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148January 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

Green Lantern #148

DC · January 1982 · on sale 1981-09-29

First appearance: Ch'pFirst appearance: Green LanternFirst appearance: Rich Davis1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#148
Publication date
January 1982
Key date
1982-01-00
On-sale date
1981-09-29
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ch'p - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Green Lantern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rich Davis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCarol Ferris, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
1Beware My Power!comic story19script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaRich Davis First, Carol Ferris, Goldface, Bruce Gordon, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Guardian, Hal Jordan, Terga Kalmaku, Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku, Keith Kenyon, Abin Sur
2Tales of the Green Lantern Corpscomic story8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: John CostanzaCh'p First, Green Lantern First, Guardian
3-letters page1script: Dave Manak

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893051501

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CollectionYear
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1
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Series context

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Sources

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