(June 1980)

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Volume
18
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-03-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051506
Editing
Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #177.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Starlin (signed as Starlin)
Inks
Jim Starlin (signed as Starlin)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
C-316
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thrilling exploits of the Green Gladiator!
Genre
superhero
Characters
General Fabrikant [disguised as Green Lantern]; Hal Jordan; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]
Synopsis
Star Sapphire is commanded to kill both Green Lantern and Hal Jordan...by both men.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Saga of Johnny West (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dingo Boots / Acme Boots; Johnny West / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Attack of the Star Sapphire! (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
Todd Klein (credited)

Job Number
J-6475
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Rance Rideout; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; General Fabrikant [Fabian]; Tom Kalmaku
Synopsis
General Fabrikant of Qward makes his final move against Green Lantern by stealing the star sapphire gem and turning Carol into Star Sapphire, who he commands to kill Hal Jordan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Concluded from the preceding 3 issues. The Zamarons are called Zamaronians in this story.

Get the Newest Number Yum! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

A Flash in the Dam (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

It Begins with the Shreds of a Torn Costume... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

How Can Magazines This Small - - Be So Big in Reading Pleasure? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

You Don't Know What You're Missing! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Double the Danger! Double the Fun! (Table of Contents: 10) (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: 11) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tops in Team-Up Thrills! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[The World's Greatest Super-Heroes] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

The Super-Stars of Comics Are Super-Stars of TV, Too! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

The Wait Is Over! The Results Are In! (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Wonder Woman
Synopsis
List of winners of a recent Wonder Woman Contest.

Indexer Notes

Winners received trip to New York City and the DC offices, Wonder Woman wrist watches from Super Time, Inc., Wonder Woman sleeping bags from Henderson Sleeping Bag Company, or Wonder Woman lunch boxes from Aladdin Industries, Inc.
On second page between pages 16-17 of story.

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

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

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-500

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Roger Schoolcraft and Alicia Wu.

Volume 80, Issue 11 - Week of March 24, 1980 (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.835 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.165 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis
Superman hears a conversation incorrectly.

132 Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Attention - Little Leaguers! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Bat-Rak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Street Ball (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Thrilling exploits of the Green Gladiator!"]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. The Saga of Johnny West
    Dingo Boots / Acme Boots; Johnny West
  3. 2. The Attack of the Star Sapphire!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Get the Newest Number Yum!
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  6. 5. A Flash in the Dam
    The Flash; Hostess Twinkies
  7. 6. It Begins with the Shreds of a Torn Costume...
    DC Comics
  8. 7. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory Novelties
  9. 8. How Can Magazines This Small - - Be So Big in Reading Pleasure?
    DC Comics
  10. 9. You Don't Know What You're Missing!
    DC Comics
  11. 10. Double the Danger! Double the Fun!
    DC Comics
  12. 11. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  13. 12. Tops in Team-Up Thrills!
    DC Comics
  14. 13. [The World's Greatest Super-Heroes]
    DC Comics
  15. 14. Write Right Now!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  16. 15. The Super-Stars of Comics Are Super-Stars of TV, Too!
    DC Comics
  17. 16. The Wait Is Over! The Results Are In!
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  19. 18. Volume 80, Issue 11 - Week of March 24, 1980
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  21. 20. 132 Roman Soldiers
    Roman War Soldiers
  22. 21. Attention - Little Leaguers!
    Bat-Rak
  23. 22. Street Ball
    Spalding Sports Equipment
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore