Showcase #23
(November-December 1959)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1959-09-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

Second Silver Age Green Lantern.

On-sale date from ad in Blackhawk #142 and copyright registration.

The Invisible Destroyer! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not even Green Lantern's mighty power ring can stop me from setting off this atomic bomb explosion!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Invisible Destroyer
Reprints
Keywords
atomic bomb

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

New Stars for "Old Glory" (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Dad, our flag looks different with 49 stars--but I wonder what our first flag looked like?
Genre
advocacy; history
Characters
George Washington
Synopsis
A father educates his son about the history of the American flag.
Keywords
Grand Union Flag; Stars and Stripes

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Summons from Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My power ring has no effect against this huge flying reptile!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (brief origin); Carol Ferris; a Venusian pterodactyl; Venusians
Synopsis
Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow pterodactyl-like creatures.
Reprints
Keywords
Coast City; Ferris Aircraft Company; pterodactyl; Venus

Indexer Notes

Some sources list this as Murphy Anderson inks. The Schwartz pay records list Joe Giella, as does the credits in 80-Page Giant Green Lantern Annual. Art spotter Gene Reed agrees with the Joe Giella credit. Schwartz pay records provided by DC Comics.

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

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Green Almanac (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Green dragons--during World War II, the sudden night attacks of American PT boats on Japanese vessels prompted...
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
Green Head; Green Ribbon Club; Greenland

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Venus - The Mystery Planet! (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, we know much less about Venus than most of...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Characters
V. A. Firsoff
Keywords
Venus

Indexer Notes

Facts and speculation about Venus.

Green Slang! (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Mr. Drew
Keywords
green bag; green goods; green room; Mount Mansfield

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

Stars and Their Legends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Drucker
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Andromeda; Poseidon; Perseus
Reprints
Keywords
constellations

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Myths about Perseus and Andromeda.

The Invisible Destroyer! (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Lantern / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got to use my power ring to stop that atomic bomb explosion--before it destroys Coast City!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Phantom Destroyer [aka The Invisible Destroyer] (introduction, villain); Carol Ferris; Dr. Phillips
Synopsis
When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind.
Reprints
Keywords
atomic explosion; Coast City; Los Vanemos Proving Grounds

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Brave and the Bold; Suicide Squad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Geographical Society's Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Invisible Destroyer!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. New Stars for "Old Glory"
  3. 2. Summons from Space!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Co.
  5. 4. Green Almanac
  6. 5. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets
  7. 6. Venus - The Mystery Planet!
  8. 7. Green Slang!
  9. 8. ["Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus..."]
    Stars and Their Legends
  10. 9. The Invisible Destroyer!
    Green Lantern
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold; Suicide Squad
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Geographical Society's Around the World Program
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore