The Green Lantern Chronicles #1

([June] 2009)

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Menace of the Runaway Missile! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)

Indexer Notes

Introduction and origin of Silver Age Green Lantern.

Secret of the Flaming Spear! (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Lantern / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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! (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Lantern / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Reprints

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #24 (January-February 1960)

The Secret of the Black Museum! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

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! (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 12)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

Jack Adler ?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Reprints

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)

The Planet of Doomed Men (Table of Contents: 13)

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

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960)

Keywords

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

Menace of the Giant Puppet! (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 15)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

Jack Adler ?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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! (Table of Contents: 16)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks

Joe Giella (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 17)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 18)

Green Lantern / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

Jack Adler ?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

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! (Table of Contents: 19)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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! (Table of Contents: 20)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks

Joe Giella (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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)