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Green Lantern #1

DC · Fall 1941 · on sale 1941-09-23

First appearance: Bill FingerFirst appearance: Martin Nodell
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
Fall 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-09-23
Indicia publisher
Jolaine Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bill Finger - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Martin Nodell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
1Another Message to Our Readerspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Green Lantern: His Personal Historycomic story2script: Bill Finger; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
3The Masquerading Mare!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
4Will Power Is the Flame of the Green Lantern! My Flame Shall Be Yours If You Develop Will Power!text article2script: William Marston; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellWilliam Moulton Marston (photograph); General George Washington; General Ulysses S. Grant
5Disease!!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
6Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern!text article1script: Sheldon MayerBill Finger First, Martin Nodell First
7Arson in the Slumscomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
8All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9The Justice Society of America; All-Star Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10-comic story2script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art HelfantAdeline
11Trailers of Treacherytext story2pencils: Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Mayer; inks: Irwin Hasen, Sheldon MayerHop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Dolores; Doiby Dickles; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
12-in-house column1letters: typeset
13Green Lantern in South Americacomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellDoiby Dickles, Green Lantern, Alan Scott
14All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
15The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven"promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
All-American Comics #341942On eBay ›
Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-507-2		1999On eBay ›
Alter Ego #1022011On eBay ›
The Golden Age of Comic Books #[nn]
ISBN 0-345-25535-6-695		1977On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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