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151April 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

Green Lantern #151

DC · April 1982 · on sale 1981-12-29

First appearance: Green LanternFirst appearance: XylpthFirst appearance: Green Lantern1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#151
Publication date
April 1982
Key date
1982-04-00
On-sale date
1981-12-29
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 Green Lantern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Xylpth - 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 Ghr'll - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Resolutionscover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCarol Ferris, Green Lantern, Guardian, Hal Jordan
2Resolutions!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Todd KleinBarry Allen, Rich Davis, Carl Ferris, Carol Ferris, The Flash, Goldface, Bruce Gordon, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Keith Kenyon
8-public service announcement0.05letters: typeset
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Tom Yeates; inks: Tom YeatesAlec Holland, Swamp Thing
10E'Sprit de Corps!comic story8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Shelly LefermanGhr'll First, Green Lantern First, Green Lantern First, Xylpth First
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1
12-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

Plus 6.95 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893051504

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1
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Series context

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Sources

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