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76April 1970
$0.15

Green Lantern #76

DC · April 1970 · on sale 1970-02-19

First appearance: Appa Ali ApsaAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
April 1970
Key date
1970-04-00
On-sale date
1970-02-19
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Appa Ali Apsa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Goethe Awards - Favorite Comic-Book Story (1971).

On the record: Shazam Award - Best Individual Story (1970).

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
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen
1No Evil Shall Escape My Sight!comic story21.83script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: John CostanzaAppa Ali Apsa First, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Oliver Queen
2-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
3-cartoon1

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Green Lantern and Green Arrow #11972On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #11983On eBay ›
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-50-1		1990On eBay ›
The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-51-X		1989On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Green Lantern 76 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
DC Silver Age Classics Green Lantern 76 #[nn]1992On eBay ›
The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1563896397		2001On eBay ›
The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289617		1990On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #1
ISBN 9781401202248		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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