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DC Comics   ·   Released Oct 1st, 1959

Showcase #22

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S.O.S. GREEN LANTERN

An alien peace officer named Abin Sur of the Green Lantern Corps crash lands in the middle of the California desert. As he lays dying, he commands his power ring to seek out a worthy successor - one who proves to be fearless and strong-willed. Miles away, test pilot Hal Jordan is examining a flight simulator when a corona of green light envelops him, pulling him along with the simulator to the spot of Abin Sur's crashed vessel. Abin Sur tells Hal that the power of the ring selected him to take on the role of the Green Lantern. He gives him the ring, his costume, and a power battery. He instructs him that the ring will obey his every command but is powerless against anything colored yellow. He also tells him that the ring's energy must be charged from the power battery once every twenty-four hours. Hal agrees to accept the responsibility of wielding the ring in the cause of justice, and, with that, Abin Sur passes away. Hal Jordan is now Green Lantern.

SECRET OF THE FLAMING SPEAR

Test pilot Hal Jordan goes to the office of Carol Ferris, daughter of Ferris Aircraft's president and CEO Carl Ferris. He asks Carol out on a dinner date, and Carol agrees. Suddenly, an S.O.S. pipes through the office intercom. A Ferris aviator piloting the experimental Flaming Spear is in trouble. Hal sneaks away and changes into the Green Lantern. He flies to the runway and helps bring the Flaming Spear safely to ground. His ring picks up a strange radiation emanating from the nose of the plane. Tracing the energy signature back to its source, Green Lantern finds that a group of saboteurs are responsible for disrupting the Flaming Spear's flight path. When Green Lantern appears before them, the thugs begin shooting at him, but he uses his ring to make their bullets explode. One of them picks up a yellow lamp and heaves it at Hal Jordan. As the power of his ring is vulnerable against anything colored yellow, the lamp succeeds in striking Jordan's head, knocking him down. The saboteurs take this opportunity to make their escape. Green Lantern revives and gives chase, but quickly discovers that their getaway car is colored yellow as well. He uses his ring to spike the vehicle's tires causing it to skid to a halt. The three criminals attempt to flee, but Hal binds them with tendrils of green energy. With the threat abated, Green Lantern changes into his civilian attire and returns to Ferris Aircraft.  Carl Ferris calls Carol and Hal into his office for an important announcement. He tells them that he and his wife are going on an extended vacation for the next two years. During this time, Carol will retain full control of the company. After Carl leaves the room, Hal asks Carol if they are still on for their dinner date, but Carol tells him that, as his new boss, their relationship will be "strictly business" for the next two years. Back in his locker room, Hal laments the fact that his power ring can grant him his every desire except the one thing he wants most in the world - Carol.

MENACE OF THE RUNAWAY MISSLE

After conducting in a test flight, Hal Jordan tries to ask Carol Ferris out on a date. However, she rebuffs him stating that she is going to the celebrity ball to meet Green Lantern. That night, Hal changes into Green Lantern and has a romantic interlude with Carol, until he notices a missile in the sky. Speeding off to try and stop it, he realizes that the missile is coated in yellow paint, and his power ring cannot affect it. He soon notices that the nose cone of the missile is not yellow and is able to stop it by creating a net with his power ring.  Tracking the missile to its source, he captures its creator: a scientist who put his evil ambition ahead of his country. After Green Lantern turns him over to the military, he returns to the Ferris Aircraft Company the next day as Green Lantern to apologize to Carol, who coldly rebuffs him.

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Creators

John Broome
Writer
John Broome
Gil Kane
Penciller, Cover Artist
Gil Kane
Joe Giella
Inker, Cover Artist
Joe Giella
Gaspar Saladino
Letterer
Gaspar Saladino
Cover Artist
Ira Schnapp
Julius Schwartz
Editor
Julius Schwartz

Characters

Carl Ferris
Prime Earth
Carol Ferris
Carol Ferris
Prime Earth
Green Lantern
Hal Jordan
Green Lantern
Prime Earth
Green Lantern
Abin Sur
Green Lantern
Prime Earth

Key Events

First Appearance (Pre-Crisis)
Hal Jordan as Green Lantern Prime Earth
First Appearance
Abin Sur as Green Lantern Prime Earth
First Appearance (Pre-Crisis)
Carol Ferris Prime Earth
First Appearance
Carl Ferris Prime Earth

Collected In

  • DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 15 - Green Lantern: Secret Origin HC
    DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 15 - Green Lantern: Secret Origin HC
    DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (2015)
  • DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22
    DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22
    DC Silver Age Classics (1992)
  • The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern Vol. 2 (1960 - 1986)
  • Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern Archives (2004)
  • Green Lantern Corps: Through the Ages TP
    Green Lantern Corps: Through the Ages TP
    Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 (2006 - 2011)
  • Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years HC
    Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years HC
    Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)
  • Green Lantern: Greatest Stories Ever Told TP
    Green Lantern: Greatest Stories Ever Told TP
    Green Lantern: Greatest Stories Ever Told (2006)
  • Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 1 TP
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 1 TP
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age (2016)
  • Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age (2016)
  • Millennium Edition: Showcase #22
    Millennium Edition: Showcase #22
    Millennium Edition: Showcase (1999 - 2000)
  • Secret Origins #2
    Secret Origins #2
    Secret Origins Vol. 2 (1972 - 1974)
  • Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 1
    Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 1
    Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (2005 - 2009)
  • The Green Lantern Chronicles Vol. 1 TP
    The Green Lantern Chronicles Vol. 1 TP
    The Green Lantern Chronicles (2009)

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