Showcase #24

(January-February 1960)

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

The Secret of the Black Museum! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When the missile blasts off, the explosion will utterly destroy our enemy Green Lantern!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Moster (villain, spy); Carol Ferris

Synopsis

When a group of spies steal secret plans for a new spaceplane from Hal Jordan, Green Lantern goes into action to recover them.

Reprints

• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #11
• in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #1 ([January] 1993)
• in Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005) [black and white]
• in The Green Lantern Chronicles (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in Green Lantern Omnibus (DC, 2010 series) #1 (2010 [January 2011])
• in Green Lantern: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([April] 2017)

Keywords

amusement park; Coast City; Ferris Aircraft Company; X-500 plans

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents: 4)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's the matter, Allergy?

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Allergy; Binky

Keywords

Christmas

Indexer Notes

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

Green Superstitions (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In certain provincial areas of Europe it is thought that anyone who catches a green falling leaf in his hand during...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

emerald; May Day

Indexer Notes

Superstitions about the color green are presented.

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Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Rockets! (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As far as is known the Vanguard satellite vehicle is the only development to be completely and...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Atlas missile; Jupiter missile; Project Discoverer; Project Rover; Redstone; Thor missile

The Creature That Couldn't Die! (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've blasted this monster with every weapon my power ring can devise--and it's beaten them all off!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; cosmic-ray creature (villain)

Synopsis

A blob is turned into a giant monster when exposed to cosmic rays. It is up to Green Lantern to stop the destruction.

Reprints

• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #7
• in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #20 ([August 1960] ?)
• in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #1 ([January] 1993)
• in Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005) [black and white]
• in The Green Lantern Chronicles (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in Green Lantern Omnibus (DC, 2010 series) #1 (2010 [January 2011])
• in Green Lantern: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([April] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Carol has a dream that Hal and the Green Lantern are the same person; this prompts her to ask Hal if he is the Green Lantern.

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

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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