(September 1980)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
18
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980-06-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051509
Editing
Jack C. Harris (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Paul Levitz (credited) (editorial coordinator); Jack Adler (credited) (vice-president production); Jenette Kahn (credited) (publisher)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #180.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed as PEREZ [no spaces])
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as dg)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
?

Job Number
C-390
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
Green Lantern charges his ring.

Superscale. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sabotage Sinister! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Joe Staton (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Job Number
J-6579
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Norbert Newley; Barney Depardo; Depardo's gang; Ethel; Seymour
Synopsis
Green Lantern foils a diamond smuggling ring that had hidden the gems in seats made in Africa and used in Ferris aircraft.
Reprints

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

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Matter of Good Taste (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Trial of Arkkis Chummuck: Verdict (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Toomey (credited)
Pencils
Alex Saviuk (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-5682
Feature Logo
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Arkkis Chummuck]; Green Lantern [Malet Dasim]; Green Lantern [Chaselon] (cameo); Green Lantern (of Xanshi) (flashback); Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (cameo); Guardians of the Universe; Xanshians; Tarrik (flashback, death); The Foremost (flashback, death)
Synopsis
Arkkis Chummuck explains how he stopped the destruction of Xanshi by the forces of his own planet, and his trial before his fellow Green Lanterns ends with Malet Dasim assigned as his probation advisor.
Reprints

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

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

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Write Right Now!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Brain Beast (Table of Contents: 10)

Adam Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Pencils
Rodin Rodriguez (credited as Rodin L. Rodriguez)
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez (credited as Rodin L. Rodriguez)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Job Number
J-6787
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Brain Beast; Londar; Alanna; Sardath; Akalonians
Synopsis
The Akalonians on Rann have created a beast that they control by harnessing their combined brain power, and Adam causes it to fade away by appealing to those among the Akalonians who are opposed to war.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story originally written (but not drawn) to be back-up story in Star Hunters, per The Comic Reader #178.

It's Almost Ready! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Job Number
L-555

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ricky Barns and Michael N. Tierstein.

Earn Famous Name Prizes Or Cash (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Power! Accuracy! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Superscale.
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. Sabotage Sinister!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Get The Newest Number Yum!
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory
  6. 5. A Matter of Good Taste
    Batgirl; Hostess Twinkies
  7. 6. The Trial of Arkkis Chummuck: Verdict
    Green Lantern Corps
  8. 7. Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  9. 8. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. [Write Right Now!]
  11. 10. Brain Beast
    Adam Strange
  12. 11. It's Almost Ready!
    DC Comics
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  14. 13. Earn Famous Name Prizes Or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  15. 14. Power! Accuracy!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore