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Issue Details

Issue #29
Published December 1947-January 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (assistant)
Notes Doiby Dickles uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in one of the first two stories. Note added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

Cover Details - "The Challenge of the Harlequin"

Characters Green Lantern; Harlequin.
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Doiby Dickles uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in one of the first two stories. Note added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

12 page Green Lantern story "[Framed By the Harlequin] (Part 1)"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; V: Harlequin [Molly Mayne][chronological 3rd appearance].
Synopsis No matter how hard he attempts to prove otherwise, Green Lantern fails to convince the Police he isn't on the side of the Harlequin, and is arrested.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks John Belfi
Notes Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ and Molly Mayne is his secretary. Notes, some character info, and synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

12 page Green Lantern story "Challenge of the Harlequin (Part 2)"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; V: Harlequin [Molly Mayne][chronological 4th appearance].
Synopsis Beliving that the Harlequin is actually in love witrh Green Lantern, her gang wants her to prove them wrong. If she doesn't, they will kill him....and her!
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks John Belfi, Irwin Hasen [page 1 only]
Notes Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ and Molly Mayne is his secretary. The splash page indicates that this story was originally prepared for All-American Comics #98. Notes, some character info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

2 page text story "Quiet Please"

Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall [signed as Charles King]
Letters typeset

1 page Ton O' Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

13 page Green Lantern story "The Harlequin Haunts Green Lantern (Part 3)"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Harlequin [Molly Mayne][chronological 5th appearance].
Synopsis The Harlequin shocks the Police when she surrenders voluntarily to them --- that is, providing Green Lantern will be her defense counsel!
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks John Belfi
Notes Doiby Dickles does NOT appear in this story. The splash page indicates that this story was originally prepared to appear in Green Lantern #30. Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ and Molly Mayne is his secretary. Notes, some character info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.