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Publishers / DC / Green Lantern (1960) / #33
33December 1964
$0.12

Green Lantern #33

DC · December 1964 · on sale October 8, 1964

First appearance (cover): Dr. Arthur LightFirst appearance (cover): Doctor Light
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
December 1964
Key date
December 1964
On-sale date
October 8, 1964
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Dr. Arthur Light - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Doctor Light - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappDoctor Light First, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Dr. Arthur Light First
1Children of Tomorrow!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons!comic story11.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDoctor Light First, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Dr. Arthur Light First, Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku
325 Years of Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Be First in Your Neighborhood to Read Each Issue of Green Lanternpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]
7-cartoon0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
9-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Gil Kane
11The Disarming of Green Lantern!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan, Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku
12Metamorpho the Element Manpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp
13-text article1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
14G.I. Joepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #51973On eBay ›
Green Lantern Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-0404-X		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1264-3		2007On eBay ›
The Green Lantern Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3295-5		2012On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6857-2		2017On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Silver Age #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7847-2		2018On eBay ›
DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-173-8		2020On eBay ›
DC Finest: Green Lantern: The Defeat of Green Lantern #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-848-3		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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