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59March 1968
$0.12

Green Lantern #59

DC · March 1968 · on sale 1968-01-11

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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
March 1968
Key date
1968-03-00
On-sale date
1968-01-11
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]
2Earth's Other Green Lantern!comic story22.17script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (introduction); Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Sinestro (cameo); Black Hand (cameo); Shark (cameo); Sonar (cameo); Dr. Polaris (cameo)
4-in-house column1pencils: Jack Sparling, Ross Andru; inks: Jack Sparling, Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
5You Too Can Play the Gamepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
8A New Star on the DC Horizonpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Gaspar Saladino
9Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
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