([June] 2009)
DC,
2009 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 14.99 USD; 16.99 CAD
- Pages
- 164
- On-sale Date
- 2009-04-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-2163-8
- Barcode
- 9781401221638 51499
- Editing
- Bob Joy; Julius Schwartz (editor, original series)
Issue Notes
Reprints Showcase #22-24 and Green Lantern #1-3.
Fourth printing available September 10, 2014 (per comiclist.com).
Fourth printing available September 10, 2014 (per comiclist.com).
Menace of the Runaway Missile!
Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
- Inks
- Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp (letters, logo design)
- 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
Introduction 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)
-
The Invisible Destroyer!
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)
-
The Creature That Couldn't Die!
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)
-
Menace of the Giant Puppet!
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
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)
-
Indexer Notes
The Hypno-Ray is similar to an emotion controlling ray invented by Mind Games in Action Comics Weekly 611-613. Green Lantern uses a high speed stunt like The Flash.
Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!
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]; Carol Ferris; Anti-Matter Universe Qward [Telle-Teg; Telle-Teg's Friends; The Weaponers; Weaponer Kramen; Thunderbolt Destroyers] (introduction, villains)
- 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)
-
- Keywords
- Qward
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 Kalmaku's 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.
Amazing Theft of the Power Lamp!
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]; Qward Spy Drik (villain); Qward Spy Chomin (villain); Qward Vekos Squadron (villain); Qwardian Chieftains (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)
-
- Keywords
- 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)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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Green Lantern -
1.
[Table of Contents]
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2.
Menace of the Runaway Missile!
Green Lantern -
3.
SOS Green Lantern!
Green Lantern -
4.
Secret of the Flaming Spear!
Green Lantern -
5.
Menace of the Runaway Missile!
Green Lantern -
6.
The Invisible Destroyer!
Green Lantern -
7.
Summons from Space!
Green Lantern -
8.
The Invisible Destroyer!
Green Lantern -
9.
The Creature That Couldn't Die!
Green Lantern -
10.
The Secret of the Black Museum!
Green Lantern -
11.
The Creature That Couldn't Die!
Green Lantern -
12.
Menace of the Giant Puppet!
Green Lantern -
13.
The Planet of Doomed Men
Green Lantern -
14.
Menace of the Giant Puppet!
Green Lantern -
15.
Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!
Green Lantern -
16.
The Secret of the Golden Thunderbolts!
Green Lantern -
17.
Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!
Green Lantern -
18.
Amazing Theft of the Power Lamp!
Green Lantern -
19.
The Amazing Theft of the Power Lamp!
Green Lantern -
20.
The Leap Year Menace!
Green Lantern
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