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146November 1981
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

Green Lantern #146

DC · November 1981 · on sale 1981-07-28

First appearance: William HandFirst appearance: Black Hand1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#146
Publication date
November 1981
Key date
1981-11-00
On-sale date
1981-07-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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
0Prisons... ...and Other Cages!cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Anthony TollinGoldface, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Keith Kenyon
1Prisons and Other Cagescomic story19script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John CostanzaBlack Hand First, Carol Ferris, Goldface, Bruce Gordon, Green Lantern, William Hand First, Hal Jordan, Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku, Keith Kenyon
2The Shadow Childrencomic story8script: Laurie Sutton; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Dennis Jensen; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: P. Bernard Jr.Alanna Strange, Sardath, Adam Strange
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893051511

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Series context

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Sources

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