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103April 1978
$0.35

Green Lantern #103

DC · April 1978 · on sale 1978-01-24

First appearance: Hal JordanFirst appearance: Air Wave1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#103
Publication date
April 1978
Key date
1978-04-00
On-sale date
1978-01-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893051504
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Air Wave - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Saviuk, Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Tatjana WoodBlack Canary, Dinah Drake, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
1Earth - Asylum for an Aliencomic story17script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: David Hunt; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Milt SnapinnAir Wave First, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Itty, Hal Jordan First, Hal Jordan, Dinah Drake, Oliver Queen
2-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis
3Volume 78 Issue 4 - Week of January 23, 1978in-house column1editing: Bob Rozakis

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Green Lantern / Green Arrow: Space Traveling Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9553-0		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #102103 of 205#104 ›

Sources

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