 Green Lantern Vol 2 #11
March, 1962 Executive Editor: Julius Schwartz Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "The Strange Trial of Green Lantern!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz "The Trail of the Missing Power Ring!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "The Strange Trial of Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Green Lantern Corps Tomar-Re Xax Chaselon Larvox NautKeLoi Rori Stroh Medphyll (First appearance) Stel (First appearance) Villains: Sinestro Locations: Earth California Coast City Planet Yquem Antimatter Universe Qward Items: Green Lantern Ring Yellow Power Ring Synopsis for "The Strange Trial of Green Lantern!" After a series of uncharacteristic episodes in which Green Lantern had almost committed various crimes, he is brought before his fellow Green Lanterns for sentencing. The court of his peers is told of each incident: How Hal entered a bank, used his power ring to stun the tellers but left without taking any money; Hal almost bullied himself into not paying a $100 entry fee for a gallery; and finally how he procrastinated in saving a young man who had fallen out of a window. Deciding not to punish Hal because he had not actually done anything illegal, Hal demands that the other Green Lanterns punish him because he feels he has lost control. Putting it to a vote, they agree to do so, devest Hal of his Green Lantern emblem and power ring, seal him in a capsule and launch it into space. While traveling through the void, the capsule is suddenly transported to the Antimater Universe and to the planet Qward, where Hal is brought before Sinestro. Sinestro explains that he escaped his imprisonment in his last encounter because he had a spare power ring hidden in the heel of his boot and manage to escape to Qward to plan a new revenge against the Green Lantern. He then explains he used a device to alter Green Lantern's personality so that he became selfish but couldn't push him into doing anything illegal. Suddenly the other Green Lanterns arrive to save Hal, having suspected Sinestro's involvement they played into his hands. However, Sinestro traps them all in a room made of yellow material. Giving Hal back his power ring, he comes up with an idea of using it to pull chemicals out of the air and make an acid strong enough to melt through the walls. Freeing themselves, they easily capture Sinestro and subject him to his own machine. Imprisoning him with the device which would tell him over and over that he cannot escape. Appearing in "The Trail of the Missing Power Ring!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris Pieface (Tom Kalmaku) Tegra Kalmaku Villains: Bandy (Single appearance) Ralph (Single appearance) Other Characters: Billy Taylor (Single appearance) Locations: California Coast City Items: Green Lantern Ring Synopsis for "The Trail of the Missing Power Ring!" On his way to a double date with Carol, Pieface and Terga, Hal notices a boy playing with a power ring, and dismisses it as only a toy. However after dinner at Pie's, Hal realizes that he has a hole in his pocket and that his Power Ring had fallen out of the hole. Telling Pieface to cover for him, Hal goes searching for the young boy who he saw with the power ring. Meanwhile, the boy in question -- named Billy -- goes to a lone construction yard by himself and soon falls in a pit and is stuck. When Hal traces the kid to the construction site, he happens to spot some crooks and attacks them as Green Lantern. However, without his power ring he is easily over powered. Witnessing the spectacle, Billy wills the power ring back onto Green Lantern's finger who quickly dispatches the criminals. Saving Billy, Green Lantern makes a replica of his power ring for the boy before leaving. Returning to Pie's place, Pieface tells Hal that he covered for him by telling the girls that he lost his wallet. Wanting a moment alone to propose to Carol, Hal enters the room to find her mooning over Pieface's scrapbook of Green Lantern photos.
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 Green Lantern Vol 2 #19
March, 1963 Executive Editor: Julius Schwartz Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "The Defeat of Green Lantern!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz "The Trial of the Horse-And-Buggy Bandits!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "The Defeat of Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Tom Kalmaku Tomar-Re Villains: Sonar Other Characters: Casino De Granaco Locations: Xudar Earth California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Europe Modora Granaco Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Sonigun Synopsis for "The Defeat of Green Lantern!" With a cosmic storm approaching Earth, Tomar-Re attempts to contact the Green Lantern of Earth to warn him of the danger. On Earth, a letter is sent to Green Lantern care of Thomas Kalmaku to the Ferris Aircraft Company. Written by the ruler of Granaco, a kingdom neighboring Modora that Sonar is being released from prison in Modora. He came to Granaco to offer his services as a supreme adviser to the country and was kicked out for even suggesting the idea. In hindsight, the leader of Granaco realized that he has made a powerful enemy in mocking Sonar and is asking for Green Lantern's help. Traveling to Granaco, Green Lantern tries to stop an attacking the town, fending off all the sound constructs Sonar creates with his weapon. When Sonar attempts to shatter Green Lantern with his sonar gun, however Green Lantern saves himself from death than with a protective sphere. Restored, Green Lantern knocks out Sonar and turns him over to the police. After Sonar's defeat, Green Lantern is finally reached by Tomar-Re who finally tells him that he was able to put the idea in Green Lantern's head on how to save himself from Sonar's attack. Appearing in "The Trial of the Horse-And-Buggy Bandits!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Mrs. Wilford Bigelow (Single appearance) Villains: Horse and Wagon thieves (Single appearance) Curtis (Single appearance) Locations: California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Synopsis for "The Trial of the Horse-And-Buggy Bandits!" When an old woman's phone call to Association for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty somehow gets connected to the Green Lantern's power ring, the call for help leads Green Lantern into a bizarre series of thefts that are done on a horsedrawn buggy. Green Lantern quickly ends the operation, turning the crooks over to the police.  Green Lantern Vol 2 #70
July, 1969 Cover Artists: Gil Kane "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Earth" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Vince Colletta Appearing in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Earth" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Guardians of the Universe Villains: Hilar (Single appearance) Synopsis for "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Earth" While out in space, the Green Lantern is contacted by the Guardians of the Universe who warn him of a creature which consumes gravity which poses a threat to the universe. With no choice but to kill the creature, the Green Lantern uses his power ring to force it to consume it's own bodily waste until it dies. Green Lantern then returns to Earth to begin looking for a new career in his civilian guise of Hal Jordan. Meanwhile, an advanced civilization on another corner of the galaxy has created a comedy/entertainment robot named Hilar. However, upon activating the robot they are horrified to find that the robot only causes negative things to happen when it tries comedy. With it made out of the indestructible Eterno-Metal, they cannot destroy the robot so they opt to deactivate it and dump it in a junk yard. Developing sentience, the robot reactivates itself and decides to try and bring comedy to other people on other planets since the people of Ghyra would just deactivate him again. Building a ship, "Hilar" manages to flee the planet and end up on the planet Earth when he decides to follow the Green Lantern back home. There he finds it hard to adapt to life on Earth and when a police officer tries to pull Hilar off the road, he finds that he is violently thrown aside. Fleeing from the law, Hilar slips into a television studio where a comedy program is being filmed. Deciding to lend his own talents, Hilar crashes the show and the audience is horrified by what Hilar passes off as comedy. Elsewhere in the city, Hal Jordan has taken up a job as a salesman for a toy company when he sees the television program which Hilar is interrupting. Slipping away and changing into Green Lantern, Hal tries to confront the robot but is similarly thrown back whenever he tries to use force against the robot. When a group of crooks led by a man named Piper witness this on television they decide to try and manipulate Hilar to help them commit crimes. Realizing that all Hilar wants is to make people laugh, the group of crooks gain the robots trust and aid when they pretend that everything the robot does is hilarious. After the trying to rob a train, the crooks and Hilar are confronted by the Green Lantern. During the fight Hilar learns that the crooks were only using him as the Green Lantern defeats them. However, Green Lantern is forced to deactivate the robot in battle. Learning where the device really came from he brings it back to the planet Ghyra where he lets the people there allow him to use his power ring to fix the robot. With Hilar in proper working order, he becomes the comedy sensation the people of Ghyra wanted, and Hilar himself longed to be.  Green Lantern Vol 2 #33
December, 1964 Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons!" Writers: Gardner Fox Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Sid Greene "The Disarming of Green Lantern!" Writers: Gardner Fox Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Sid Greene Appearing in "Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Thomas Kalmaku Villains: Doctor Light Synopsis for "Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons!" When Dr. Light shows up in Coast City seeking to defeat Green Lantern, the first in his plot to defeat all the Justice League members one-on-one, Hal Jordan changes itno Green Lantern to meet the challenge. However, in their initial combat, Green Lantern is knocked out, however instead of falling to his death, the power ring opens up a hole in the Earth for Hal to fall into until he wakes up and pull himself up. Searching for Dr. Light with Pieface, Green Lantern detects the villain in the area. Since Hal Jordan is needed to appear to receive an aerospace reward, he uses his power ring to make Pieface look like Hal Jordan to get the prize for him. Green Lantern battles Dr. Light once more. When Dr. Light is able to put Green Lantern on the ropes in a fight, Green Lantern pretends to drop his power ring. When Dr. Light grabs for the faux-ring, he falls into Green Lantern's trap, the ring suddenly turns into a green bubble that imprisons Dr. Light. Leaving Light for the authorities, Green Lantern rushes to the award show to relieve Pieface, and arrives just as Pieface had finished receiving the award for Hal. Appearing in "The Disarming of Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Thomas Kalmaku Synopsis for "The Disarming of Green Lantern!" While in the hospital, Pieface accidentally blurts out that Green Lantern uses a lamp to recharge his power ring within earshot of a crook who is also recovering in the hospital. Once both are released, the crooks have Pieface captured and steal a series of lamps all over the city to have Pieface identify which one is Green Lantern's power battery. The plot blows up in the crooks faces because Pieface had told Green Lantern about the goof up before he was captured and they set a trap to round up the crooks.  Amalgam Comics June, 1997 Executive Editor: Bob Harras Cover Artists: Paul Smith, Atomic Paintbrush "Showdown at Stark Aircraft!" Writers: Kurt Busiek Pencilers: Paul Smith Inkers: Al Williamson, Andrew Pepoy, Greg Adams, Bob McLeod, Tom Palmer, Al Milgrom, Paul Smith Colourists: Christie Scheele, Digital Chameleon Letterers: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Albert Deschesne Editors: Tom Brevoort, Glenn Greenberg Appearing in "Showdown at Stark Aircraft!" Featured Characters: Iron Lantern (First appearance) Supporting Characters: Happy Kalmaku Harrington Ferris Kyle O'Brien Oa the Living Planet Rhomann Sur (Dies in flashback) Stewart Rhodes Villains: Great White H.E.C.T.O.R. Madame Sapphire Mandarinestro Other Characters: Gardner Gyrich Weaponers of A.I.M. (mentioned only) Locations: Coast City Stark Aircraft Items: Central Power Battery Power Battery Sapphire Vehicles: Rhomann Sur's Starship (flashback only)  Synopsis for "Showdown at Stark Aircraft!" After Hal Stark, the Iron Lantern, drops off the evil H.E.C.T.O.R. for imprisonment on Oa, the Living Planet, he returns to Earth and reflects upon the events that led to the creation of his alien-powered armor. Pepper Ferris has to pilot a test aircraft in Hal’s absence, but the plane nearly crashes due to sabotage. Iron Lantern saves the day, and at a party later that evening, Hal and Pepper get an earful from her father, Senator Ferris. Pepper storms off, only to be possessed by a mysterious gem, turning her into the nefarious Madame Sapphire. Meanwhile, Kyle O’Brien slips away, looking to hijack the Iron Lantern armor for himself. Madame Sapphire attacks Stark Aircraft with the giant Great White, forcing Hal to don his Iron Lantern armor. He drags the massive robot shark into space, but down on Earth, Madame Sapphire captures Senator Ferris, and Kyle manages to overpower Stewart Rhodes and Happy Kamalku, then steal Iron Lantern’s power battery. With his energy cut off, Hal plummets towards Earth…and the villain responsible for Iron Lantern’s troubles is revealed, gloating in his base on the dark side of the moon: the evil Mandarinestro!  Appearing in "Sock It to Oa" Featured Characters: Aquamariner Bethany Stark Black Brand Dr. Whiplash Happy Kalmaku H.E.C.T.O.R. Human Lantern Iron Lantern Iron Lantern 5700 Jack Stark Janice Doremus Jim Stark Kyle O'Brien Madame Sapphire Magneto and the Magnetic Men Olivia Stane Rhomann Sur Sonicorn Stewart Rhodes Sunset Vane Synopsis for "Sock It to Oa" Letters page, fake fan letters referenced past issues, with a notable letter singing the praises of Arno Manning, the Iron Lantern of the year 5700. (Longtime fans of both Green Lantern and Iron Man are well aware of what that means.)   Green Lantern Vol 2 #59
March, 1968 Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "Earth's Other Green Lantern!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Sid Greene Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "Earth's Other Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Guy Gardner (First appearance) Guardians of the Universe Villains: Green Lantern Villains Sonar (flashback only) Shark (flashback only) Black Hand (flashback only) Doctor Polaris (flashback only) Sinestro (flashback only) Children of Ghera Other Characters: Abin Sur (flashback only) Locations: Oa East City Ghera Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Synopsis for "Earth's Other Green Lantern!" On the planet Oa, the Guardians show Hal Jordan the Memory Machine, a device that records all the memories of the Green Lanterns for historical preservation. They then show the final moments of Abin Sur's life and how he happened to choose Hal Jordan as the most likely candidate to be his successor as Green Lantern. After, they also explain that Hal was the closest, as there was another person just as noble as Hal was that could have been selected. Intrigued by this, Hal is also told the Memory Machine could compute what would have happened if the other person was selected. Viewing the situation, Hal learns that the next person is a physical education instructor from East City named Guy Gardener. Gardner becomes is selected to be the Green Lantern for Earth and much like Hal, busts up a ring of spies. Gardner would also tackle Hal's foes, Sonar, the Shark, Black Hand, Dr. Polaris and Sinestro. Later on a mission to a planet where the Yellow Plague killed off all the adults, Guy learns that the surviving children divided into two factions and have gone to war with each other with giant robots. Being used as a pawn at first, Guy manages to free himself and stop the on going struggle and convince the children of the planet to live in peace. Returning to Earth, Guy would soon fall victim to the Yellow Plague himself, and would summon Hal Jordan to take his place as Green Lantern. With the story done, a curious Hal takes a business trip to East City to meet the real Guy Gardner, and the two become fast friends before Hal has to return to the west coast. Notes This issue is based on the origin of Green Lantern told in Showcase #22, and depicts a hypothetical alternate timeline divergent from those events. It also mildly retcons some of the events of that issue.  "I must hunt-destroy! But now instinct warns me that ordinary men-my natural foes-would be too easy! I must find a prey worthy of my new powers!" - The Shark
Green Lantern Vol 2 #24 October, 1963 Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "The Shark That Hunted Human Prey!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella "The Strange World Named Green Lantern!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella Appearing in "The Shark That Hunted Human Prey!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris Thomas Kalmaku Tegra Villains: The Shark (First appearance) Synopsis for "The Shark That Hunted Human Prey!" Hal and Pieface are en route to meet up with Carol and Terga for an afternoon double date when Hal suddenly stops the car and tells Pieface to go without him and as quickly as possible, changes into Green Lantern and flies away. The reason why is such: Prior to these events a nuclear test had caused a shark to mutate into a highly evolved humanoid shark form. The Shark becoming more and more intelligent begins telepathically seeking prey until it learns of Hal Jordan and his secret identity as the Green Lantern and sends a telepathic message challenging him. This is what had caused Hal to act so rashly so suddenly. Rushing to charge his power ring, Green Lantern falls right into the Shark's trap, and is suddenly transported into a room that's completely yellow. The Shark appears and warns Green Lantern that he has sealed Coast City in a giant dome that will remain unless the Green Lantern can defeat him. Realizing the Shark's weakness is the cold, he uses his power ring to create a giant ice maker and knocks out the creature, then uses his power ring to change the Shark back to it's original form and puts him in the local aquarium. Changing back to Hal Jordan, he catches up with Pieface, Terga and Carol. Appearing in "The Strange World Named Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris Thomas Kalmaku Tegra Green Lantern (Planet) Villains: Illusions of the following Green Lantern villians: Sinestro The Shark Sonar Dr. Polaris Synopsis for "The Strange World Named Green Lantern!" Stumbling across a planet that has a large landmass in the shape of the Green Lantern, Hal is suddenly attacked by the planet. Going down to it's surface he finds duplicates of Pieface, as well as some of his old foes to battle. Realizing that the planet is trying to communicate with him, Green Lantern uses his power ring to translate what the planet is telling him. He learns that the planet, naming itself Green Lantern to honor the hero who's adventures it has come to know, it has been searching the cosmos for other living plants such as himself. He spotted the Green Lantern and hoped that he could help with some pressure that seems to be building up in his core. Using his power ring, he removes the mass of the planets core that is causing the pressure build up and puts it out into space, making it a sun for Planet Green Lantern to orbit around. Now with a "friend" to keep him company, the planet thanks Green Lantern who returns to Earth to tell Pieface about his latest adventure.  "You Qwardians have failed in three attempts to destroy your mortal enemy, Green Lantern of Earth. And the reason is that you are not evil enough! I shall teach you how to be the ultimate in evil!" - Sinestro Green Lantern Vol 2 #7 August, 1961 Executive Editor: Julius Schwartz Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Joe Giella "The Day 100,000 People Vanished!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz "Wings of Destiny!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Colourists: Tommy Nicolosi Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "The Day 100,000 People Vanished!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Guardians of the Universe Pieface Villains: Sinestro (First appearance) Weaponers of Qward Other Characters: Ki-Mon (Dies in flashback) Locations: Earth California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Valdale Oa Qward Korugar (First appearance) (flashback only) Korugar City (First appearance) (flashback only) Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery  Synopsis for "The Day 100,000 People Vanished!" When the entire population of Valedale suddenly vanishes, Green Lantern's asteral form is summoned by the Guardians of the Universe. The Guardians tell him of Sinestro, an alien they chose to be the Green Lantern of Korugar. However, Sinestro abused his powers and used them to enslave his planet and install himself as dictator. As punishment, the Guardians stripped Sinestro of his powers and banished him to Qward in the Antimatter Universe. They then warn that Sinestro has formed an alliance with the Weaponers to finally defeat the Green Lantern, by potentially exploiting his vulnerability when his power ring's 24 hour charge runs out. Part of the plan was to transport people from Valedale to Qward in a sweeping attempt to capture Green Lantern, who was scheduled to be in that town.  Having his mind returned to his body (this time, allowing Green Lantern to remember his encounter) Hal flies to the next city which is targeted by Sinestro. In order to prevent the people there from being transported to Qward, Green Lantern makes them all invisible, and only he is transported to Qward. There he battles the Qwardian Weaponers, however surrenders when Sinestro promises to return the people of Valedale to Earth. In doing so, Green Lantern is incased in a yellow bubble, and Sinestro and the Qwardians time the moments left in the power ring's charge. However, when they release Green Lantern they are shocked to find he still has power in his ring and is able to defeat them all. He reveals to Sinestro that he had found a tiny hole in the yellow bubble he was trapped in and used his power ring to fire compressed air at the clock they were watching to make it reach the 24 hour mark faster so that they would think that his ring ran out of power when it still had some time left. He then imprisons Sinestro in a force bubble of his own before returning to Earth and appearing at an opening of a Boys Settlement House in Valedale. Appearing in "Wings of Destiny!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Pieface Terga (First appearance) Villains: Escaped Convicts Other Characters: Carol Ferris Locations: California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery  Synopsis for "Wings of Destiny!"
Sleeping one night, Hal Jordan has a dream about Pieface convincing him to change him into a bird with his power ring. This causes Green Lantern's ring to activate and send a beam out which changes Pieface into a seagull. When Hal goes to get Pieface for work the next morning, he finds that Pieface doesn't answer his door (Pie is freaking out at the sight of being a seagull for a reason he can't figure out.) Hal goes to work and finds a letter from Pieface's childhood sweetheart Tegra who is coming from Alaska to visit him. Hal decides to rush out there to meet Tegra so that she isn't stuck waiting at the airport, while Pieface -- still a seagull -- flies to the airport as well. Hal arrives to find that the plane has been hijacked by some crooks and force it to take to the air again with Tegra still on board. Hal attacks the crooks as Green Lantern, but is knocked out momentarily when the plane hits a pocket of turbulence and he bangs his head on a seat. Before he can be shot, Pieface breaks through the window and distracts the crooks long enough for Hal to stop them and land the plane. After he turns the crooks over to the police, Green Lantern realizes that the seagull (Watching it take special interest in Tegra) is really Pie and uses his power ring to change him back to normal. Pie and Tegra then later go out on a double date with Hal and Carol. Notes Although this issue shows Sinestro to have been a member of the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe have to explain his identity to Hal Jordan. After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, this will be retconned. Sinestro is established as Jordan's previous instructor and mentor in Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (Volume 2) #1. In later appearances, "Terga" will be called Tegra. She will also eventually marry Pieface. This issue is reprinted in Green Lantern Archives, Volume 2, Green Lantern Chronicles, Volume 2, Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 and The Green Lantern Omnibus. Trivia Artist Gil Kane based the appearance of Sinestro on British actor David Niven. In this issue, Sinestro still does not have his trademark Yellow Power Ring. He will start using it in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #9.  "In brightest day... in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight! Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power - Green Lantern's light!"
- Hal Jordan Showcase Vol 1 #22 October, 1959 Executive Editor: Julius Schwartz Cover Artists: Gil Kane "S.O.S. Green Lantern!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Editors: Julius Schwartz "Secret of the Flaming Spear" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Editors: Julius Schwartz "Menace of the Runaway Missile" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "S.O.S. Green Lantern!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (First appearance) Supporting Characters: Green Lantern (Abin Sur) (First appearance) (Dies) Locations: California Items: Green Lantern Ring (First appearance) Green Lantern Power Battery (First appearance) Vehicles: Abin Sur's Starship (First appearance) Synopsis for "S.O.S. Green Lantern!" An alien peace officer named Abin Sur of the Green Lantern Corps crash lands in the middle of the California desert. As he lay dying, he commands his power ring to seek out a worthy successor - one who proves to be fearless and strong-willed. Miles away, test pilot Hal Jordan is examining a flight simulator when a corona of green light envelops him, pulling him along with the simulator to the spot of Abin Sur's crashed vessel. Abin Sur tells Hal that the power of the ring selected him to take on the role of the Green Lantern. He gives him the ring, his costume and a power battery. He instructs him that the ring will obey his every command, but is powerless against anything colored yellow. He further tells him that the ring's energy must be charged from the power battery once every twenty-four hours. Hal agrees to accept the responsibility of wielding the ring in the cause of justice, and with that, Abin Sur passes away. Hal Jordan is now Green Lantern. Appearing in "Secret of the Flaming Spear" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris (First appearance) Carl Ferris (First appearance) Villains: Saboteurs (Single appearance) Other Characters: Frank Nichols (Single appearance) Locations: California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Vehicles: The Flaming Spear Synopsis for "Secret of the Flaming Spear" Test pilot Hal Jordan goes to the office of Carol Ferris, daughter of Ferris Aircraft's president and CEO Carl Ferris. He asks Carol out on a dinner date, and Carol agrees. Suddenly, an S.O.S. pipes through the office intercom. A Ferris aviator piloting the experimental Flaming Spear is in trouble. Hal sneaks away and changes into the Green Lantern. He flies out towards the runway and helps bring the Flaming Spear safely to ground. His ring picks up a strange radiation emanating from the nose of the plane. Tracing the energy signature back to its source, Green Lantern finds that a group of saboteurs are responsible for disrupting the Flaming Spear's flight path. When Green Lantern appears before them, the thugs begin shooting at him, but he uses his ring to make their bullets explode. One of them picks up a yellow lamp and heaves it at Hal Jordan. As the power of his ring is vulnerable against anything colored yellow, the lamp succeeds in striking Jordan's head, knocking him down. The saboteurs take this opportunity to make their escape. Green Lantern revives and gives chase, but quickly discovers that their getaway car is colored yellow as well. He uses his ring to spike the vehicle's tires causing it to skid to a halt. The three criminals attempt to flee, but Hal binds them with tendrils of green energy. With the threat abated, Green Lantern changes into his civilian attire and returns to Ferris Aircraft. Carl Ferris calls Carol and he into his office for an important announcement. He tells them that his wife and he are going on an extended vacation for the next two years. During this time, Carol will retain full control of the company. After Carl leaves the room, Hal asks Carol if they are still on for their dinner date, but Carol tells him that as his new boss, their relationship will be "strictly business" for the next two years. Back in his locker room, Hal laments the fact that his power ring can grant him his every desire except the one thing he wants most in the world - Carol. Appearing in "Menace of the Runaway Missile" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris Villains: Doctor Parris (Single appearance) Other Characters: Unnamed Colonel (Single appearance) Locations: California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Synopsis for "Menace of the Runaway Missile" After partaking in a test flight, Hal Jordan tries to ask Carol Ferris out on a date, however she rebuffs him stating that she is going to the celebrity ball to meet Green Lantern. That night, Hal changes into Green Lantern and has a romantic interlude with Carol until he notices a missile in the sky. Speeding off to try and stop it, he realizes that the missile is coated in yellow paint and his power ring cannot effect it. That is until he notices that the nose cone of the missile is not yellow and is able to stop it by creating a net with his power ring. Tracking the missile to its source, he captures its creator: a scientist who put his evil ambition ahead of his country. After Green Lantern turns him over to the military, he returns to the Ferris Aircraft Company the next day as Green Lantern to apologize to Carol, who coldly rebuffs him. Notes "S.O.S. Green Lantern" is reprinted in Secret Origins #2, DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22, DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22, Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 1 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1. "Secret of the Flaming Spear" is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22, Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 1 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1. "Menace of the Runaway Missile" is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22, Green Lantern Chronicles Volume 1 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1. This is the first appearance of Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern. He makes a chronologically earlier appearance in a Justice League origin story in Justice League of America #144. He chronologically appears next in a flashback tale in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10. That event takes place one week following events from this issue. His next actual appearance is in Showcase #23, following the third story from this issue. Although this is the first and only canonical appearance of Abin Sur, he will appear in numerous flashback sequences in the following years. His next chronological flashback appearance takes place in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #16. First appearance of Carol Ferris. Carol will become Hal Jordan's on-again/off-again lover, and even his adversary when she takes on the mantle of Star Sapphire. Carol makes a chronologically earlier appearance in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10. She appears next in Showcase #23.  Green Lantern Vol 2 #9
December, 1961 Executive Editor: Julius Schwartz Cover Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson "Battle of the Power Rings!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Murphy Anderson Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz "Green Lantern's Brother Act!" Writers: John Broome Pencilers: Gil Kane Inkers: Joe Giella Letterers: Gaspar Saladino Editors: Julius Schwartz Appearing in "Battle of the Power Rings!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Green Lantern Corps Tomar-Re Xax (First appearance) Chaselon (First appearance) Larvox (First appearance) NautKeLoi (First appearance) Rori Stroh (First appearance) Guardians of the Universe Villains: Sinestro (flashback and main story) Packer Gang (Single appearance) Locations: California Coast City Ferris Aircraft Yquem Oa Items: Green Lantern Ring Green Lantern Power Battery Yellow Power Ring (First appearance) Central Power Battery (First appearance) Synopsis for "Battle of the Power Rings!" After Green Lantern's power ring fails on him fighting crimes on Earth, figuring there is something wrong with the charge, he returns to the Ferris Aircraft Company to recharge his ring. He falls right into a trap laid out by Sinestro, who has a power ring of his own and uses it to freeze Hal in place. Sinestro explains that he made the ring -- which siphons power off power ring energy -- before Green Lantern imprisoned him during their last battle, and used it to escape the prison he was placed into. Trapping Hal in a energy cage, Sinestro then uses his ring to change his appearance to look like Green Lantern, as part of a plot to destroy the Guardians of the Universe. Infiltrating a meeting of Green Lanterns from various sectors of space, "Hal Jordan" creates a menace for them to destroy with their power rings, little knowing that their "ally" is siphoning the energy from their power rings that he needs to attack the guardians. With his mission a success Sinestro leaves, dropping his disguise, to attack the Guardians on Oa. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Hal manages to free himself from Sinestro's cage when he realizes he can harmlessly pass through it if he's not wearing his Green Lantern uniform. Traveling to Oa, Hal spots Sinestro trying to break through the barriers that protect the Guardians home. Attacking Sinestro, the two engage in a battle of power rings, however Sinestro keeps on drawing power from Hal's power ring. Coming up with an idea, Hal feeds Sinestro more power than his ring can handle, causing it to explode in his hands. Defeated, Sinestro is subdued by Hal until the other Green Lanterns arrive. Recharging their power rings, the entire group combine their powers to trap Sinestro in a capsule and send him off into space. Appearing in "Green Lantern's Brother Act!" Featured Characters: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Supporting Characters: Jim Jordan (First appearance) Jack Jordan (First appearance) Sue Williams (First appearance) Villains: Punchy (Single appearance) Looie (Single appearance) Other Characters: Pieface Locations: California Coast City Items: Green Lantern Ring Synopsis for "Green Lantern's Brother Act!" When Jack Jordan is running for the job of District Attorney, his brothers Jim and Hal help him out on the campaign trail. When reporter Sue Williams is assigned to the case to find a big story about the three brothers that'll scoop the other papers, she begins to think that maybe one of the Jordan brothers is really the Green Lantern. Believing it's the youngest and least remarkable brother, Jim Jordan, Sue sets out to interview him and try to expose him as Green Lantern. During an interview she purposely makes herself fall off the side of a building hoping that Jim will change into Green Lantern and save her. When Hal (making a patrol as Green Lantern) saves her just as he is happening by, she begins to suspect that Jim really is the Green Lantern. When Jack is captured by crooks who want to kill him, Green Lantern saves Jack. When Sue arrives to report the story, she kiss Green Lantern with a lipstick that won't come off for 24 hours, hoping to see Jim with lipstick on his face when she makes a visit to the Jordan home. When Jim answers the door he is wearing adhesive tape on his face. Although Jim tells her he cut himself shaving, she becomes convinced that Jim is the Green Lantern. Several weeks later, Jack is elected D.A. |
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