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23September 1963
$0.12

Green Lantern #23

DC · September 1963 · on sale 1963-07-03

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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
September 1963
Key date
1963-09-00
On-sale date
1963-07-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Threat of the Tattooed Man!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Tattooed Man
2Threat of the Tattooed Man!comic story12.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Lee Kerr; Tattooed Man [Abel Tarrant] (first appearance; villain; origin); Baron Cranfield
4Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
8Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky
11-letters page1letters: typeset
12The Green Lantern Disasters!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Xax of Xaos]; Guardians of the Universe; Zorx (villains); Wasp-Gang (villains)

Plus 7.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

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Green Lantern Archives #4
ISBN 1-56389-811-X
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Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #2
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Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6857-2
2017On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Silver Age #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7847-2
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ISBN 978-1-77952-848-3
2025On eBay ›

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