Unofficial Green Lantern Index

GREEN LANTERN #5

Cover Date: Fall 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-09-26

Cover Credits:
Art: Irwin Hasen (signed)

Story: "The Legion of the Lantern" (52 Pages) Chapter 1: "Five Picked Men"
Chapter 2: "Swords of the Sahara"
Chapter 3: "Triumph in the Desert"
Chapter 4: "Spy's Showdown"

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Martin Nodell
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak
Assistant editing	Ted Udall
Editing	Sheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Alan Scott; in between flashback in Young All-Stars #27 and #30)

Supporting Character(s):

Doiby Dickles (promoted to Master Sergeant; last in flashback in Young All-Stars #27; next in All-American Comics #44)

Irene Miller (between All-American Comics #43 and #44)

Legion of the Lantern: (first appearance of team; also includes Alan Scott)

Pvt. Reb Stuart (first appearance; promoted to Corporal)

Pvt. Yank Smith (first appearance; promoted to Corporal)

Pvt. Inad Hohay (first appearance; promoted to Corporal)

Villain(s):

Captain Kortz (also takes the guise of the Black Prophet)

Nazi agents

Herr Tostik (first appearance of all)

Crew of the pocket battleship Von Schwein

Crew of the armed liner Lukautnau

Other Character(s):

General Brock

Lt. Somers (first appearance of all)

Princess Valla (first appearance)

Prince Karl (first appearance)

Crews of the British destroyers Crumpet and Kipper

Crew of the American heavy cruiser Waukegan

Sheik Judar and his followers (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

an army base in the United States

Africa (Sahara Desert)

the Atlantic Ocean

Comment(s):

Green Lantern recites two different oaths in this issue:

"I shed my light upon the darkness!

Evil has no place to hide itself!

Green Lantern goes forth to conquer!"

"Let the light of the lantern

penetrate the dark places

of ignorance and wrong,

setting all minds right

and overthrowing all servants of evil!"

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Second Story: "The Flying Serpent of Yucatan" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Assistant editing	Ted Udall
Editing	Sheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan

Comment(s):

Text story.

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