([December] 2016)
DC,
2016 Series
- Price
- 24.99 USD; 33.99 CAD
- Pages
- 324
- On-sale Date
- 2016-10-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [circle and serifs]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-6348-5
- Barcode
- 9781401263485 52499
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor - original series); Suzannah Rowntree (editor - collected edition); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions)
Issue Notes
Collects Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22-24 and Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1-9.
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Indexer Notes
original cover art by Michael Cho
[Title Page]
Green Lantern / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Indexer Notes
Title page with illustration from cover.
[Creator Credits]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Writer and artist credits for stories in collection plus the cover.
[2nd Title Page]
Green Lantern / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
2nd Title page with illustration from cover. Identical to previous Title page.
[Indicia and Publisher information]
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Indicia listing publisher credits
[Showcase #22]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
-
from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
-
SOS Green Lantern
Green Lantern / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (introduction, origin); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Reprinting the intro and origin of Silver Age Green Lantern.
Secret of the Flaming Spear!
Green Lantern / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris (introduction); Willard Ferris (introduction); saboteurs (villains); Frank Nichols (pilot)
- Synopsis
- Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
-
Menace of the Runaway Missile!
Green Lantern / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Dr. Parris (villain)
- Synopsis
- Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)
-
[Showcase #23]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Invisible Destroyer
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #23 (November-December 1959)
-
- Keywords
- atomic bomb
Summons from Space!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages
- 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
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #23 (November-December 1959)
-
The Invisible Destroyer!
Green Lantern / comic story / 11.67 pages
- 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
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #23 (November-December 1959)
-
[Showcase #24]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #24 (January-February 1960)
-
The Secret of the Black Museum!
Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages
- 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
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #24 (January-February 1960)
-
The Creature That Couldn't Die!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages
- 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
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #24 (January-February 1960)
-
[Green Lantern #1]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)
-
The Planet of Doomed Men
Green Lantern / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (introduction for all); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain)
- Synopsis
- Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Battery of Power; Calor (a planet); power ring
Indexer Notes
The table of contents for this collection incorrectly lists the title of the story as "The Planet of the Doomed".
Menace of the Giant Puppet!
Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Puppet-Master (introduction, villain); Carol Ferris; Biffy (small-time crook)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet-Master invents a Hypno-Ray and commits crimes using others as puppets, until he attempts to capture Green Lantern, who instead captures him. Meanwhile, Carol Ferris daydreams of marrying Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)
-
[Green Lantern #2]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; a Weaponer of Qward
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #2 (September-October 1960)
-
The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; the Weaponers of Qward, the anti-matter universe (introduction, villains); Carol Ferris; Telle-Teg; Kramen
- Synopsis
- Green Lantern learns of the anti-matter universe of Qward. He travels there to rescue the few lawful citizens and brings them to Earth and closes the portal between dimensions.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #2 (September-October 1960)
-
Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku] (introduction); Jimmy Dawes (flashback); Pieface's father (flashback); Duke Danfield (villain); Weeper; another man working for Duke Danfield
- Synopsis
- Tom Kalmakus' father and Jimmy Dawes had stumbled on a gold mine and split the map for keeping while Dawes raised money to work it, but Tom's father died and Dawes lost his map while gambling. Duke Danfield won the map half and steals Tom's half to find the gold, but Green Lantern defeats his gang and Tom discovers Hal's secret identity as Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #2 (September-October 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Introduction of Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku], who learns Green Lantern's secret identity.
[Green Lantern #3]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #3 (November-December 1960)
-
The Amazing Theft of the Power Lamp!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Weaponers of Qward (villains); Drik (villain); Chomin (villain)
- Synopsis
- Drik and Chomin travel to the Plus-Matter universe from Qward to steal Green Lantern's power battery.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #3 (November-December 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Green Lantern vs Qward
The Leap Year Menace!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern Fan Club; Carol Ferris; Mrs. Cranston; "Chiller-Diller" (villain, a creation of the power-ring); General Willis
- Synopsis
- In an attempt to dodge a marriage proposal from Carol Ferris, Green Lantern creates a menace with his power ring to distract her. This menace goes on a rampage and is stopped by Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #3 (November-December 1960)
-
[Green Lantern #4]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #4 (January-February 1961)
-
The Diabolical Missile from Qward!
Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Weaponers of Qward (villains); Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Gnaxos (robot); Kiman (Chief Weaponer) (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Qwardians send a missile to destroy Green Lantern. Tom Kalmaku is trapped in the missile's radiation and Green Lantern is forced to travel to Qward for the cure.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #4 (January-February 1961)
-
Secret of Green Lantern's Mask!
Green Lantern / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (Pages 1,2); Mike Sekowsky (Pages 3,4); Ross Andru (Pages 5-8,10,11); Carmine Infantino (Page 9); Joe Giella (Page 12)
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Woozy (villain); Chip (villain)
- Synopsis
- Carol invites Green Lantern to her party. When Hal Jordan arrives instead of Green Lantern some crooks posing as waiters go forward with an impostor Green Lantern plan to steal from the guests. Reveals the secret of Green Lantern's mask.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #4 (January-February 1961)
-
[Green Lantern #5]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #5 (March-April 1961)
-
The Power Ring That Vanished!
Green Lantern / comic story / 24.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hector Hammond (introduction, villain, origin); Carol Ferris; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Dr. Evart; Professor Paulson; Horton; Sue (friend of Carol's)
- Synopsis
- Hector Hammond captures four scientists and uses a strange meteor to evolve them and then forces them to give him advances in science.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #5 (March-April 1961)
-
[Green Lantern #6]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #6 (May-June 1961)
-
The World of Living Phantoms!
Green Lantern / comic story / 24.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (introduction); Carol Ferris; Ibr (villain); Kadmun; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Alyssha (alien); Cosmo (alien)
- Synopsis
- When Tomar-Re has emergencies on two planets at the same time he has to call Hal Jordan to come help. Hal travels to the planet Aku and stops a revolt by the thought images of the original alien race. Hal then travels to Tomar-Re's homeworld and helps him fight off an alien invasion.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #6 (May-June 1961)
-
[Green Lantern #7]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #7 (July-August 1961)
-
The Day 100,000 People Vanished!
Green Lantern / comic story / 15.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro (introduction, villain); Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Guardians of the Universe; Weaponers of Qward (villains); Ki-Mon (Korugarn alien)
- Synopsis
- In an attempt to capture Green Lantern, Sinestro captures 100,000 people from the town of Valdale. The Guardians warn Green Lantern of Sinestro's plan and Green Lantern travels to Qward to rescue the citizens of Valdale.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #7 (July-August 1961)
-
Wings of Destiny!
Green Lantern / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Terga Kalmaku; Carol Ferris; hijackers (villains)
- Synopsis
- Green Lantern accidentally changes Pieface into a bird while Green Lantern is having a dream. Later Green Lantern has to meet Terga at the airport and stop a hijacking.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #7 (July-August 1961)
-
[Green Lantern #8]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #8 (September-October 1961)
-
The Challenge From 5700 A.D.!
Green Lantern / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan, aka. Pol Manning]; Zegor warriors (villains); Solarites; Raf Tamin; Chairman Dasor; Iona Vane; gold sea monster; Dr. Vance Barnard (flashback only); Earth army
- Synopsis
- Zegors, a highly evolved gila monster form, have the earth under attack in 5700 AD, and the ruling Solarite council brings Hal Jordan to defeat them. He does so by destroying their main weapon and is returned to the present, with no knowledge of his adventure.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #8 (September-October 1961)
-
[Green Lantern #9]
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #9 (November-December 1961)
-
The Battle of the Power Rings!
Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Xax of Xaos]; Green Lantern [Chaselon of Barrio III]; Green Lantern [Larvox of T41A] Green Lantern [Rori Stroh of Rojira]; Green Lantern [NautKeLoi of Aeros]]; Sinestro (villain); Guardians of the Universe; Packer Gang
- Synopsis
- Sinestro uses his yellow power ring to siphon enough energy from various Green Lanterns to attack the Guardians of the Universe themselves.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #9 (November-December 1961)
-
Green Lantern's Brother Act!
Green Lantern / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Jim Jordan; Sue Williams; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Jack Jordan; Punchy (gangster) (villain); Looie (gangster) (villain)
- Synopsis
- Hal joins his brothers Jim and Jack Jordan to help with Jack Jordan's election campaign. Reporter Sue Williams tries to prove that Jim Jordan is Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #9 (November-December 1961)
-
Biographies
text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Biographies of John Broome, Gil Kane, and Joe Giella.
[Title Page]
Green Lantern / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Indexer Notes
Title page at back of book with illustration from cover. Identical to previous Title pages at front of book.
[Beware His Might!]
Green Lantern / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Gnaxos; radioactive sea creature; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; giant puppet; "Chiller-Diller"; Sinestro
- Synopsis
- Back cover illustrations with text on the contents of this issue.
Indexer Notes
Source of illustrations: Green Lantern Hal Jordan from Showcase #23 Cover, Carol Ferris from Showcase #23 "Summons from Space!", Gnaxos from Green Lantern #4 "The Diabolical Missile from Qward!", radioactive sea creature from Green Lantern #8 "The Challenge from 5700 A.D.!", Green Lantern Tomar-Re from Green Lantern #6 Cover, giant puppet from Green Lantern #1 Cover, "Chiller-Diller" from Green Lantern #3 "The Leap Year Menace!", Sinestro from Green Lantern #7 "The Day 100,000 People Vanished!"
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern -
1.
[Title Page]
Green Lantern -
2.
[Creator Credits]
-
3.
[2nd Title Page]
Green Lantern -
4.
[Indicia and Publisher information]
-
5.
[Table of Contents]
-
6.
[Showcase #22]
Green Lantern -
7.
SOS Green Lantern
Green Lantern -
8.
Secret of the Flaming Spear!
Green Lantern -
9.
Menace of the Runaway Missile!
Green Lantern -
10.
[Showcase #23]
Green Lantern -
11.
Summons from Space!
Green Lantern -
12.
The Invisible Destroyer!
Green Lantern -
13.
[Showcase #24]
Green Lantern -
14.
The Secret of the Black Museum!
Green Lantern -
15.
The Creature That Couldn't Die!
Green Lantern -
16.
[Green Lantern #1]
Green Lantern -
17.
The Planet of Doomed Men
Green Lantern -
18.
Menace of the Giant Puppet!
Green Lantern -
19.
[Green Lantern #2]
Green Lantern -
20.
The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!
Green Lantern -
21.
Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!
Green Lantern -
22.
[Green Lantern #3]
Green Lantern -
23.
The Amazing Theft of the Power Lamp!
Green Lantern -
24.
The Leap Year Menace!
Green Lantern -
25.
[Green Lantern #4]
Green Lantern -
26.
The Diabolical Missile from Qward!
Green Lantern -
27.
Secret of Green Lantern's Mask!
Green Lantern -
28.
[Green Lantern #5]
Green Lantern -
29.
The Power Ring That Vanished!
Green Lantern -
30.
[Green Lantern #6]
Green Lantern -
31.
The World of Living Phantoms!
Green Lantern -
32.
[Green Lantern #7]
Green Lantern -
33.
The Day 100,000 People Vanished!
Green Lantern -
34.
Wings of Destiny!
Green Lantern -
35.
[Green Lantern #8]
Green Lantern -
36.
The Challenge From 5700 A.D.!
Green Lantern -
37.
[Green Lantern #9]
Green Lantern -
38.
The Battle of the Power Rings!
Green Lantern -
39.
Green Lantern's Brother Act!
Green Lantern -
40.
Biographies
-
41.
[Title Page]
Green Lantern -
42.
[Beware His Might!]
Green Lantern
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- John Monagle
- Jim Van Dore
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