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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern; Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern; Green Arrow

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No Evil Shall Escape My Sight!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Neal Adams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Jubal Slade; Guardians of the Universe; Jeremy Tine; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Robert Kennedy; Old Timer

Synopsis: Green Arrow shows Green Lantern the plight of the people living in the tenements of slumlord Jubal Slade. But when the Guardians of the Universe observe GL roughing up Slade, they bring him to Oa and reprimand him. Against their orders GL returns to Earth and collects evidence to put Slade away. In response, the Guardians contact Green Lantern, but Green Arrow argues that there are serious problems across America that have escaped the attention of Green Lantern. The Guardians confer, and decide to send a representative to accompany the two heroes as they go on a journey of discovery.

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Pages: 21.83

Job Number: S-360

Notes: Story across 23 pages, but pages 6 and 23 are 2/3 pages and page 16 is a 1/2 page. The splash page still features only a "Green Lantern" logo.

The Guardian who is assigned to accompany Hal Jordan is generally called "The Old Timer" in this series, though he is later given the name Appa Ali Apsa.

Journey to Desolation!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Frank Giacoia

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern and Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Guardians of the Universe; Old-Timer; Jacob; Slapper Soames; Johnny Walden; Black Canary (cameo, preview panel for following issue)

Synopsis: Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and the Old-Timer come across the company town of Desolation, where the boss Slapper Soames plans to execute Johnny Walden to silence the songs he sings which have inspired the people of Desolation to think about a better way of life. As Green Lantern joins the townspeople in attacking Soames' stronghold, the Guardians inform him that since he is on a leave of absence they have reduced the power of his ring. But even weakened, Green Lantern and Green Arrow are able to free Johnny and turn Soames and his men over to the authorities.

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Pages: 23

Job Number: S-368

A Kind of Loving, a Way of Death!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Frank Giacoia

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Old-Timer; Joshua; Aquarius (cameo, flashback); Larry Lance (cameo, flashback); Superman (cameo, flashback); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo, flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo, flashback); Superman (of Earth-2, cameo, flashback); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo, flashback); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo, flashback); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (cameo, flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo, flashback); Wonder Woman (of Earth-2, cameo, flashback)

Synopsis: After a group of thugs overpower her and steal her bike, Black Canary is found by mind-controlling cult leader Joshua. When Green Lantern and Green Arrow encounter the thugs later and recognize Canary's bike, they set off in search of their friend. Though Canary initially refuses to leave the cult, when Joshua orders her to shoot Green Arrow, her mind won't let her, and she breaks free from Joshua's control.

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Pages: 24

Ulysses Star Is Still Alive!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dan Adkins

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen; also as the ghost of Ulysses Star]; Old-Timer; Theodore Pudd; Pierre O'Rourke; Abe Star; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Congressman Sullivan

Synopsis: Green Lantern and Green Arrow get involved in a dispute over logging rights on Native American land. While GL searches for documentation for the Indians' claim, GA tries to inspire them with the ghost of their ancestor. Though the heroes are able to prevent all-out conflict between the loggers and the Natives, and the leaders of the loggers are arrested, only time will tell if the Indians' claim will hold up in a court of law.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-465

Notes: Story is broken down into sections: "Prologue" - pp. 2-4; "Chapter 1: The Quest of Green Lantern" - pp. 5-11; "Chapter 2: The Quest of Green Arrow" - pp. 12-16; and "Chapter 3: The Last Stand! - pp. 17-22.

Story includes extensive quotes from Norman Mailer's "The Armies of the Night."

Even an Immortal Can Die!

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Credits

Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano; Mike Peppe (some incomplete figures)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Old-Timer; Guardians of the Universe; Tribune

Synopsis: For putting the welfare of Green Lantern ahead of the ecological welfare of Planet Earth, the Guardians of the Universe send Old-Timer, accompanied by Green Lantern and Green Arrow as witnesses, to the Planet Gallo to be judged by the Tribune. But when they are all muzzled and the Old-Timer is judged guilty without trial, the heroes realize that something is terribly wrong. They discover that the real Tribune have been replaced by their mechanic and fight to restore the proper process of justice and save the life of the Old-Timer.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-495

Notes: Story is meant to evoke the trials of the "Chicago Eight," particularly the binding and gagging of Bobby Seale.

Death Be My Destiny!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Old-Timer; Guardians of the Universe; Mother Juna

Synopsis: Green Lantern and Green Arrow, now joined by Black Canary, travel to Oa and find that Old-Timer has been found guilty by the Tribune. The Guardians strip him of his immortality and sentence him to live out his days on the planet Maltus. The heroes go with him into his exile and discover a planet wildly over-populated due to the efforts of Mother Juna. After they put a stop to her work, the Old-Timer vows to restore balance to Maltus.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-540

How Do You Fight a Nightmare?

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano; Bernie Wrightson (p. 13)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Witch Queen; Sinestro; Medusa

Synopsis: When Green Arrow and Black Canary are confronted by harpies, GA calls Green Lantern for help. GL follows the harpies into a trap laid by The Witch Queen on behalf of her brother Sinestro. Following a lead, GA and BC meet a group of Amazons, who, impressed by Black Canary's fighting skills, explain how in the distant past they were banished to another plane by a wizard, but have been allowed to return by The Witch Queen to make all men pay. With this information, the duo follows the trail to The Witch Queen and rescue Green Lantern from banishment and the grasp of the legendary Medusa.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-622

...And a Child Shall Destroy Them!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Carol Ferris; Sybil; Grandy; Jason Belmore

Synopsis: Green Lantern and Green Arrow accompany Dinah as she begins a job at a private school where they are greeted by the cook Grandy, a little girl with psychic powers named Sybil, and the owner Jason Belmore. After Belmore asks the costumed heroes to leave, Dinah is confronted by Grandy, who explains that in Sybil he finally found a way to keep the children of the school in order. Green Lantern and Green Arrow return to the school in time to save Dinah, and when Grandy orders Sybil to attack GL, she refuses and brings down the roof on herself and Grandy.

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Pages: 21.67

Job Number: S-683

Notes: Grandy, the villain, is drawn to resemble Spiro Agnew, U.S. Vice-President from 1969-1973.

Peril in Plastic

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Bernie Wrightson; Alan Weiss (splash page) ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Carol Ferris; Black Hand [Wilbur Palm]; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]

Synopsis: While Carol Ferris is in Piper's Dell, the sea wall protecting the town begins to give way, so Hal responds as Green Lantern. After saving the town, GL is given a tour of the plastic factory. Weakened by gas emitted by the plastic pins produced there, he is unable to fight back, so he sends his ring to Green Arrow. When he revives, he finds that his old enemy Black Hand uses the pins to keep the community under his control. He sends GL and Carol out into the streets to face the wrath of the townspeople, but Green Arrow arrives in time with GL’s ring, and GL traps Black Hand in his own plastic.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-771

Notes: The plastic pin, the "kaluta," is named after artist Michael W. Kaluta. There's also a sound effect that says "Ka-loooota."

Snowbirds Don't Fly

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Neal Adams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Roy Harper [Speedy]; Mr. Browden

Synopsis: When Oliver is jumped by junkies, he is shocked when one of them shoots him with one of his own arrows. Green Arrow, now teamed with Green Lantern, follows the leads to find the junkies, including the missing Roy Harper, who lets GA assume he has been working undercover. Later, the junkies lead the heroes to an airplane hangar, but help the dealers knock out GL and GA and inject them with drugs. Roy arrives in time to get the messed up duo home. There he tries to explain the attraction of doing drugs, but Green Arrow remains baffled, and is shocked to soon find Roy getting ready to shoot up.

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Pages: 22

Job Number: S-829

They Say It'll Kill Me... But They Won't Say When!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Roy Harper [Speedy]; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]; Salomon Hooper

Synopsis: Having discovered that Roy is a junkie, Green Arrow sets out to bring the drug traffickers down. Green Lantern returns to Oliver's building and finds Roy curled up in the basement. He takes Roy to Dinah's to straighten out and heads out to find Green Arrow, who has been knocked out by the drug dealers and tossed into the harbor to drown. GA escapes just as GL arrives to take out the goons who threw him into the water. Together the two trace the drugs to pharmaceutical magnate Salomon Hooper and put him out of business. But Roy explains that drugs are not the root problem, just a symptom of it.

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Pages: 25

Job Number: S-922

Beware My Power

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guy Gardner; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [John Stewart] (intro); Jeremiah Clutcher

Synopsis: When Guy Gardner is injured, the Guardians of the Universe instruct Hal Jordan to train another back-up, but John Stewart has different ideas about how to be a Lantern. When an attempt is seemingly made on the life of racist politician Jeremiah Clutcher, John Stewart figures out that the attack was faked and part of a cynical plot to get Clutcher elected president.

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Pages: 13

Job Number: S-990

What Can One Man Do?

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Writer(s): Elliot Maggin

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano (page 1, pages 3 to 13)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Jack Major; Kevin McManus; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Hal Jordan [Green Lantern]; Clark Kent [Superman]

Synopsis: After Green Arrow witnesses the death of a young boy in a riot, he decides that he might be able to do more for his city as its mayor.

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Pages: 13

Job Number: S-965

Notes: The splash page (page 2) is shot directly from Neal Adams's pencils as he handed it in too late for inking. (Source: Man of Two Worlds by Julius Schwartz and Brian M. Thomsen, page 128).

...And through Him Save a World...

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Neal Adams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Isaac; Barbie Dole; Barnaby Catts; Carol Ferris; Mr. Tyrone

Synopsis: Green Arrow goes with Green Lantern and Carol Ferris to the Ferris Aircraft plant in Abraham, which has been the target of ecological prankster Isaac. When Isaac accidentally threatens Carol, GL tries to take him into custody, but GA gases him. Offended at this abuse of the atmosphere, Isaac turns his back on Green Arrow. Ferris security subdues GA and gathers the passed out GL. Finding Isaac has lashed himself to an aircraft engine, Ferris security straps GL and GA to the tail wings of two planes and leaves Isaac where he is to die. GA frees himself, but not in time to save Isaac.

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Pages: 24.67

Job Number: S-1046

Notes: Story title is written entirely in lower case letters.

The Killing of an Archer! Chapter 1

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Letterese

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Dinah Drake Lance [Black Canary]

Synopsis: During an attack, Green Arrow accidentally kills one of his assailants. After he calls Dinah to say good-bye forever, Dinah summons Green Lantern, who finds the same thugs who attacked GA have now planted a bomb in his building.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: S-1203

Notes: Labeled "Chapter 1" on the title page, though the following installments of the series are not labeled chapters.

Green Arrow Is Dead!

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Dick Giordano

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern Co-Starring Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Sister Joshua

Synopsis: As Green Lantern struggles to minimize the damage the bomb placed in Green Arrow's building does, Black Canary joins him. Elsewhere, Green Arrow abandons his old life and enters a monastery. Back home, while looking for traces of GA, Black Canary stumbles across the remnants of the racist cult of which she was once a member, now led by Sister Joshua. She is attacked by the cult members and thrown off a roof, but saved by the last minute appearance of Green Lantern.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: S-1274

The Fate of an Archer

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Writer(s): Denny O'Neil

Penciller(s): Neal Adams

Inker(s): Neal Adams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Lantern and Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]

Synopsis: When Black Canary is hit by a car and desperately needs a transfusion, Green Lantern's search for Green Arrow becomes even more urgent. A report on the wreckage of the Arrow-Plane leads Green Lantern to Green Arrow, but also to a scavenger, who nearly kills Green Lantern before Green Arrow can grab his bow and remember who he really is.

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Pages: 9.5

Job Number: S-1321