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Cover: Howard Purcell

Green Lantern #1

Oct 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~168,324 copies sold its debut month
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Contains 6 stories
Green Lantern: His Personal History
2 pp · Superhero
Chang (lamp maker, un-named in the story, death)Mr. Billings, un-named in the story)

In "Green Lantern: His Personal History," engineer Alan Scott survives a deadly bridge explosion, only to discover the green lantern he carried is no ordinary object—it’s a mystical artifact with a mysterious past. The lantern recounts its journey through time, from a Chinese lampmaker’s hands to an asylum inmate who found healing in its light, before passing to Scott, who shapes it into a ring and embraces his new role as Green Lantern.

The Masquerading Mare!
13 pp · Superhero
Irene Miller"Scar" Jorgis (villain)Slink (villain)Gerald Davis (villain)

In "The Masquerading Mare!", Green Lantern steps in when racketeer "Scar" Jorgis schemes to sabotage Irene Miller’s prized racehorse, Jersey Queen, after she inherits it. When Jorgis tricks Irene into entering the horse in a claiming race, Green Lantern uncovers the deception and restores the mare to her rightful owner.

Disease!!
13 pp · Superhero
Irene Millerunnamed District Attorney (death)Mr. Van Smithersunnamed butler of Boss Filchunnamed crook dressed as Green Lantern (villain)Tommy Filch (Boss Filch's son)Boss Filch (villain)Commissioner Merril (villain)

In "Disease!!" from Green Lantern #1 (1941), a deadly epidemic and a murdered district attorney set Green Lantern on a race against time to save lives and uncover a web of corruption. When Boss Filch’s son falls ill, the desperate man offers to confess his crimes if the hero can save his child—but only after naming Commissioner Merril as the true killer. The story unfolds with tense moral choices and a relentless pursuit of justice, all within the gripping confines of a single, pivotal case.

Arson in the Slums
13 pp · Superhero
Irene Millerunnamed Fire Department ChiefMrs. Jamesunnamed Fire Inspectorunnamed "Daily Tattle" reporterCommissioner GreyMrs. Greyunnamed Grey childrenMr. Barton (villain, publisher of "The Daily Tattle")Murker (villain)Gorley (villain)

In the smoldering tenements of Capitol City, a string of mysterious fires ignites a political firestorm, with publisher Barton pushing for the slums’ destruction. When a reporter uncovers a conspiracy between Barton and real-estate man Murker, Green Lantern must protect the fire inspector and the reporter from deadly attacks, rescue the commissioner’s kidnapped family, and expose the truth before more lives are lost.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Adeline
Green Lantern in South America
13 pp · Superhero
Irene Millerunnamed President of the Apex Broadcasting SystemJensen (APEX employee)Joseunnamed rebel spy (villain, Jose's father))General Ranko (villain)President Carlos (villain)

In "Green Lantern in South America," Alan and Doiby journey to Landavo to investigate sabotage at Apex's short-wave outlet—only to find themselves in the middle of a civil war fueled by foreign agents trying to overthrow the nation's democratically elected government. With his ring and quick thinking, Green Lantern steps in to uncover the conspiracy and help restore order.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $3,402
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $89,364
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $42,590*
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $41,425
CGC 7.0 · 9 in census $29,031
CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $20,068
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CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $18,296
CGC 5.5 · 7 in census $16,268
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $16,268
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $13,260*
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $12,215
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $10,885*
CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $10,554
CGC 2.5 · 7 in census $6,630
CGC 2.0 · 7 in census $6,630*
CGC 1.5 · 4 in census $5,104*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $4,266*
CGC 0.5 · 5 in census $3,758
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Cast · 4 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Marty Nodell
cover pencils, inks Howard Purcell

Reprints

Reprinted in The Golden Age of Comic Books #[nn] (1977), Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999), Alter Ego #102 (2011)

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