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DC Comics   ·   Released Sep 1st, 1963

Green Lantern #23

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After having his portrait painted by artist Lee Kerr for an art exhibition (which leaves Carol madly jealous when she sees that Lee is an attractive woman) The gallery is robbed by the Tattooed Man, a sailor who's tattoos become reality once he touches them. Using them to best Green Lantern in combat, the Tattooed Man manages to escape with the loot he had come to steal. As he gets away he recounts how he got his powers one day while breaking into a science lab and finding a special ink that turns whatever is drawn with it into reality.

Format
Comic
Page Count
27 pages
Cover Price
$0.12
Green Lantern #23
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Creators

Gardner Fox
Writer
Gardner Fox
Gil Kane
Penciller, Cover Artist
Gil Kane
Joe Giella
Inker
Joe Giella
Frank Giacoia
Inker
Frank Giacoia
Gaspar Saladino
Letterer
Gaspar Saladino
Murphy Anderson
Cover Artist
Murphy Anderson
Cover Artist
Ira Schnapp
Julius Schwartz
Editor
Julius Schwartz

Characters

Carol Ferris
Carol Ferris
Prime Earth
Green Lantern
Hal Jordan
Green Lantern
Prime Earth
Green Lantern
Xax
Green Lantern
Prime Earth
Tattooed Man
Abel Tarrant
Tattooed Man
Prime Earth

Key Events

First Appearance
Abel Tarrant as Tattooed Man Prime Earth

Collected In

  • The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
    The Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
    Green Lantern Vol. 2 (1960 - 1986)
  • Green Lantern Archives Vol. 4 HC
    Green Lantern Archives Vol. 4 HC
    Green Lantern Archives (2004)
  • Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age (2016)
  • Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 3 TP
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 3 TP
    Green Lantern: The Silver Age (2016)
  • Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 2 TP
    Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 2 TP
    Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (2005 - 2009)

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