Green Lantern #198 [Direct]

(March 1986)

Striking! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Bruce Patterson (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Lois Buhalis (credited as L. Lois Buhalis); David Cody Weiss (credited as D. C. Weiss)

Job Number

G-2271

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Hal Jordan; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [K'ryssma]; Green Lantern [Apros]; Green Lantern [Ch'p]; Green Lantern [Xax]; Green Lantern Corps (unnamed members); Guardians of the Universe; Sinestro; Monitor (origin, cameo); Anti-Monitor (origin, cameo); Ki-Mon (death ?, flashback); Krona (cameo); Hector Hammond (cameo)

Synopsis

Sinestro goes to Oa alongside John Stewart and Katma Tui to warn the surviving Guardians of the renegade Guardians' plan (killed in Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #9 and recapped in Green Lantern (DC, 1976 series) #195). At first he isn't believed by them, until a possessed Arisia (by the Main Power Battery) tells them what he speaks is true. The entire surviving Green Lantern Corps then head to the antimatter universe to stop the plan, while Sinestro is placed in a cell.

Reprints

• in Superamigos (Editora Abril, 1985 series) #28 (Agosto 1987)
• in Green Lantern: Sector 2814 (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([March] 2014)
• in Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [January 2019])

Indexer Notes

Part one of story.

Striking! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Had to Happen. (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hello Boys & Girls (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Jingles to Children / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Be Part of the Legend! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

DC Heroes Role Playing Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

0 (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lantern / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Bruce Patterson (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Lois Buhalis (credited as L. Lois Buhalis); David Cody Weiss (credited as D. C. Weiss)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern Corps (unnamed members); Green Lantern [John Stewart] Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (death); Green Lantern [K'ryssma]; Green Lantern [Apros]; Green Lantern [Ch'p]; Green Lantern [Xax] (death); Goldface [Keith Kenyon]; Sonar [Bito Wladon]; The Shark; Throttle; Blindside; Hal Jordan; Weaponers of Qward

Synopsis

The entire Green Lantern Corps faces off against Guy Gardner's group on Qward's moon in the antimatter universe, which if destroyed, would make the Anti-Monitor become even more powerful. The Corps stops the plan, but at the cost of several Lanterns, one of whom is Tomar-Re. With his dying breath, Tomar gives his ring to John Stewart and Abin Sur's ring is returned to Hal Jordan, who once again becomes a Green Lantern.

Reprints

• in Superamigos (Editora Abril, 1985 series) #28 (Agosto 1987)
• in Green Lantern: Sector 2814 (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([March] 2014)
• in Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [January 2019])

Indexer Notes

Recaps origin of old multiverse from Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #7 in between action in issue itself. Part two of story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In This Crazy World, We All Need a Friend Like...'Mazing Man (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Become a Published Author in 6 Easy Steps with the PlayWriter Series (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

PlayWriter Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Endings and Beginnings (Table of Contents: 12)

Letters by Lantern Light / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Andy Helfer (credited)

Pencils

José Luis García-López (logo)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-2274

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

Includes letters by Rick Oberle, Art Vidro, Carl Cafarelli, Rik Offenberger, and Danny Barer.

Loco Motion (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go Voltron Force (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Voltron / advertisement / 1 page (report information)