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1July-August 1960
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Green Lantern #1

DC · July-August 1960 · on sale 1960-05-24

First appearance: Jordan WeirFirst appearance: Puppet-Master
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July-August 1960
Key date
1960-07-00
On-sale date
1960-05-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jordan Weir - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Puppet-Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Menace of the Giant Puppet!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan
1Buzzy Says: "Free Speech -- Free for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy; Tom Stone; Mr. Brown
2The Planet of Doomed Mencomic story15script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Abin Sur
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerDobie Gillis; Thalia
4Nobel Science Winnerscartoon1script: Julius Schwartz
5Black Magic!cartoon1
6-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella
7Menace of the Giant Puppet!comic story10script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCarol Ferris, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Puppet-Master First, Jordan Weir First
8-cartoon0.5script: Julius Schwartz

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #11972On eBay ›
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #41980On eBay ›
Green Lantern #81 - Collector's Edition1996On eBay ›
Green Lantern Annual, No 1, 1963 Issue #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-451-3		1998On eBay ›
Secret Origins Replica Edition #1
ISBN 1-56389-440-8		1998On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #1
ISBN 1-4012-0759-6		2005On eBay ›
Green Lantern Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-087-9		1993On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0961-0		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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