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Issue: Green Lama #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1945
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Issues: #4 of 8 Issues (9 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSpark Publications
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Spark Publications
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joseph Greene
Disclose Notes: Layouts by Rhoda Lewis.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
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Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Green Lama Dive Bombs Japan

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy
Inker(s): Mac Raboy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lama
Character(s): The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats #1 published January 1994
as The Green Lama Dive Bombs Japan [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagOfficial Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory #1 published January 1997
as Green Lama [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Layouts by Rhoda Lewis.
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Green Lama Contents

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy
Inker(s): Mac Raboy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lama
Character(s): The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]
Synopsis: Table of contents page promoting, with illustration, the features and story titles (with brief synopses) in this issue.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Green Lama Bombs Tokyo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ken Crossen [as Richard Foster] (signed)
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy (signed)
Inker(s): Mac Raboy (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lama
Character(s): The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Tsarong; the Japanese (villains, some die); Emperor Hirohito (villain, cameo)
Synopsis: The Lama decides to intervene when he learns that the Japanese have learned how to make Hitler's robot bombs, and they are using them against U.S. forces in the Pacific.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Greats #1 published January 1994
as The Green Lama Bombs Tokyo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Green Lama's magic phrase is discussed in this issue. "Om Mani Padme Hum" means "Hail, the Jewel in the Lotus Flower". And separated, the letters also stand for the sacred colors of Tibet: "Om" means white, "Ma" means green, "Ni" means yellow, "Pad" means blue, "Me" means Red and "Hum" means black.
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A Bull in a China Shop!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene [as Joseph Verdy] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Boy Champions
Character(s): The Boy Champions [Tuffy; Mickey; Wellington Smith]; Mr. Chen; "Betcha" Benny (villain); Mr. Krat (villain)
Synopsis: The Champions are hired to settle a bet between two men re taking a bull into a china shop to see if it would do any damage, unknown to them that it's a ploy to steal valuable jade.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Peters Rings the Bell

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene [as Joseph Verdy] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Old Peters; Callaghan; three un-named Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Old Peters smells a rat when late one night three men, maintaining they are crew members aboard the "Arriba", ask for directions as to where their ship is docked.
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Pages: 2
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The Right Bottle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bruce Elliott (signed)
Penciller(s): George Roussos [as Perry Williams] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Perry Williams] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Angus Mac Erc
Character(s): Angus Mac Erc; John Hamitmore
Synopsis: An aging actor tells Mac Erc that he wished could be forever young and live forever......Angus decides to grant the request to him and two others, but with a bit of a twist.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Rhoda Lewis is listed as the book's letterer but the lettering in this story is totally different from the other stories she did in the issue, so revised lettering credit from her to ?.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy
Inker(s): Mac Raboy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lama Club
Character(s): The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional house advertisement encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Liederman (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Liederman (signed)
Inker(s): Al Liederman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Liederman
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Pop Flys
Character(s): Mike; Pop
First Line: I can see it, Mike - you're over-trained...
Synopsis: Pop takes Mike hunting because he had been over-training, but ends up battling a bear!
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Sky's the Limit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bruce Elliott [as Walter Gardner] (signed)
Penciller(s): Mort Lawrence (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Lawrence (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Rick Masters
Character(s): Rick Masters; Twin Eagles [aka Mike]; Dan (villain); Dan's gang members (villains)
Synopsis: Masters becomes involved with a gambler who has just lost his gambling ship, due to a fire, but invites others to play a high stakes card game, intending to kidnap them and hold them for ransom.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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In Comic Land!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Horace L. Gold [as H. L. Gold] (signed)
Penciller(s): Irving Tirman [as Ira Turner] (signed)
Inker(s): Irving Tirman [as Ira Turner] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Lieutenant Hercules
Character(s): Lieutenant Hercules [Wilbur Klutz]; Merlin; Detective Trick Dacy; Petunia Mae; The Chin (villain)
Synopsis: Wilbur offers Merlin 10% of his take if he agrees to take Klutz to comic land.
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In Issue: FlagGreen Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy #1 published April 2008
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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