Green Lantern Annual #3 [Newsstand]
([August] 1987)

DC, 1987 Series
 
Price
1.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1987-05-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893317075
Editing
Andrew Helfer

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #39.
This issue is a variant of Green Lantern Annual (DC, 1987 series) #3 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern Corps / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
P. Craig Russell
Colors
Anthony Tollin (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern Corps (many unnamed members); Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; F Sharp Bell [Rot Lop Fan]; Green Lantern [Antier]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Staton
Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
Joe Staton
Colors
Joe Staton
Letters
Joe Staton

Job Number
G-3055
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Untitled framing sequence, which takes one page at the beginning and end of the book.

In Blackest Night (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Bill Willingham
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Guardians of the Universe; F-Sharp Bell [Rot Lop Fan] (a blind Green Lantern)
Synopsis
Katma Tui is sent by the Guardians to recruit a new member to the Corps-- one who is blind and has no concept of light or color.
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Guardian Angel! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin)
Pencils
Paris Cullins
Inks
P. Craig Russell
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Agustin Más

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Shingo-Wol]
Synopsis
The final moments in a Green Lantern's life.
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Worship (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Bob Lappan

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern (from the planet Veltre); Green Lantern Corps (three unnamed members)
Synopsis
A Green Lantern --thought to be the one true Green Lantern god by his people-- is called by other Green Lanterns to save his planet. That's when the people find out the truth about their so-called God.
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Indexer Notes

None of the characters are named in this story.

A Sense of Obligation (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Bruning
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan
Inks
Kevin Nowlan
Colors
Kevin Nowlan
Letters
Kevin Nowlan

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Ahtier]; Green Lantern (Female Coltan Raider); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (image from power ring); Green Lantern [John Stewart](image from power ring); Green Lantern [Kilowog](image from power ring)
Synopsis
A very pregnant Green Lantern becomes fatally injured when she stops a band of Coltan Raiders. The ring aids with the birth and seeks out her replacement-- a raider who has lost in her love during the Green Lantern's intervention.
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Yellow Fever! (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joey Cavalieri
Pencils
Greg Brooks
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Gene D'Angelo

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern (unnamed)
Synopsis
A drifter finds a dead Green Lantern and steals his ring. Using the ring to make his life better only makes it worse. Angered by his situation, he tosses the ring back at the lifeless Lantern.
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Indexer Notes

This is a silent tale, told without words, captions, or sound effects. None of the characters are named in this story.

Many Are Called... (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lantern Corps / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Albert DeGuzman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern (unnamed avians-like alien); Green Lantern (unnamed spore-like puffball aliens)
Synopsis
A Green Lantern searches for his replacement on an odd world.
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Indexer Notes

None of the characters are named in this story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tales of the Green Lantern Corps
    Green Lantern Corps
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern Corps
  3. 2. In Blackest Night
    Green Lantern Corps
  4. 3. Guardian Angel!
    Green Lantern Corps
  5. 4. Worship
    Green Lantern Corps
  6. 5. A Sense of Obligation
    Green Lantern Corps
  7. 6. Yellow Fever!
    Green Lantern Corps
  8. 7. Many Are Called...
    Green Lantern Corps
This issue was modified by
  • Mark Boyer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore