Iron Lantern #1 [Direct]
(June 1997)

Marvel, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1997-04-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Amalgam
Barcode
759606044122 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Glenn Greenberg (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor in chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; glossy interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Part of the DC/Marvel mashed-up Amalgam universe. Iron Lantern is a mash-up of Iron Man and Green Lantern.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Iron Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Inks
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Colors
Atomic Paintbrush (signed as ATOMIC)
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Lantern; Happy Kalmaku; H.E.C.T.O.R.; Madame Sapphire; Stewart Rhodes; Great White; Green Guardsman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

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Showdown at Stark Aircraft! (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Lantern / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek (credited)
Pencils
Paul Smith (credited)
Inks
Al Williamson (credited); Andrew Pepoy (credited); Bob McLeod (credited); Tom Palmer (credited); Al Milgrom (credited); Paul Smith (credited); Greg Adams (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited); Albert Deschesne of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft/AD)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our story opens somewhere in the uncharted vastness of deep space, where we find...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Oa, The Living Planet; Iron Lantern [Hal Stark]; H.E.C.T.O.R.; Madame Sapphire [Pepper Ferris]; Stewart Rhodes; Happy Kalmaku; Senator Harrington Ferris; Rhomann Sur (cameo, flashback); Kyle O'Brien; Green Guardsman (cameo; flashback); Gardner and Gyrich (the senator's bodyguards); Great White; Mandarinestro
Synopsis
After returning H.E.C.T.O.R. to Oa the Living Planet, Iron Lantern returns to earth where he saves Pepper Ferris when she decides to fly a new test plane. Later at a party, Iron Lantern fights Great White, who's been released by Madame Sapphire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Amalgam characters: Iron Lantern: Green Lantern and Iron Man; Oa, The Living Planet: Oa, The Guardians of the Universe and Ego, the Living Planet; H.E.C.T.O.R.: Hector Hammond and MODOK; Stewart Rhodes: John Stewart and Jim Rhodes; Pepper Ferris: Pepper Potts and Carol Farris; Happy Kalmaku: Happy Hogan and Thomas Klamaku; Rhomann Sur: Abin Sur and Rhomann Dey; Madame Sapphire: Madame Masque and Star Sapphire; Kyle O'Brien: Kyle Rayner and Michael O'Brien; Green Guardsman: Green Lantern and the Guardsman; Great White: Ultimo and the Shark; Mandarinestro: Mandarin and Sinestro

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

AmalgamNation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sock It to Oa / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Faux letters page.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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    Iron Lantern
  2. 1. Showdown at Stark Aircraft!
    Iron Lantern
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    AmalgamNation
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Sock It to Oa
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