Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #5 - First Appearance of Laira, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (DC, 1992 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: Summer 1993
Key date: July 1993
On-sale date: April 29, 1993
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.50; 3.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Green Lantern.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Death and Birth of a Hero!	cover	1	pencils: Franchesco; inks: Bob Dvorak; letters: Todd Klein	Adam First, Green Lantern First
1	The Book of Rebirth	comic story	4	script: Gerard Jones; pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Frankie First, Jaclyn First, K'ryssma, Kelly First, Samosa First
2	Adam This Time	comic story	18	script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Franchesco; inks: Bob Dvorak; colors: Steve Mattsson; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Adam First, Green Lantern First
3	Dreaming	comic story	12	script: Ron Marz; pencils: Jim Balent; inks: Andrew Pepoy; colors: Matt Webb; letters: Bob Pinaha	Cyrus Gold, Green Lantern, Harlequin, Harlequin First, The Icicle, Dr. Joar Mahkent, Molly Mayne, Alan Scott, Solomon Grundy
4	Whatever Happened to Itty?	comic story	8	script: Steve Mattsson; pencils: Art Nichols; inks: Al Vey; colors: Steve Mattsson; letters: Gaspar	Black Canary, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Itty, Hal Jordan, Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen
5	Every Dog Has His Day	comic story	12	script: Michael Eury; pencils: Joe James; inks: Barbara Kaalberg; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzman	G'nort, Green Lantern, Rose, Sax Girl
6	Oa, G'no! More Reader Comments!	letters page	2	script: Eddie Berganza; pencils: Travis Charest; inks: Ray McCarthy, Agop Gemdjian	Green Lantern First, Laira First

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD; barcode 07098931134332

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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