Green Lantern #137 [British]
(February 1981)

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Volume
19
Price
0.15 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor, credited); Jack C. Harris (editor, credited)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-513
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had to travel 4,000 years into the future...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Space Ranger; Adam Strange; Gordanians
Synopsis
Green Lantern and Space Ranger are separated in time.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Adam Strange appears in a separate vignette.

The New Monogram Super Kits (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Time Times Two Equals Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Joe Staton (signed)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Space Ranger; Cryll; Commander Lorquad; Commander Krool; Myra Mason; Iona Vane; Chairman Dasor; Thomas Kalmaku (cameo); Carol Ferris (cameo); Gordanians
Synopsis
Cryll breaks Green Lantern and Space Ranger out captivity by the Gordanians, but Green Lantern is transported to Chairman Dasor's time. There, he defeats the Gordanians and is sent back to help Space Ranger do the same in his time.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First mention of the Citadel, which later plays a part of the Omega Men and Teen Titan background. Also mentions the Psions. At different times in the future, the Gordanians work for the Citadel and the Psions.

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

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Aquaman and the Space Capsule (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Road Rockets / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Adam Strange (Table of Contents: 7)

Adam Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Laurie Sutton (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (signed)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Job Number
J-7036
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath; Budgees
Synopsis
Alanna is told to wait in a certain spot for Adam for an anniversary surprise, but the Budgees have colonized the area since they were last there and they nearly kill Alanna while she waits.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

At the end of the story, it is revealed that Sardath has invented a Zeta transmitter that will allow Alanna to travel to Earth with Adam.

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

Letters by Lantern Light / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-657

Indexer Notes

Letters from Roger Schoolcraft, Rod Wahowski, and Tony Edwards. Also includes "This Month from the J.C.H. Cubicle", with information on DC Comics now on sale.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Pez / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I had to travel 4,000 years into the future..."]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. The New Monogram Super Kits
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. Time Times Two Equals Death
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. ["For a world of fun... grow amazing live sea-monkeys"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  5. 4. Aquaman and the Space Capsule
    Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  6. 5. ["Fire away at the forces of evil!"]
    Road Rockets
  7. 6. Write Right Now!
  8. 7. The Secret of Adam Strange
    Adam Strange
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Letters by Lantern Light
  10. 9. ["We're the toys that you fill with candy treats!"]
    Pez
  11. 10. ["We are looking for a few good boys and girls..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory
  13. 12. ["We challenge you."]
    Lego Toys
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