Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 1
Product ID: 34500093
Perhaps the most famous of all the Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan put on the lantern’s ring for the first time in 1959. A re-envisioning of the original crime-fighting Green Lantern (Alan Scott), created by John Broome in the 1940s, this new Green Lantern was a science fiction adventurer. He battled aliens, giant monsters, wealthy sociopaths out to steal his power ring...and the efforts of his lady love, Carol Ferris, to discover his true identity. As the Green Lantern of the Silver Age of comic books, Hal Jordan captured the imagination of a space-minded society of the ’50s and ’60s. GREEN LANTERN: THE SILVER AGE VOLUME 1 collects the adventures of Hal Jordan as he takes on the responsibility of the ring and the lantern for the first time in SHOWCASE #22-24 and GREEN LANTERN #1-9. Review: Classic Hal Jordan! - Stories and art that set the tone for 70+ years. These stories are why Geoff Johns brought back Hal. Review: A Great Collection!! - A wonderful collection of the Green Lantern silver age comics from the 1950's - 1960's!! Most people could never afford to buy the original books, but here you get reprints of Showcase #22, 23 & 24 and The Flash #1-9!! If you were to try to purchase these, you'd be out hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars!! This is well worth the price!!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 159 Reviews |
D**K
Classic Hal Jordan!
Stories and art that set the tone for 70+ years. These stories are why Geoff Johns brought back Hal.
R**N
A Great Collection!!
A wonderful collection of the Green Lantern silver age comics from the 1950's - 1960's!! Most people could never afford to buy the original books, but here you get reprints of Showcase #22, 23 & 24 and The Flash #1-9!! If you were to try to purchase these, you'd be out hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars!! This is well worth the price!!
P**O
Silver age
Good first book of Green Lantern of the silver age. Stories are short and a good mix of action and story telling.
S**N
Good Anthology of the Silver Age GL
This is a lot of Green Lantern! The book includes his origin and first appearances of Sinestro. The weaponeers of Quard are included as well. His dating problems with Carol Ferris begin here. Pie Face starts here too.
A**D
Best i found for the price.
Good Value, and packaging for the costs. Great condition.
K**.
Discovering a Classic Superhero
I wasn't familiar with the origins of the Green Lantern but this introduction was an interesting series. I think another character was the Green Lantern in the 1970s but I enjoyed Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern.
D**.
SILVER AGE GREEN LANTERN AN AGELESS WORK OF COMICS ART!
DC Silver Age Collections are the most finest and important pieces of modern day superhero art ever. I recommend them--even GREEN LANTERN--VOLUME 1.
A**R
This is an early incarnation of GL. Don't compare this to the late 1960s books or animated versions.
I had to make adjustments reading this version of GL. Both he and Carol are dumb as cluck stupid. That is how they were written at the time. Stories that focus on the alien of the week are a little better. It seems that DC didn't have a firm grip on GL until the later 1960s-1070s. In the early books he is very one dimensional. There are some good stories but it was a slog. I like GL for who he evolved into. This book focuses on his starting point. Dimond in the rough.
M**K
Loved it
Great nostalgia fest!
D**I
Great book, great series.
Fun trip down nostalgia lane. I love reading these silver age stories so I can relive those days and those stories that got me hooked on comics. Seeing these stories once again I noticed how well they survived the years. Very basic storylines but fun nonetheless. Gil Kane's artwork was and still is amazing..I just love this silver age series that DC has started.
S**N
A fun retro look at the early issues
I found the frequent references to his "Eskimo mechanic" as a little jarring, in the current PC climate, but otherwise enjoyed this as an interesting backgrounder on the Green Lantern character.
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