(August-September 1947)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Fillers, characters, etc. added 3/06 by Bob Hughes. Some info [such as Doiby Dickles summoning G.L. with a green signal flare in one of the stories] and modified synopses added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
The Sky Pirate (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell
- Inks:
- Howard Purcell
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles; the Sky Pirate (Villain)
The Freedom of the Skies (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Sky Pirate (Intro); J. B. Jasper
- Synopsis:
- From out of the skies appears a new criminal that robs from the air: the Sky Pirate, whom the Green Lantern must battle in order to establish dominion of the skies.
Indexer Notes
Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Ton O' Fun / filler / 2.5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Harry Lampert
- Pencils:
- Harry Lampert
- Inks:
- Harry Lampert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Harry Lampert
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
The Lamb Who Cried Wolf (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Egbert Lamb; Sebastian Wolf (Villain)
- Synopsis:
- A young scientist's son has a problem that he feels that only Green lantern can help him solve: the fact that all he can invent are lies, and those lies have gotten Gotham City's underworld after him!
Indexer Notes
According to the splash page of this story, this tale was prepared to appear in Green Lantern #26. Writer credit revision from John Broome to Gardner F. Fox, notes and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Out of the Gag Bag / filler / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Art Helfant
- Pencils:
- Art Helfant
- Inks:
- Art Helfant
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Art Helfant
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; gags
Indexer Notes
Writer/artist revision from Ed Wheelan to Art Helfant, plus letterer credit added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
Mr. Roberts and the Piano Tuner (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ted Udall [signed as Charles King]
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Gambler Bets His Life (Table of Contents)
Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Lee Goldsmith
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; the Gambler (Villain; chronologically 3rd appearance)
- Synopsis:
- The Gambler bets that Green Lantern and the Warden will die instead of him on his execution night. He then escapes from prison on the scheduled night of his execution, believing the odds are all in his favor: after all, he has killed the Emerald Crusader!
Indexer Notes
Modified synopsis and some info added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Freedom of the Skies
Green Lantern -
2.
[no title indexed]
Ton O' Fun -
3.
The Lamb Who Cried Wolf
Green Lantern -
4.
[no title indexed]
Out of the Gag Bag -
5.
Mr. Roberts and the Piano Tuner
-
6.
The Gambler Bets His Life
Green Lantern
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Bob Hughes
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