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28April 1964
$0.12

Green Lantern #28

DC · April 1964 · on sale 1964-02-27

First appearance: KarshonFirst appearance: The SharkFirst appearance: Terga Kalmaku
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
April 1964
Key date
1964-04-00
On-sale date
1964-02-27
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Terga Kalmaku - 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
0The Shark Goes on the Prowl Again!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan, Karshon First, The Shark First
1The Golden Rulepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Shark Goes on the Prowl Again!comic story14.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCarol Ferris, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Terga Kalmaku First, Karshon First, Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku, The Shark First
3Strange Adventures; The Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4Electrifying Announcement!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
5-cartoon1
6The Brave and the Boldpromo (ad from the publisher)0.34pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10The House That Fought Green Lantern!comic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan
11-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #4381973On eBay ›
Green Lantern Archives #4
ISBN 1-56389-811-X		2002On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1264-3		2007On eBay ›
The Green Lantern Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3295-5		2012On eBay ›
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		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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