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40October 1965
$0.12

Green Lantern #40

DC · October 1965 · on sale 1965-08-26

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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
October 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-08-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret Origin of the Guardians!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Alan Scott
2Secret Origin of the Guardians!comic story23script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; The Guardians of the Universe (origin); Green Lantern [Ki-Nilg] (first appearance, flashback); Krona (first appearance, villain, origin)
5Are You a Litter-Bug?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
9-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
10What's All the Hullabaloo About?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
12Superman and Batman and Robin for the First Timepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
17-comic story0.25script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 7.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #41980On eBay ›
Green Lantern Archives #6
ISBN 1-4012-1189-5
2007On eBay ›
Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups #1
ISBN 1401204708
2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1792-1
2008On eBay ›
Green Lantern: In Brightest Day #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1986-4
2008On eBay ›
The Green Lantern Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3295-5
2012On eBay ›

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