(January 1980)

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Volume
18
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-10-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051501
Editing
Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #173.
This issue has variants:

The Secret of Sinestro (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
C-218
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Kari Limbo; Carol Ferris
Synopsis
Sinestro gloats while Green Lantern is held by yellow Null Rays.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Sinestro! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited) (layouts)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-6258
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Sinestro; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Carol Ferris; Tom Kalmaku; Kari Limbo (flashback); Guy Gardner (flashback); Sinestro's father (cameo)
Synopsis
Sinestro appears on Earth and lures Hal to Korugar, where he traps Hal in Null Rays while disguised as his father. Katmai breaks the trap, but Sinestro escapes to another dimension.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Green Lantern #123; story continues through Green Lantern #127.

Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mego Corp. toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Start Your Own Collection (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bburago Race & Rallye Cars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rescue (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Double Dynamite! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now, From the Greatest Movie of All Time Comes the Kenner Star Wars Toy Collection! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Star Wars toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

One Mighty Magazine Is Now Two! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Inventive Concepts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

By Overwhelming Popular Demand -- Green Lantern Goes Solo! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

You Can't Beat This Halloween Treat! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Letters by Lantern Light / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as JCH)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-394

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mark Lagasse, Bill Brennan, Jimmy Pantos, and Adam Martin with answers and an illustration.

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

The Answer Man / in-house column / 0.6 page (report information)

#55 Lois Barker (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

From the Blazing Battlefields of World War 2 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Great Galaxies!! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You've Got to Build 'Em to Believe 'Em! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret of Sinestro
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman
    Corgi Toys
  3. 2. The Secret of Sinestro!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes
    Mego Corp. toys
  5. 4. Start Your Own Collection
    Bburago Race & Rallye Cars
  6. 5. The Rescue
    Hostess Twinkies; Superman
  7. 6. Double Dynamite!
    DC Comics
  8. 7. Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts.
    Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
  9. 8. Now, From the Greatest Movie of All Time Comes the Kenner Star Wars Toy Collection!
    Star Wars toys
  10. 9. One Mighty Magazine Is Now Two!
    DC Comics
  11. 10. Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model
    Inventive Concepts
  12. 11. Write Right Now!
  13. 12. By Overwhelming Popular Demand -- Green Lantern Goes Solo!
    DC Comics
  14. 13. You Can't Beat This Halloween Treat!
    DC Comics
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    The Answer Man
  17. 16. #55 Lois Barker
    DC Profiles
  18. 17. From the Blazing Battlefields of World War 2
    DC Comics
  19. 18. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  20. 19. Great Galaxies!!
    Monogram Models
  21. 20. You've Got to Build 'Em to Believe 'Em!
    Lego Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore