Green Lantern
#39
(September 1965)
DC,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1965-07-08
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in The Brave and the Bold #61 and copyright registration.
The Fight for the Championship of the Universe!
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Brutus Force
- Reprints
-
in Top Comics Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #115 -
in Rymdmannen (Centerförlaget, 1962 series) #1/1966 -
in Groene Lantaarn Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2721 (1971) -
in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #6 (juillet 1974) -
in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #6 ([March] 2007) - in Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2008) [black and white]
- in Green Lantern Omnibus (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2011 [January 2012])
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([November] 2019)
-
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Practice Makes the Perfect Crime!
Green Lantern / comic story / 13.3 pages
- Script
- John Broome (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited) (sourced)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (credited) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Tom Kalmaku]; Carol Ferris; Black Hand [William Hand] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Black Hand uses his power-light to create the illusion that Green Lantern is Black Hand, leading to GL's arrest for stealing art treasures.
- Reprints
- in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #6 (juillet 1974)
- in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #6 ([March] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2008) [black and white]
- in Green Lantern Omnibus (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2011 [January 2012])
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([November] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 5.67 pages.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
Nature's Bill of Rights
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
on the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding 9 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern's Mail Chute / letters page / 0.5 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Bob Butts, Frank Tower, and Richard Flinchbaugh.
The Fight for the Championship of the Universe!
Green Lantern / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited) (sourced)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (credited) (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Kory (first appearance); Brutus Force (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- An intergalactic fighting champion wants a shot at Green Lantern.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #115
- in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #7 (octobre 1974) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
- in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #10 (December 1976)
-
in The Flash (K. G. Murray, 1975 series) #136 ([Circa 1976-1978]) - in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #6 ([March] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([July] 2008) [black and white]
- in Green Lantern Omnibus (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2011 [January 2012])
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)
- in Green Lantern: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([November] 2019)
-
The Kat Gets Cooled!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Showcase; Enemy Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Readers-- Why do you force Enemy Ace to kill again...
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #58, on sale July 29
on the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See Lois Lane challenge her rivals for Superman...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G-14, on sale July 15
on the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
What's All the Hullabaloo About?
Black Canary; Starman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #61
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Fight for the Championship of the Universe!
Green Lantern -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
Practice Makes the Perfect Crime!
Green Lantern -
3.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
4.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
5.
Nature's Bill of Rights
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern's Mail Chute -
9.
10 Issues of Green Lantern for Only $1.00
-
10.
The Fight for the Championship of the Universe!
Green Lantern -
11.
The Kat Gets Cooled!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT -
12.
["Readers-- Why do you force Enemy Ace to kill again..."]
Showcase; Enemy Ace -
13.
["See Lois Lane challenge her rivals for Superman..."]
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
15.
What's All the Hullabaloo About?
Black Canary; Starman -
16.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
17.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
18.
[no title indexed]
Official Mets Wrist Watch -
19.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club -
20.
Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac
Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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