Wraparound cover.
Gemworld and Gorilla City do not appear.
The writers and colorists are only credited on the inside front cover, not on each individual sequence, so we have listed all of them for each entry.
On-sale date from DC Releases #18.
Includes a pronunciation glossary for this issue.
Letter from David Bedard.
On inside front cover.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Jan Duursema (credited) |
| Inks: | Jan Duursema (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Ernie Colón (credited) |
| Inks: | Karl Kesel (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Bret Blevins (credited) |
| Inks: | Bret Blevins (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Joe Kubert (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Joe Kubert (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
The first appearance listed, Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #88 (October 1947), is for the Golden Age Ghost. The Gentleman Ghost of Earth-One first appeared in The Atom & Hawkman (DC, 1968 series) #43 (June-July 1969). This profile treats both versions as a single history.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Jim Aparo (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Jim Aparo (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Carl Potts (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Bob Wiacek (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Luke McDonnell (credited) |
| Inks: | Karl Kesel (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Michael Chen (credited as Mike Chen) |
| Inks: | Murphy Anderson (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | George Pérez (credited) |
| Inks: | George Pérez (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Eduardo Barreto (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Eduardo Barreto (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Jack Kirby (credited) |
| Inks: | Bob Smith (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([May] 2008)
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #4 (2008 [February 2013])
in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
in The Forever People by Jack Kirby (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [January 2021])
in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Russ Heath (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Russ Heath (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Irv Novick (credited) |
| Inks: | Dick Giordano (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | |
| Inks: | |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
Goldface's first appearance is incorrectly listed as Green Lantern #28 (also does not specify which series). The actual first appearance of Keith Kenyon was in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #38 (July 1965), and his first appearance as Goldface was in issue #48 (October 1966).
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Bruce Patterson (credited) (signed as Patterson) |
| Inks: | Bruce Patterson (credited) (signed as Patterson) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
The Gordanians' first appearance is incorrectly listed as Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #142 (July 1981). Their actual first appearance was in The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series) #1 (November 1980).
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Alan Kupperberg (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Rick Magyar (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Carmine Infantino (credited) (signed as Infantino) |
| Inks: | Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (signed as Seinkiewicz) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Jack Kirby (credited) (signed as Kirby) |
| Inks: | Greg Theakston (credited) (signed as Theakston) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([May] 2008)
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #4 (2008 [February 2013])
in Mister Miracle by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) ([November] 2017)
in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #1 ([June] 2021)| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Dick Ayers (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Ricardo Villagrán (credited) (signed as Villagrán) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | George Tuska (credited) (signed as Tuska) |
| Inks: | |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
First appearance correctly listed as More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #73 (November 1941), however Green Arrow and Speedy's origin was not revealed until issue #89 (March 1943).
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Mike Grell (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Mike Grell (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
Although there is no definitive starting point for the Earth-One Green Arrow, DC has chosen Jack Kirby's debut on the Green Arrow feature in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #250 (July 1958) as his official first appearance. The Silver Age origin of Green Arrow was revealed in issue #256 (January 1959).
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | George Freeman (credited) |
| Inks: | George Freeman (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | |
| Inks: | |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Joe Staton (credited) (signed as Staton) |
| Inks: | Joe Staton (credited) (signed as Staton) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland) |
| Inks: | Brian Bolland (credited) (signed as Bolland) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
The Green Lantern Corps' first appearance is incorrectly listed as Green Lantern #11 (also does not specify which series). Their actual first appearance as an assembled group was in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #9 (November-December 1961).
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Shawn McManus (credited) (signed as S. M.) |
| Inks: | Shawn McManus (credited) (signed as S. M.) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Craig Hamilton (credited) |
| Inks: | Dick Giordano (credited) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (signed as B. S.) |
| Inks: | Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (signed as B. S.) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | Todd Klein (logo design) typeset |
First appearance is correctly listed as Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 (January 1942), however his name in the Golden Age was The Gay Ghost. His name was retroactively changed to The Grim Ghost in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #212 (June 1972).
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | Jack Kirby (credited) (signed as Kirby) |
| Inks: | Greg Theakston (credited) (signed as Theakston) |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Script: | Len Wein (writer) Marv Wolfman (contributing writer) Mike W. Barr (contributing writer) Gary Cohn (contributing writer) Paul Levitz (contributing writer) E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer) Peter Sanderson (contributing writer) Todd Klein (contributing writer) |
| Pencils: | |
| Inks: | |
| Colors: | |
| Letters: | typeset |
Says first appearance is in Green Lantern #1, but does not specify which series. The Guardians first appeared in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1 (July-August 1960).