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Green Lantern#8
Cover: Gil Kane & Jack Adler

Green Lantern #8

Sep 1961 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Challenge from 5700 A.D.!”

In "The Challenge from 5700 A.D.!", Hal Jordan faces an alien threat from the distant future when the Solarite council summons him to stop the Zegors—highly evolved gila monsters from 5700 A.D.—who are attacking Earth. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Gil Kane with inks by Joe Giella, this classic Green Lantern tale blends sci-fi adventure with a mysterious time-travel twist, all wrapped in a striking cover by Gil Kane and Jack Adler.

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writer John Broome · artist Gil Kane · inker Joe Giella · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Gil Kane, Jack Adler

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artist Gil Kane
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Jack Adler

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Zegors, a highly evolved gila monster form, have the earth under attack in 5700 AD, and the ruling Solarite council brings Hal Jordan to defeat them. He does so by destroying their main weapon and is returned to the present, with no knowledge of his adventure.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).