Issue | #1 |
Published | July-August 1960 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Gil Kane |
Inks | Joe Giella |
Reprinted | in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #1; in Green Lantern (DC, 1990 series) #81 (December 1996); in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (origin recap); The Guardians of the Universe (intro); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Calorians; The Dryg (villain) |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John Broome |
Pencils | Gil Kane |
Inks | Murphy Anderson |
Notes | Origin recap. 1st appearance of the Guardians. |
Reprinted | In Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1 (Summer 1961); in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #4 (September-October 1980); in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #1; in Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Puppet Master (intro, villain); Carol Ferris; Biffy (small-time crook) |
Synopsis | The Puppet-Master invents a Hypno-Ray and commits crimes using others as puppets, until he attempts to capture Green Lantern, who instead captures him. Meanwhile, Carol Ferris daydreams of marrying Green Lantern. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John Broome |
Pencils | Gil Kane |
Inks | Joe Giella |
Notes | The Hypno-Ray is similar to an emotion controlling ray invented by Mind Games in Action Comics Weekly 611-613. Green Lantern uses a high speed stunt like The Flash. |
Reprinted | in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #1 (July-August 1972); in Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 |