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Issue: Showcase #23
Publication Date: November 1959
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Issues: #23 of 104 Issues (108 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: 09/24/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: Second Silver Age Green Lantern.

On-sale date from ad in Blackhawk #142 and copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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The Invisible Destroyer!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Invisible Destroyer
First Line: Not even Green Lantern's mighty power ring can stop me from setting off this atomic bomb explosion!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Green Lantern Chronicles #1 published June 2009
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #1 published January 1993
as Showcase #23 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #1 published January 1993
as Backcover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 [500 Pages Promo] published November 2005
as Showcase #23 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Omnibus #1 published January 2010
as The Invisible Destroyer! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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New Stars for "Old Glory"

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: historical, opinion
Character(s): George Washington
First Line: Gosh, Dad, our flag looks different with 49 stars--but I wonder what our first flag looked like?
Synopsis: A father educates his son about the history of the American flag.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Summons from Space!

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] (brief origin); Carol Ferris; a Venusian pterodactyl; Venusians
First Line: My power ring has no effect against this huge flying reptile!
Synopsis: Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attack by yellow pterodactyl-like creatures.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Green Lantern Chronicles #1 published June 2009
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern #88 published February 1972
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Super Heroes v1 #5 published January 1981
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #1 published January 1993
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 [500 Pages Promo] published November 2005
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Omnibus #1 published January 2010
as Summons from Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.7
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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Green Almanac

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Green dragons--during World War II, the sudden night attacks of American PT boats on Japanese vessels prompted...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Venus - The Mystery Planet!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Character(s): V. A. Firsoff
First Line: Although it is Earth's closest planetary neighbor, we know much less about Venus than most of...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts and speculation about Venus.
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Green Slang!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Mr. Drew
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stars and Their Legends
Character(s): Andromeda; Poseidon; Perseus
First Line: Andromeda was the daughter of King Cepheus...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Myths about Perseus and Andromeda.
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The Invisible Destroyer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Phantom Destroyer [aka The Invisible Destroyer] (introduction, villain); Carol Ferris; Dr. Phillips
First Line: I've got to use my power ring to stop that atomic bomb explosion--before it destroys Coast City!
Synopsis: When Dr. Phillips is distracted, The Invisible Destroyer is released from his mind.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Green Lantern Chronicles #1 published June 2009
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Archives #1 published January 1993
as The Invisible Destroyer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Lantern #1 [500 Pages Promo] published November 2005
as The Invisible Destroyer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Omnibus #1 published January 2010
as The Invisible Destroyer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Suicide Squad
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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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): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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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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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): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
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): American Geographical Society's Around the World Program
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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