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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published November-December 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008.

Cover Details - "Battle of the Power Rings!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro
Genre superhero
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008.
Reprinted In Green Lantern Archive (DC, 1993 series) #2, In Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1

12 page Green Lantern story "The Battle of the Power Rings!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re] (cameo); Green Lantern [of Xaos] (cameo); Green Lantern [of Barrio III] (cameo); Green Lantern [of T4ia] (cameo); Green Lantern [of Aeros] (cameo) (all as the Green Lantern Corps); Sinestro (villain); Guardians of the Universe; Packer Gang
Synopsis Sinestro uses his yellow power ring to siphon enough energy from various Green Lanterns to attack the Guardians of the Universe themselves.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Sinestro gains his power ring. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008.
Reprinted In Green Lantern Archive (DC, 1993 series) #2, In Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1

11 page Green Lantern story "Green Lantern's Brother Act!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Jim Jordan; Sue Williams; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Jack Jordan; Punchy (Gangster) (villain); Looie (Gangster) (villain)
Synopsis Hal joins his brothers Jim and Jack Jordan to help with Jack Jordan's election campaign. Reporter Sue Williams tries to prove that Jim Jordan is Green Lantern.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Joe Giella
Notes First Jordan Brothers story. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008.
Reprinted In Green Lantern Archive (DC, 1993 series) #2, In Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1

2 page Green Lantern's Mail Chute letters page

Script Julius Schwartz; Roy Thomas
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Joe Giella
Letters typeset
Notes letter from Roy Thomas asks how Sinestro is pronounced. Answer: accent on first syllable. The story Wings of Destiny was colored by Tommy Nicolosi who inks the fact pages, which are pencilled by Morris Waldinger. Also a letter from Don MacGregor.