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201June 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Green Lantern #201

DC · June 1986 · on sale 1986-02-25

First appearance: Green LanternFirst appearance: KilowogFirst appearance: Green Lantern2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#201
Publication date
June 1986
Key date
1986-06-00
On-sale date
1986-02-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Kilowog - 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 Doctor Ub'x - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Bito Wladon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Todd Klein, Alex JayArisia, Ch'p, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern First, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Kilowog First, Salakk, John Stewart, Katma Tui
1Setting Up Shopcomic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: L. Lois BuhalisAppa Ali Apsa, Arisia, Blindside First, Ch'p, Doctor Polaris, Neal Emerson, Carol Ferris, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
2-in-house column1script: Heather A. Campbell, Larry King, Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893051506
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893051506

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2934-4		2011On eBay ›
Green Lantern: 80 Years of the Emerald Knight The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-279-7		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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