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55September 1967
$0.12

Green Lantern #55

DC · September 1967 · on sale 1967-07-13

First appearance: Charlie Vicker
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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
September 1967
Key date
1967-09-00
On-sale date
1967-07-13
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 Charlie Vicker - 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
0Cosmic Enemy Number One!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappRoger Vicker [as Green Lantern]; actors [as Green Lantern Corps]; actor [as a Guardian of the Universe]
2Cosmic Enemy Number Onecomic story22script: John Broome; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan, Charlie Vicker First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Henry Scarpelli; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
7Get Set for an Electrifying Experience!promo (ad from the publisher)1Lois Lane
11-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12-in-house column1pencils: Sal Trapani; inks: Sal Trapani
13For the Most in Thrills...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1792-1		2008On eBay ›
Green Lantern Archives #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-3513-0		2012On eBay ›
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-8212-2076-4		1995On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7802-1		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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