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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published February-March 1976
Cover Price 0.50
Pages 68
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Imi Kann; Duke Danfield; Zegor warriors
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Grell (signed)
Inks Mike Grell (signed)

25 page Green Lantern story "The Challenge from 5700 A.D.!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (aka. Pol Manning); Zegor warriors (villains); Solarites; Raf Tamin; Chairman Dasor; Iona Vane; gold sea monster; Dr. Vance Barnard (flashback only); Earth army
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Joe Giella
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Story has 3, 2-tier pages, with another sequence on the bottom 1/3 of those pages. First story set in 5700 A.D. with the Pol Manning secret identy. Story is in 2 chapters.
Reprinted from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #8 (September-October 1961)

Half page The Three Jordan Brothers filler "The Three Jordan Brothers"

Characters Jack Jordan; Hal Jordan; Jim Jordan; Sue Williams Jordan (Jim Jordan's wife)
Synopsis Information about Hal Jordan's borthers.
Genre super-hero
Notes Sequence appears between Chapters 1 and 2 of the first sequence.

Half page Green Lantern filler "Earth's Other Green Lanterns"

Characters Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Synopsis Information about the various Earth Green Lanterns.
Genre super-hero
Notes Sequence appears between pages 21 and 22 of sequence 1.

12 page Green Lantern story "Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku] (intro); Jimmy Dawes (flashback); Pieface's father (flashback); Duke Danfield (villain); Weeper and another man working for Duke Danfield
Synopsis Tom Kalmaku's father and Jimmy Dawes had stumbled on a gold mine and split the map for keeping while Dawes raised money to work it, but Tom's father died and Dawes lost his map while gambling. Duke Danfield won the map half and steals Tom's half to find the gold, but Green Lantern defeats his gang and Tom discovers Hal's secret identity as Green Lantern.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Joe Giella
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Introduction of Pieface [Thomas Kalmaku], who learns Green Lantern's secret identity.
Reprinted from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #2 (September-October 1960)

Half page Green Lantern filler "Green Lantern's Oaths"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Synopsis The 3 oaths used by Green Lantern [Alan Scott].
Genre super-hero
Notes Sequence appears between sequences 1 and 2 of this issue.

11 page Green Lantern story "Once a Green Lantern - - Always a Green Lantern!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui] (intro); Imi Kann; The Guardians of The Universe; giant amoeba; Tom Kalmaku [Pieface]
Synopsis Hal Jordan is sent on a mission to convince Katma Tui to remain a Green Lantern, though she has announced her resignation upon the end of her probation period. Hal convinces her using a ruse to show her that her loyaty to the Corps in stronger than her love of Imi Kann.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Sid Greene
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Introduces Katma Tui as Sinestro's Green Lantern replacement.
Reprinted from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #30 (July 1964)

2 page Green Lantern's Mail Chute letters page "Green Lantern's Mail Chute"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Genre super-hero
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Gil Kane?
Letters typeset
Notes Letters regarding stories in DC Special #17 from: David Bachman; Pete Gallo; Bob Perman; Steve Barton; Joe Molloy; Carol Dill; Kenneth Ball. Includes the reprint credits for the stories in this issue.

1 page Shazam advertisement "The Cup Cake Caper"

Characters Billy Batson; Captain Marvel; Max; Max's boss
Synopsis Max's boss is attempting to control all the Hostess Cup Cakes, but Captain Marvel ends his caper.
Genre super-hero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Ad for Hostess Cup Cakes.