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87December 1971-January 1972
$0.25

Green Lantern #87

DC · December 1971-January 1972 · on sale 1971-10-28

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Identification plate

Series
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
December 1971-January 1972
Key date
1971-12-00
On-sale date
1971-10-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of John Stewart, the winter of 1971 to 1972, chosen as Hal Jordan's backup during the O'Neil and Adams run. One of the most consequential legacy-character introductions DC ever made.

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
0Beware My Power!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
2Beware My Powercomic story13script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guy Gardner; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [John Stewart] (intro); Jeremiah Clutcher
4-letters page3script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Gil Kane
7What Can One Man Do?comic story13script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Jack Major; Kevin McManus; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Hal Jordan [Green Lantern]; Clark Kent [Superman]
12Earth's First Green Lantern!comic story9.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Abin Sur; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Larifars (Energy Beings); Balzona (Energy Being)
14More for Your Money... and Betterpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #231982On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #61984On eBay ›
The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1563896397		2001On eBay ›
Green Lantern: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0961-0		2006On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #2
ISBN 1-4012-0230-6		2004On eBay ›
The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection, Volume Two: More Hard-Traveling Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-086-0		1993On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #5
ISBN 978-1-40123-023-4		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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