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[[Image:Showcase 22.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Showcase #22]]
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{{Appearances}}
  
   
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'''See: [[Aquaman]]'''
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''' S.O.S. Green Lantern! '''
   
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==Appearances==
  
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''In chronological order (incomplete)''
  
   
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==Summary==
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===Circa 1,000,000 BCE===
  
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'''Volume:''' 1 <br>
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*[[Adventure Comics 253 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #253]]
  
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'''Issue:''' 22<br>
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'''Month:''' September-October<br>
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'''Year:''' [[:Category:1959|1959]]<br>
   
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===Circa 500 BCE===
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==Credits==
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'''Head Writer:''' [[John Broome]]<br>
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*[[Aquaman 3 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #3]]
  
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'''Cover Artists:''' [[Gil Kane]]<br>
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Gil Kane]]<br>
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'''Inkers:''' [[Joe Giella]]<br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Julius Schwartz]]<br>
   
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==Synopsis==
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===Silver Age/Modern appearances===
  
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
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*[[Adventure Comics 244 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #244]]
  
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* [[Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)]]
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*[[Adventure Comics 245 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #245]]
  
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* [[Abin Sur]]
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*[[Adventure Comics 246 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #246]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 247 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #247]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 248 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #248]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 249 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #249]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 250 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #250]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 251 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #251]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 252 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #252]]
  
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*[[Adventure Comics 253 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #253]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 1 (Volume 1, 1960)|Justie League of America (Volume 1) #1]]
  
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*[[Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane 30 (1962)|Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #30]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 1 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #1]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 9 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #9]]
  
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*[[Detective Comics 299 (1962)|Detective Comics #299]]
  
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*[[Detective Comics 300 (1962)|Detective Comics #300]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 2 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #2]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 10 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #10]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 11 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #11]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 125 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #125]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 3 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #3]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 126 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #126]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 12 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #12]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 4 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #4]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 127 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #127]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 13 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #13]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 128 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #128]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 5 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #5]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 14 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #14]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 129 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #129]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 15 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #15]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 6 (Volume 1, 1962)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #6]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 130 (Volume 1, 1962)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #130]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 16 (Volume 1, 1962)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #16]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 7 (Volume 1, 1963)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #7]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 131 (Volume 1, 1963)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #131]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 17 (Volume 1, 1963)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #17]]
  
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*[[World's Finest 132 (Volume 1, 1963)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #132]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 8 (Volume 1, 1963)|Aquaman (Volume 1) #8]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 18 (Volume 1, 1963)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #18]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 159 (Volume 1, 1978)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #159]]
  
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*[[Justice League of America 160 (Volume 1, 1978)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #160]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 1 (Volume 2, 1986)|Aquaman (Volume 2) #1]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 2 (Volume 2, 1986)|Aquaman (Volume 2) #2]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 3 (Volume 2, 1986)|Aquaman (Volume 2) #3]]
  
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*[[Aquaman 4 (Volume 2, 1986)|Aquaman (Volume 2) #4]]
  
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*[[52 1 (2006)|52 #1]]
  
   
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'''Locations:'''
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===Future appearances===
  
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*[[California]]
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:*[[Coast City]]
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*[[Adventure Comics 251 (1958)#Aquaman|Adventure Comics #251]]
  
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:*[[Ferris Aircraft]]
   
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'''Items:'''
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===Non-continuity appearances===
  
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* [[Green Lantern Ring]]
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* [[Green Lantern Power Battery]]
   
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'''First Appearances:''' Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Green Lantern (Abin Sur)<br>
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'''Final Appearances:''' Abin Sur (dies in this issue, see [[#Notes|notes]])<br>
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'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
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==Secret of the Flaming Spear==
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===Credits===
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'''Head Writer:''' [[John Broome]]<br>
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Gil Kane]]<br>
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'''Inkers:''' [[Joe Giella]]<br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Julius Schwartz]]<br>
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===Synopsis===
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
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* [[Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)]]
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* [[Carol Ferris]]
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* [[Carl Ferris]]
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* Frank Nichols
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'''Locations:'''
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*[[California]]
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:*[[Coast City]]
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:*[[Ferris Aircraft]]
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'''Items:'''
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* [[Green Lantern Ring]]
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* [[Green Lantern Power Battery]]
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'''First Appearances:''' Carol Ferris (CEO of Ferris Aircraft); Carl Ferris (Carol's father); Frank Nichols (a pilot)<br>
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'''Final Appearances:''' Frank Nichols<br>
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'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
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==Menace of the Runaway Missile==
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===Credits===
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'''Head Writer:''' [[John Broome]]<br>
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Gil Kane]]<br>
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'''Inkers:''' [[Joe Giella]]<br>
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'''Editors:''' [[Julius Schwartz]]<br>
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===Synopsis===
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
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* [[Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)]]
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* [[Carol Ferris]]
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* Doctor Parris
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'''Locations:'''
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*[[California]]
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:*[[Coast City]]
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:*[[Ferris Aircraft]]
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'''Items:'''
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* [[Green Lantern Ring]]
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* [[Green Lantern Power Battery]]
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'''First Appearances:''' Doctor Parris (a scientist)<br>
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'''Final Appearances:''' Doctor Parris<br>
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'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
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==Notes==
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* This is the first appearance of Hal Jordan, the [[:Category:Silver Age|Silver Age]] [[Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)|Green Lantern]]. He makes a chronologically earlier appearance in a [[Justice League]] origin story in [[Justice League of America 144 (Volume 1, 1977)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #144]]. He chronologically appears next in a flashback tale in [[Green Lantern 10 (Volume 2, 1962)|Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10]]. That event takes place one week following events from this issue. His next actual appearance is in [[Showcase 23 (Volume 1, 1959)|Showcase (Volume 1) #23]], following the third story from this issue.
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* Although this is the first and only canonical appearance of [[Abin Sur]], he will appear in numerous flashback sequences in the following years. His next chronological flashback appearance takes place in [[Green Lantern 16 (Volume 1, 1962)|Green Lantern (Volume 1) #16]].
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* First appearance of Carol Ferris. Carol will become Hal Jordan's on-again/off-again lover, and even his adversary when she takes on the mantle of [[Star Sapphire]]. Carol makes a chronologically earlier appearance in [[Green Lantern 10 (Volume 2, 1962)|Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10]]. She appears next in [[Showcase 23 (Volume 1, 1959)|Showcase (Volume 1) #23]].
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==Trivia==
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==Reprints==
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* ''S.O.S. Green Lantern'' is reprinted in [[Secret Origins 2 (Volume 1, 1973)|Secret Origins (Volume 1) #2]], [[DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest 22 (1982)|DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22]], [[DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase 22 (1992)|DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22]], [[Millennium Edition: Showcase 22 (2000)|Millennium Edition: Showcase #22]] and [[Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1 (1993)|Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1]].
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* ''Secret of the Flaming Spear'' is reprinted in [[DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest 22 (1982)|DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22]], [[DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase 22 (1992)|DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22]], [[Millennium Edition: Showcase 22 (2000)|Millennium Edition: Showcase #22]] and [[Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1 (1993)|Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1]].
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* ''Menace of the Runaway Missile'' is reprinted in [[DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase 22 (1992)|DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22]], [[Millennium Edition: Showcase 22 (2000)|Millennium Edition: Showcase #22]] and [[Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1 (1993)|Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1]].
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==Recommended Readings==
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* [[Comics Green Lantern (Volume 2)|Green Lantern (Volume 2)]]
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* [[Comics Green Lantern (Volume 3)|Green Lantern (Volume 3)]]
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* [[Comics Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)|Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)]]
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* [[Comics Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2)|Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2)]]
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==Related Articles==
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* [[Cover Art Gallery Showcase|Showcase Cover Art Gallery]]
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* [[Green Lantern Corps]]
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* [[Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)/Appearances|Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) appearances list]]
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* [[Carol Ferris/Appearances|Carol Ferris appearances list]]
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* [[Sector 2814]]
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==External Links==
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* [[Wikipedia:Green Lantern|Green Lantern article at Wikipedia]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Hal Jordan|Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.glcorps.org/book.html Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) biography page at Book of Oa]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=greenlantern2 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [[Wikipedia:Green Lantern Corps|Green Lantern Corps article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=greenlanterncorps Green Lantern Corps article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [[Wikipedia:Abin Sur|Abin Sur article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.glcorps.org/book.html Abin Sur biography page at Book of Oa]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=abinsur Abin Sur biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.glcorps.org/book.html Carol Ferris biography page at Book of Oa]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=carolferris Carol Ferris biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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==References==
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* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=1194 Grand Comics Database] ''(creator credits)''
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* [http://www.dcindexes.com/index.php Mike's Amazing World of DC] ''(character appearances)''
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* [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 9|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9]] ''(Green Lantern biography page)''
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* [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 22|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22]] ''(Star Sapphire biography page)''
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Revision as of 15:37, 30 June 2006

Showcase 22

Showcase #22

S.O.S. Green Lantern!


Summary

Volume: 1
Issue: 22
Month: September-October
Year: 1959

Credits

Head Writer: John Broome
Cover Artists: Gil Kane
Pencilers: Gil Kane
Inkers: Joe Giella
Editors: Julius Schwartz

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Locations:

Items:

First Appearances: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Green Lantern (Abin Sur)
Final Appearances: Abin Sur (dies in this issue, see notes)

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Secret of the Flaming Spear

Credits

Head Writer: John Broome
Pencilers: Gil Kane
Inkers: Joe Giella
Editors: Julius Schwartz

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Locations:

Items:

First Appearances: Carol Ferris (CEO of Ferris Aircraft); Carl Ferris (Carol's father); Frank Nichols (a pilot)
Final Appearances: Frank Nichols

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Menace of the Runaway Missile

Credits

Head Writer: John Broome
Pencilers: Gil Kane
Inkers: Joe Giella
Editors: Julius Schwartz

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Locations:

Items:

First Appearances: Doctor Parris (a scientist)
Final Appearances: Doctor Parris

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Notes

  • This is the first appearance of Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern. He makes a chronologically earlier appearance in a Justice League origin story in Justice League of America (Volume 1) #144. He chronologically appears next in a flashback tale in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10. That event takes place one week following events from this issue. His next actual appearance is in Showcase (Volume 1) #23, following the third story from this issue.
  • Although this is the first and only canonical appearance of Abin Sur, he will appear in numerous flashback sequences in the following years. His next chronological flashback appearance takes place in Green Lantern (Volume 1) #16.
  • First appearance of Carol Ferris. Carol will become Hal Jordan's on-again/off-again lover, and even his adversary when she takes on the mantle of Star Sapphire. Carol makes a chronologically earlier appearance in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #10. She appears next in Showcase (Volume 1) #23.

Trivia

Reprints

  • S.O.S. Green Lantern is reprinted in Secret Origins (Volume 1) #2, DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22, DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1.
  • Secret of the Flaming Spear is reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22, DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1.
  • Menace of the Runaway Missile is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22, Millennium Edition: Showcase #22 and Green Lantern Archives, Volume 1.

Recommended Readings

  • Green Lantern (Volume 2)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 3)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2)

Related Articles

External Links

References

  • Grand Comics Database (creator credits)
  • Mike's Amazing World of DC (character appearances)
  • Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9 (Green Lantern biography page)
  • Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22 (Star Sapphire biography page)



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