(April 1980)

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Volume
18
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-01-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051504
Editing
Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #176.
This issue has variants:

Battleground: Oa! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
C-285
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]; Green Lantern [Medphyl]; Green Lantern [Chaselon]; Green Lantern [Xax]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; unnamed Green Lanterns]
Synopsis
The Corps are flying through space towards the reader.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Hal Jordan wears two Green Lantern rings.

Vroooommm (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Battleground: Oa! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Milt Snapinn (credited)

Job Number
J-6398
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Stel]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Medphyl]; Green Lantern [Xax]; Green Lantern [Chaselon]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]; unnamed Green Lanterns (several die)]; Sinestro; General Fabrikant [Fabian]; Weaponers of Qward; The Guardians of Oa; Carol Ferris
Synopsis
Though imprisoned within the central Power Battery, the Guardians summon the Green Lantern Corps and help Hal Jordan to break out of the battery. Several Green Lanterns die in the Weaponers' attack, but Sinestro helps the Green Lanterns after his ego is deeply bruised by the Weaponers, and the remaining Green Lanterns defeat the Weaponers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of the Power War.

In the letter column of Green Lantern #133, editor Jack C. Harris notes that the Xudarian Green Lantern in "Battleground: Oa!" is not Tomar-Re, as Tomar-Re resigned his commission some time back in a Superman Story. He promises a future story to name the new Green Lantern. However, I have never found such a story and Tomar-Re was still fighting with the Green Lanterns during the original Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline. Therefore, I have listed him as the character here, though he is unnamed in the story.

The Borrower (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts. (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[10+4+132+95] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Giant Flying Plastic Jet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ever Wonder What DC Stands For? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

The Super-Stars of Comics Are Super-Stars of TV, Too! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

A Legion of Heroes in Their World's Finest Adventures! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Journey to the Outer Realms of the Unknown! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[The World's Greatest Super-Heroes] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Letters by Lantern Light / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Alicia Wu and Boni J. McCabe, with an illustration.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 18)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Gutowitz (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Latest issue circulation = 112,300; average for the previous year = 97,300.

Volume 80, Issue 3 - January 21, 1980 (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Flash
Synopsis
Flash has taken to wearing a crown since he defeated the Royal Flush Gang.

100 pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Snap Tite!? You Bet. (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Battleground: Oa!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Vroooommm
    Corgi Toys
  3. 2. Battleground: Oa!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. The Borrower
    Hostess Twinkies; Wonder Woman
  5. 4. Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts.
    Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
  6. 5. ["Hey kids, have as much fun in Fruit Stripe Land as you do chewing Fruit Stripe Gum."]
    Fruit Stripe Gum
  7. 6. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory Novelties
  8. 7. Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  9. 8. [10+4+132+95]
    DC Comics
  10. 9. Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model
    Giant Flying Plastic Jet
  11. 10. Ever Wonder What DC Stands For?
    DC Comics
  12. 11. Write Right Now!
  13. 12. The Super-Stars of Comics Are Super-Stars of TV, Too!
    DC Comics
  14. 13. A Legion of Heroes in Their World's Finest Adventures!
    DC Comics
  15. 14. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  16. 15. Journey to the Outer Realms of the Unknown!
    DC Comics
  17. 16. [The World's Greatest Super-Heroes]
    DC Comics
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  19. 18. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  20. 19. Volume 80, Issue 3 - January 21, 1980
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  22. 21. 100 pc. Toy Soldier Set
    100 Toy Soldiers
  23. 22. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  24. 23. Snap Tite!? You Bet.
    Monogram Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore