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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published Fall 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer; Ted Udall (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters The Green Lantern
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen (signed as I.H.)
Inks Irwin Hasen (signed as I.H.)
Colors ?:

13 page Green Lantern story "The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 1: Five Picked Men"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Sgt. Doiby Dickles; General Brock, V: The Black Prophet (I); Princess Valla; Prince Karl; Lt. Smith; Intro: Legion of the Lantern: Yank Jones, Reb Stuart and Inad Hohay.
Synopsis While at a U.S.O. dance, a beautiful princess is kidnapped by a group of Nazis. Soon after her rescue by G.L., General Brock asks Alan and 3 others to form a special squad to go behind enemy lines.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Martin Nodell (signed)
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Colors ?:
Notes Green Lantern recites an unusual oath in this story: "I shed my Light upon the Darkness! Evil has no place to hide itself! Green Lantern goes forth to conquer!" Writer revision from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.

1 page Flying Colors filler "Seven Flags Have Flown Over California; The First Flag to Reach the North Pole!"

Genre fact
Script John M. Jenks (signed)
Pencils John M. Jenks (signed)
Inks John M. Jenks (signed)

13 page Green Lantern story "The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 2: Swords of the Sahara"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; General Brock; he Legion of the Lantern: Yank Smith, Reb Stuart and Inad Hohay; V: The Black Prophet; Sheik Judar.
Synopsis After fending off a Nazi attack, the hand-picked team is flown to Africa and is shot down over the Sahara region by a mysterious Arab leader called "The Black Prophet."
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Martin Nodell (signed)
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Notes Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.

1 page We Were All Kids Once filler

Genre humor
Script Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils Art Helfant (signed)
Inks Art Helfant (signed)

2 page Sweet Adeline filler "Songs Without Music"

Characters Adeline
Genre humor; teen
Script Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils Art Helfant (signed)
Inks Art Helfant (signed)

13 page Green Lantern story "The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 3: Triumph In the Desert"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; The Legion of the Lantern: Reb Stuart, Yank Smith, Inad Hohay; V: Black Prophet; Captain Kortz.
Synopsis The team fights valiantly, but is captured. Then --- the unexpected occurs: one of the men turns traitor!
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Martin Nodell (signed)
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Notes Green Lantern recites an unusual oath in this story: "Let the light of the Lantern penetrate the dark places of ignorance and Wrong, setting all minds right and overthrowing all servants of evil!" Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.

2 page Hop Harrigan text story "The Flying Serpent of Yucatan"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation
Letters typeset

1 page Fat and Slat filler

Characters Fuller Phun; Archibald Clubb.
Genre humor
Script Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks Ed Wheelan (signed)
Letters Ed Wheelan
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.

13 page Green Lantern story "Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 4: Spy's Showdown"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Capt. Kortz; The Legion of the Lantern: Reb Stuart, Yank Smith, Inad Hohay; Irene Miller; General Brock.
Synopsis It's the Legion of the Lantern versus Nazi Captain Kortz, as G.L. trails the infamous Nazi spy back to his HQ in America for the final showdown.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Martin Nodell (signed)
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Notes Revised writer credit from Ted Udall to Bill Finger and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-21-08.