Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) comic books 1955 or before

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Martin Nodell. The Living Graveyard of the Sea (Part 1) starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; Alan Scott is sent to Australia to help install a short-wave radio transmitter, but his ship is torpedoed at sea by Nazi raiders. The Living Graveyard of the Sea (Part 2). The Nazi Dream (Part 3). Utopia Vs. Totalitarianism (Part 4). Adeline humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Hop Harrigan two-page text story. Untitled O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct story, art by Irwin Hasen. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Total War!: Chapter 1: Foemen In the Fog starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; While investigating a mysterious wreck at sea, Alan, Doiby and Irene are picked up by an invading force of the Gestapo [led by Captain Kortz], but Green Lantern saves the day by destroying the Nazi air force before it can strike on land. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Total War!: Chapter 2: The Den of Doom. Sweet Adeline humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Total War! Chapter 3: Green Lantern Enlists. Spy Signal text story by Hop Harrigan. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Total War! Chapter 4: Journey's End For Nazis. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The School For Vandals starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern is unaware that a vicious criminal named "The Whisler" is being aided by a group of boys who attend a reform school that Alan Scott has just been named Dean of. Love Shouldn't Happen To a Dog starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; While helping the Emerald Crusader wrap up a gang of crooks, Doiby spies the female leader of the mob and immediately deserts Green lantern for his "new love." Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Patsy the Punk Commits Haki Saki starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Tale of the Timid Terrors starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Only Green Lantern Need Apply, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; In response to an urgent newspaper ad, Green Lantern arrives at the Explorer's Club [of which, as Alan Scott, he is the President] only to discover a room full of Green Lanterns! Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Lord Haw-Haw of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; A three-way romance between the sound effects woman of Station WCMG and Alan Scott, Doiby Dickles and Handy Mann [the station's disc jockey] leads the Emerald Crusader to discover that one of the station's employees is using the airwaves for criminal purposes. Da Tantrim of Green Lantrin starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Mystery of the Missing Baby Doll starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; The Police are notified of curious criminal behavior: Green Lantern stealing dolls! Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Saturn Muscles In starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Alan and Doiby comes upon a street sign which leads them to Saturn, a rather exclusive club, owned by an individual with cloven hoofs! Quirt Vs. Culture starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; A notorious gangster feels that, despite all his possessions, he lacks one thing: culture. His gang helps him try to obtain this virtue in a most unusual way. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Last of the Buccaneers starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; lan Scott is ordered to construct a radio transmission station in Florida, but on his way down he is attacked by a group of pirates, led by the very man who ordered him to Florida in the first place! Cartoon ad for Wheaties cereal, art by Roland Coe. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Connoisseur of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Martin Nodell; Alan Scott's investigation of children wearing unauthorized Green Lantern uniforms plunges the Emerald Crusader into a mystery involving a crooked exporter using his business as a front for crime. Comic strip advertisement for Lionel Trains. The Man Who Doubled In Death, or, The Duplicity of Johnny Double starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern faces the enigma of a man who has a double personality, with a twist in that each hate the other and attempt to destroy their other self! Comic strip ad for Wheaties cereal featuring Don Hutson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. Sing a Song of Disaster starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern investigates the mysterious crashes of three airplanes when the survivors all mention that "harpies" were spotted at the scene. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Dickles Vs. Fate starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Convinced that he is not getting enough attention in solving cases, Doiby decides to quit being a cabbie and go into a business that will give him the glory he deserves. Jonah Was a Jinx starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern and Doiby become involved in a case invoving mild-mannered Jonah Thistle, a man after whom bad luck seems to naturally follow. Who's Who in Zooville humor page by Ronald Santi. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. Shadow of the Past starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Besterm, art by Martin Nodell; Marvin Martin, mistakenly informed by his doctor that he has a fatal disease, decides to resume his criminal career in order to financially arrange for his only son's future. Untitled Rockhead McWizzard story, script and art by Jack Farr. On the Air starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; An ingenious criminal plants radios in stores in order to eavesdrop and learn the combinations to their safes. A Cask of Wine--Flying Colors filler page by John M. Jenks. Jolly Juggling Jokes starring Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. The Gambler Comes Back starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; The Gambler effects his escape from prison disguished as Doiby Dickles, and decides to get into the gambling business....with the odds in his favor! 52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Diamond Magnet starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; A weird accident, in which Elmer Quince [a diamond kleptomaniac] falls into the super magnetron at Gotham University and turns him into a human magnet, which attracts any form of carbon; Green Lantern's dilemma is to figure out how to keep crooks from using Elmer in diamond robberies long enough to find a cure. The Man Who Couldn't Win starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern encounters the dilemma of "Wrong Way" Mulloy, a man born on the wrong side of a bet and who now still can't seem to win any bet he makes! Ton O' Fun humor page by Harry Lampert. Untitled Cotton-Top Katie story, script and art by Harry Lampert [as Harrielle]. The Man Behind the Mask starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Martin Nodell; The Emerald Crusader faces the threat of the Fop, a cruel, cunning, daring and ruthless Beau Brummel crook. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Scourge of the Seas starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Irwin Hasen; The mysterious disappearance of ten whalers by some sort of a monstrous sea serpent whets the appetite of Green Lantern to investigate this strange phenomenon. The Flood Maker starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Howard Purcell; The Coreville Levees have burst and Green Lantern must face the wrath of the weird Dr. Aqua, a man who uses the knowledge of science and physical conditioning to reap a fortune. The Song That Spelled Disaster starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, pencils by Martin Nodell [layouts] and Howard Purcell [finishes], inks by Howard Purcell; The impressario of the Gotham City Opera Company is looking for an individual whose voice would bring the troupe out of its financial woes.....and, by accident, Doiby is selected! Ton O' Fun humor page by Harry Lampert. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Freedom of the Skies starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; From out of the skies appears a new criminal that robs from the air: the Sky Pirate, whom the Green Lantern must battle in order to establish dominion of the skies. The Lamb Who Cried Wolf starring Green Lantern, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; A young scientist's son has a problem that he feels that only Green lantern can help him solve: the fact that all he can invent are lies, and those lies have gotten Gotham City's underworld after him! Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. The Gambler Bets His Life starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; The Gambler bets that Green Lantern and the Warden will die instead of him on his execution night; He then escapes from prison on the scheduled night of his execution, believing the odds are all in his favor: after all, he has killed the Emerald Crusader! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Toth. The Murdered Clues starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner; The appearance of several objects in Alan Scott's office that have been "murdered" as if they were human beings, and the fact that they tie in with several recent murders, prompts Green Lantern into immediate action to find the connection. Snowball--Streak's Wonder Dog of the Month fact page, art by Alex Toth. The Double Ray starring Streak the Wonder Dog, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Alan Scott has the problem of finding a Romeo and Juliet that will look as good on TV as they sound on the radio. Dazzling Diamonds text article by Julius Schwartz. The Impossible Mr. Paradox starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia; The cancellation of Clay Chalmer's program at Station WXYZ leads Alan Scott to believe Chalmers is the new criminal haunting Gotham City, Mr. Paradox, who attempts to defeat Green Lantern by employing illusions based on scientific paradoxes. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.