Green Lantern #159 [Direct]
(December 1982)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
20
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor, credited); Ernie Colón (editor, credited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

Enter: Evil Star! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Keith Pollard (signed as pollard)
Inks
Keith Pollard (signed as pollard)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?

Job Number
C-753
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Evil Star
Synopsis
Green Lantern and Evil Star battle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

You're Building for Real. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lego Expert Builder Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

When Evil Stars Begin to Fall! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mike W. Barr (credited)
Pencils
Keith Pollard (layouts, credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (finishes, credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-8280
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Evil Star; Starlings; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Eddore of Tront]; Carol Ferris (thought image); Thomas Kalmaku (thought image); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (thought image); Donny Weems
Synopsis
Evil Star relates his origin as he battles Green Lantern. He is re-imprisoned and events of future issues, featuring Eddore of Tront and Donny Weems, are foreshadowed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

References Green Lantern #131 and Tales of the Green Lantern Crops #1-3.

Now Bubble Yum is Super Yum (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Saturday Sept. 25th Is Pac-Man Day on ABC-TV! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

ABC TV Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Circle of Flavors! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Starcade (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

CBS TV Network / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Battle Action Continues with Sgt. Rock Playsets! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Remco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Ernie Colón (credited as Colon)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Matt Doran, Klegs de Mourae e Silva, Bob Lackey, Richard Grizzle, Anthony Cardno, and L. Ledmond Bonser.

Eyes of the Sea! (Table of Contents: 9)

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited)
Pencils
Jerome Moore (credited)
Inks
Rodin Rodriguez (credited as Rodin L. Rodriguez)
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan (credited)
Letters
Phil Felix (credited)

Job Number
J-8325
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [a Peneloan] (unnamed)
Synopsis
After saving some of his fellows from an earthquake, the Green Lantern of Penelo discovers that the source of the earthquake is alien raiders altering the activity of the planet's sun.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Green Lantern #160.

Defend the Galaxy (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

TSR Hobbies, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Triple Free Offer!!! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Burnin' Key Cars; Tough Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Your Own Pan*Ocean AM/FM Stereo Receiver for Only $19.95 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Clark candy bars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wow! They're Out of this World! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Dynamic Dimensions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Enter: Evil Star!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. You're Building for Real.
    Lego Expert Builder Series
  3. 2. When Evil Stars Begin to Fall!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Now Bubble Yum is Super Yum
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. Saturday Sept. 25th Is Pac-Man Day on ABC-TV!
    ABC TV Network
  6. 5. Circle of Flavors!
    Life Savers
  7. 6. Starcade
    CBS TV Network
  8. 7. The Battle Action Continues with Sgt. Rock Playsets!
    Remco
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  10. 9. Eyes of the Sea!
    Tales of the Green Lantern Corps
  11. 10. Defend the Galaxy
    TSR Hobbies, Inc.
  12. 11. Triple Free Offer!!!
    Burnin' Key Cars; Tough Wheels
  13. 12. Get Your Own Pan*Ocean AM/FM Stereo Receiver for Only $19.95
    Clark candy bars
  14. 13. Wow! They're Out of this World!
    Dynamic Dimensions
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore