison Glue Stics -
11.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics -
12.
New! H-O Scale Military Figures!
Atlantic Products -
13.
The Little Books that Pack a Big Punch!
DC Comics -
14.
Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
Grit Newspaper -
15.
Great Snackin' Great Trackin'
Lowrey's Freshies -
16.
[no title indexed]
-
17.
[no title indexed]
Rings and Arrows -
18.
[no title indexed]
The Answer Man -
19.
Number 48 Fred Hembeck
DC Profiles -
20.
132 Roman Soldiers
Roman War Soldiers -
21.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
22.
Action! Power! Accuracy!
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Douglas Sederberg
- Daniel Thingvold
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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