WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
first Hal Jordan
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan of Earth, Sector 2814) — introduction, origin
- Carol Ferris (girlfriend of Hal Jordan; Star Sapphire) — introduction
- Green Lantern (Abin Sur of Ungara, Sector 2814) — introduction, death
- Carl Ferris (DC, father of Carol Ferris) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September-October 1959
- On sale
- July 28, 1959
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Showcase 22 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- SOS Green Lantern! · 6 pages
Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern.
- Green Oddities · 1 pages
Facts about several things associated with the color green.
- Secret of the Flaming Spear! · 8.67 pages
Saboteurs try to crash a new experimental aircraft created by Ferris Aircraft.
- Test Pilot! · 1 pages
Text feature containing many facts about test pilots through history.
- Menace of the Runaway Missile! · 9.67 pages
Green Lantern stops a missile launched by Dr. Parris at a government Hydrogen Power facility.
Characters
Reprinted in
Millennium Edition: Showcase 22 (2000), Showcase 22 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Silver Age Classics Showcase 22 (1992), Green Lantern Archives (1993), Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (2005), The Green Lantern Chronicles (2009), The Green Lantern Omnibus (2010), Green Lantern: The Silver Age (2016), Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), All Favourites Comic (1960), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980), Green Lantern (1960), Green Lantern and Green Arrow (1972), Secret Origins (1973), Green Lantern Album (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Green Lantern: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2006), Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)