(December 1997)

DC, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.95 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1997-10-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Tangent Comics
Barcode
761941211381 00111
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Dana Kurtin (associate editor); Frank Berrios (assistant editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Skip-Week Event. Tangent was based on concepts by Dan Jurgens.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III ?
Inks
Mick Gray ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern (Tangent)
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Tangent Comics / Green Lantern (DC, 1997 series) #1
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From Beyond the Unknown (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
Mick Gray
Colors
Lee Loughridge
Letters
Comicraft; Dave Lanphear
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern (Tangent)
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Indexer Notes

Framing sequence: pages 1-3, 17, 26, 27, 37 and 38.

Comet's Tale (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Comet / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
Mick Gray
Colors
Lee Loughridge
Letters
Comicraft; Dave Lanphear
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Captain Comet (Tangent); Atom [Adam Thompson] (Tangent, cameo); Flash [Lia Nelson] (Tangent, cameo)
Synopsis
Captain Comet takes revenge on Senator Edward Manson who had been a Soviet spy during the 1960s war.
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Tale of the Unexpected (Table of Contents: 3)

King Faraday / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
Mick Gray
Colors
Lee Loughridge
Letters
Comicraft; Dave Lanphear
Genre
detective-mystery; spy
Characters
King Faraday (Tangent); Roy Raymond (Tangent)
Synopsis
King Faraday returns from the dead to report the solution to Ralph Digby's murder.
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Return to Sender (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
Mick Gray
Colors
Lee Loughridge
Letters
Comicraft; Dave Lanphear
Genre
adventure
Characters
Arthur Curry
Synopsis
Arthur Curry tells how he joined Captain Boomerang's flying squadron.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Tangent Comics: the Background / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eddie Berganza; Frank Berrios
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. From Beyond the Unknown
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Comet's Tale
    Captain Comet
  4. 3. Tale of the Unexpected
    King Faraday
  5. 4. Return to Sender
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Tangent Comics: the Background
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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