Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #3 [Newsstand]

(July 1981)

Catch More Fish, Bigger Fish... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Action Lure / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Triumph! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr (plot, credited); Len Wein (script, credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (breakdowns, credited); Frank McLaughlin (finished art, credited)

Inks

Frank McLaughlin (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number

J-7346

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nekron; Krona; Krona's army of the dead; Carol Ferris; Thomas Kalmaku; Guy Gardner; John Stewart; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [K'ryssma]; Green Lantern [Apros]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Galius-Zed]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Arkkis Chummuck]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Eddore of Tront]; Green Lantern [Tylot] (destroyed); Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; unnamed Green Lanterns; spirits of dead Green Lanterns]; Jim Jordan (cameo); Jack Jordan (cameo); Eve Doremus (cameo); Tomar-Re's father's spirit; Abin Sur's spirit

Synopsis

The Green Lantern Corps recovers from its previous defeat and Hal Jordan enters the realm of the dead, where he convinces the spirits of dead Green Lanterns to help distract Nekron while the Guardians close the rift between the realm and the universe.

Reprints

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #23 (April 1982)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #11 (octobre 1984) [Moins [Minus] 3 pages]
• in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Indexer Notes

In the issue, Joe Staton and Frank McLaughlin are credited only as "illustrators." Credits include note saying "featuring concepts created by Marv Wolfman & Jack C. Harris."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Deadly Efficient Attack and Defense] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

American Southwest Academy of Fighting Arts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Gold for Dessert (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Corps Conflicts / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris (credited as Michael C. Carmichael)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-731

Synopsis

Relates how the ring charging oath used by Hal Jordan was composed by him, and notes the two oaths used by Alan Scott on Earth 2.

100 pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Radical! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Jox shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)