([October] 2006)

DC, 2006 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 26.99 CAD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
2006-08-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
1-4012-0961-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401209612 51999
Editing
Bob Joy (editor - collected edition); Dan DiDio (senior vice president - executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Binding
squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Collects stories from:
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1, 31, 74, 87, 172
Green Lantern (DC, 1990 series) #3
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1999 series) #2
DC First: Green Lantern / Green Lantern (DC, 2002 series) #1
Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2005

No covers are included.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Ross (painting)
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Ross (painting)
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)
Letters
?

Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration taken from the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Barry Allen]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information with illustration from Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold #2.

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, includes illustration from Green Lantern (DC, 1990 series) #3.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter J. Tomasi
Pencils
Gil Kane; ?
Inks
Murphy Anderson; ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Feel lucky, punk?
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Peter J. Tomasi with illustrations from ? and Green Lantern #74.

SOS Green Lantern! (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Lantern / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Introduction and origin of Silver Age Green Lantern.

The Planet of Doomed Men (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Lantern / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

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
Keywords
Battery of Power; Calor (a planet); power ring

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Guardians.

Power Rings for Sale! (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lantern / comic story / 11.33 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Tom Kalmaku]; Dr. Keller; Guardians of the Universe; The Grolls (first appearance, villains)
Synopsis
Green Lantern sells power rings on the street, as a back-up plan against the Grolls.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages each.

Lost in Space! (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Lantern / comic story / 21.17 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-239
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Sinestro; Thomas Kalmaku [Pieface]; Terga Kalmaku; Keith Kalmaku
Synopsis
Sinestro reveals that he gave Carol Ferris the gem that transformed here into Star Sapphire again. However, she turns against him when she realizes that he wants to kill Green Lantern.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story across 22 pages, but pages 8 is 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page. Story continues from Green Lantern #73.

Beware My Power (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-990
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guy Gardner; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [John Stewart] (intro); Jeremiah Clutcher
Synopsis
When Guy Gardner is injured, the Guardians of the Universe instruct Hal Jordan to train another back-up, but John Stewart has different ideas about how to be a Lantern. When an attempt is seemingly made on the life of racist politician Jeremiah Clutcher, John Stewart figures out that the attack was faked and part of a cynical plot to get Clutcher elected president.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ink credits from GCD index for original issue which were confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The table of contents for this collection lists Neal Adams as the sole artist for this story.

Judgment Day! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
Inks
Dave Gibbons
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Dave Gibbons

Job Number
J-8966
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern Corps [Arisia; Katma Tui; Arkkis Chummuck; Tomar-Re; Salakk; Eddore]; Guardians of the Universe; Carol Ferris; Clay Kendall (introduction, cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Thomas Kalmaku (cameo); Carl Ferris (cameo)
Synopsis
After spending a year exiled in space, Green Lantern Hal Jordan visits Oa to plead his case to return to Earth. But after returning and finding Carol Ferris with another man, Hal isn't sure how long he will be staying, until Carol explains and welcomes him home properly.
Reprints

Sound and Fury (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Lantern / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerard Jones
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Albert DeGuzman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]
Synopsis
Hal and Guy take off their power rings for a fistfight in a Southern town. They get thrown in jail and two locals swipe their power rings and cause chaos. Meanwhile, John Stewart is in trouble on Oa.
Reprints

Lightspeed (Table of Contents: 12)

The Flash; Green Lantern / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer; Mark Waid
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Barry Kitson
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (seps)
Letters
Ken Lopez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Iris Allen; Kid Flash [Wally West, also as Kid Lantern]; Eve Doremus; Black Hand [William Hand]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
Synopsis
Flash, Kid Flash, and Green Lantern team-up to fight Black Hand and Mirror Master. When the villains steal Kid Flash's power, Green Lantern loans him some of his own. But it is super-speed that saves the day.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kid Flash becomes Kid Lantern for part of the story. This story is set after Barry and Iris have married (but before he has told her his dual identity) and after Hal has left Carol Ferris and his test pilot job to be an insurance claims adjuster.

Tomorrow's Hero (Table of Contents: 13)

Green Lantern / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Raab
Pencils
Jamal Igle; Pete Woods
Inks
Rick Burchett; Andy Owens
Colors
Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (Separations)
Letters
John Workman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Guardians of the Universe; Carol Ferris; Doiby Dickles; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Hayden]; Molly Mayne; Thomas Kalmaku; Krona; Cameos - Atom-Smasher [Albert Rothstein]; Black Adam; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Doctor Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Kilowog]; Mister Terrific [Michael Holt]; Green Lantern [Salaak]; Sand [Sanderson Hawkins]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]
Reprints

Flight (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Lantern / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martin Jordan; Jessica Jordan; Jim Jordan; Jack Jordan; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]
Synopsis
Story of the first time Hal flew as a kid with his father as pilot. Hal returns to the same airfield with Kyle to take Kyle into the sky and fly without the ring.
Reprints

No Evil Shall Escape His Sight! (Table of Contents: 15)

Green Lantern / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Ross (painting)
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration taken from the front cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Contents
  5. 4. Introduction
  6. 5. SOS Green Lantern!
    Green Lantern
  7. 6. The Planet of Doomed Men
    Green Lantern
  8. 7. Power Rings for Sale!
    Green Lantern
  9. 8. Lost in Space!
    Green Lantern
  10. 9. Beware My Power
    Green Lantern
  11. 10. Judgment Day!
    Green Lantern
  12. 11. Sound and Fury
    Green Lantern
  13. 12. Lightspeed
    The Flash; Green Lantern
  14. 13. Tomorrow's Hero
    Green Lantern
  15. 14. Flight
    Green Lantern
  16. 15. No Evil Shall Escape His Sight!
    Green Lantern
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • John Monagle
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore