(2000 [January 2001])

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.95 USD; 9.25 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2000-11-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941222257 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Bob Schreck (credited) (group editor); Frank Berrios (credited) (assistant editor); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding
squarebound; prestige format
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This was a story originally commissioned for Action Comics Weekly, but not published due to continuity problems.

Legend of the Green Flame (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Miller (credited) (signed as FM)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited) (signed as FM)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited) (logo design)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
The heroes are impaled on a giant bird's claw.
Reprints

[Superman Shields] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Legend of the Green Flame (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page with major credits.

Dedication (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

"To Gil Kane (1926-2000) who did it best." Page includes indicia and cover credits.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
Neil explains the genesis of this story and how the script came to be missing.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with two details from Chapters Four, recolored.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Buckingham (credited)
Inks
Mark Buckingham (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with a detail from Chapter One, recolored.

Legend of the Green Flame (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Story title page.

Prologue: 1949 (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Eddie Campbell (credited)
Inks
Eddie Campbell (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero; adventure; aviation; military; science fiction
Characters
Blackhawks [Janos Prohaska; Weng Chan [Chop-Chop]]
Synopsis
Chan and Janos visit an old German bunker and find a strange green lantern.
Reprints

Chapter One: 1989 (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Mike Allred (credited) (pages 4-9); Mark Buckingham (credited) (pages 10-15)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited) (pages 4-9); Mark Buckingham (credited) (pages 10-15)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Lois Lane; Selina Kyle
Synopsis
Hal visits Clark, and they go to a museum exhibit together. There, they see the old green lantern, which then kills them.
Reprints

Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Lantern; Superman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
John Totleben (credited)
Inks
John Totleben (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
Superman and Green Lantern are awakened by Deadman, who tells them that they are probably dead.
Reprints

Strange Interlude (Table of Contents: 10)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Matt Wagner (credited)
Inks
Matt Wagner (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger; Lords of Order (voices only)
Synopsis
The Phantom Stranger leaves his apartment.
Reprints

Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; demons [Gintear; Lord Grueflutter; Festlesquirm; Smeglet; Prigsquatter; Squanch]
Synopsis
Superman and Green Lantern wake up in something that bears a resemblance to Hell, and Green Lantern uses his ring to help them escape.
Reprints

Strange Interlude (Table of Contents: 12)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks
Jim Aparo (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Phantom Stranger
Synopsis
The Phantom Stranger arrives at the museum, and heads for the mysterious green lantern.
Reprints

Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 13)

Green Lantern; Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Colors
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Phantom Stranger; the Green Flame
Synopsis
Superman and Green Lantern are healed by the Green Flame of the green lantern. The Phantom Stranger then helps them escape the lantern's power, and takes it away.
Reprints

Epilogue (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Lantern; Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited)
Pencils
Jason Little (credited)
Inks
Jason Little (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
Clark and Hal recover and say good-bye.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

There is no chapter title on the first page of the Epilogue.

Afterword (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Mark Waid (credited)
Pencils
John Totleben (credited)
Inks
John Totleben (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis
How Mark Waid "lost" the script to this story.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art is excerpts from Chapter Two, recolored.

[Creator Bios] (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Schreck ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Bios of the creators involved in this book.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Corporate credits on inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Green Lantern; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Inks
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Neil Gaiman's lost superhero epic written over a decade ago has been resurrected...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

House ad for this book, with UPC, on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Legend of the Green Flame
    Green Lantern; Superman
  2. 1. [Superman Shields]
  3. 2. Legend of the Green Flame
  4. 3. Dedication
  5. 4. Introduction
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Legend of the Green Flame
  8. 7. Prologue: 1949
    Blackhawk
  9. 8. Chapter One: 1989
    Green Lantern; Superman
  10. 9. Chapter Two
    Green Lantern; Superman
  11. 10. Strange Interlude
    The Phantom Stranger
  12. 11. Chapter Three
    Green Lantern; Superman
  13. 12. Strange Interlude
    The Phantom Stranger
  14. 13. Chapter Four
    Green Lantern; Superman
  15. 14. Epilogue
    Green Lantern; Superman
  16. 15. Afterword
  17. 16. [Creator Bios]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
  19. 18. ["Neil Gaiman's lost superhero epic written over a decade ago has been resurrected..."]
    Green Lantern; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Coale
  • Peter Croome
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore