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Issue: Green Lantern #6
Publication Date: May 1961
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Issues: #6 of 205 Issues (373 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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World of Living Phantoms!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): Jack Adler ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar Re]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Green Lantern Chronicles #2 published February 2009
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #6 published January 1976
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #2 published February 1999
as Green Lantern #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 [500 Pages Promo] published November 2005
as Green Lantern #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Omnibus #1 published January 2010
as World of Living Phantoms! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Still 10¢

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. House ad for DC holding the line on their comics.
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The World of Living Phantoms!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re] (introduction); Carol Ferris; Ibr (villain); Kadmun; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku]; Alyssha (alien); Cosmo (alien)
Synopsis: When Tomar-Re has emergencies on two planets at the same time he has to call Hal Jordan to come help. Hal travels to the planet Aku and stops a revolt by the thought images of the original alien race. Hal then travels to Tomar-Re's homeworld and helps him fight off an alien invasion.
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In Issue: FlagThe Green Lantern Chronicles #2 published February 2009
In Content Item: FlagDC Special #17 published January 1975
as The World of Living Phantoms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Album #6 published January 1975
as The World of Living Phantoms [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDie Grüne Laterne #6 published January 1976
as Welt der lebenden Phantome! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #2 published February 1999
as The World of Living Phantoms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 [500 Pages Promo] published November 2005
as The World of Living Phantoms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Omnibus #1 published January 2010
as The World of Living Phantoms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24.7
Disclose Notes: Introduction of Tomar-Re, the first alien Green Lantern.

Story comprised of three parts: Chapter One is 8 pages, Chapter Two is 10 pages, and Chapter Three is 6.67 pages.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Aqualad
First Line: Meet the New Monarch of the Deep...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase #32 (May-June 1961) featuring Aquaman; advertised as "On Sale." (Interestingly, the Still 10c box is white in the promo ad, but red on the actual published cover, perhaps indicating that DC felt a shout was better than a whisper.)

On the page immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence.
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How's Your Eye-Q?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Children are lectured about the frequency of accidents injuring the eye and how to prevent them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.
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Blunder Stories

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Gil Kane (logo illustration)
Inker(s): Joe Giella (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern's Mail Chute
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from F.N.*; Billy Clapper; Richard Simcax; James Richard Owen; Joe Coglianese; Mike Sumner; and Rick Wood. (Interestingly, F.N. suggests "why shouldn't the people who spot blunders think up an explanation for them instead of merely mentioning them?" Three years later, Stan Lee originated the Marvel No-Prize, utilizing this very premise.)

On the two page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): It's Hard to Believe But--
First Line: The water level of a river...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four panels with text.

On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
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For The Very Best... and Still 10¢

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Adam Strange; The Flash
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space #67 (May 1961) and Flash #120 (May 1961), both advertised as "On Sale March 2nd".
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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