Green Lantern #198 [Newsstand]
(March 1986)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-12-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893051503
Editing
Andy Helfer (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #22.
This issue is a variant of Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #198 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Staton (signed as Staton)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (signed as Patterson)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Face it, Jordan----You're history!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Hal Jordan; Sonar [Bito Wladon]; Goldface [Keith Kenyon]; The Shark; Green Lantern Corps
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Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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Striking! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Lightning off-road RC vehicle.
On inside front cover.

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.
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Indexer Notes

Part one of story.

Striking! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Lightning off-road RC vehicle.
Different from front cover ad because this uses a single drawing instead of several photos: text is identical.
On first page between pages 4-5 of story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Outsiders [Geo-Force; Katana; Halo; Looker; Black Lightning; Metamorpho]; Batman

Indexer Notes

House ad for Adventures of the Outsiders.
On second page between pages 4-5 of story.

Hello Boys & Girls (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Ad to buy letters to children "from the North Pole".
On first page between pages 8-9 of story.

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

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

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Batman; Kalibak ?; Firestorm

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Mayfair Games.
On second page between pages 8-9 of story.

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.
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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)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Bill Cosby; Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for body building, comic books, the American Red Cross, stamps, telescopes, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
On first page between pages 14-15 of second story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
'Mazing Man

Indexer Notes

House ad for new 'Mazing Man comics.
On second page between pages 14-15 of second story.

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

PlayWriter Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for word processing software, writing contest, and more from Woodbury Software.
On first page between pages 18-19 of second story.

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

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

Script
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1965 a 3-year old boy...

Indexer Notes

Letter from Mic McConnell.
Includes a DC Check List of other DC titles on sale the week of December 19th, 1986.
On second page between pages 18-19 of second story.

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)

AMT Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for plastic truck models.
On inside back cover.

Go Voltron Force (Table of Contents: 14)

Voltron / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Characters
Haggar; Keith; Lance; Doom Commander; Pidge; Hunk; Princess Allura; King Zarkon; Prince Lotor

Indexer Notes

Ad for Voltron toys from Panosh Place.
On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Face it, Jordan----You're history!"]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Striking!
    Monogram Models, Inc.
  3. 2. 1
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Striking!
    Monogram Models, Inc.
  5. 4. It Had to Happen.
    DC Comics
  6. 5. Hello Boys & Girls
    Jingles to Children
  7. 6. Be Part of the Legend!
    DC Heroes Role Playing Game
  8. 7. 0
    Green Lantern
  9. 8. Write Right Now!
  10. 9. In This Crazy World, We All Need a Friend Like...'Mazing Man
    DC Comics
  11. 10. Become a Published Author in 6 Easy Steps with the PlayWriter Series
    PlayWriter Series
  12. 11. ["In 1965 a 3-year old boy..."]
    Meanwhile...
  13. 12. Endings and Beginnings
    Letters by Lantern Light
  14. 13. Loco Motion
    AMT Models
  15. 14. Go Voltron Force
    Voltron
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Samuels
  • Daniel Thingvold
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