Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) comic books 1955 or before

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Total War!: Chapter 1: Foemen In the Fog starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell; While investigating a mysterious wreck at sea, Alan, Doiby and Irene are picked up by an invading force of the Gestapo [led by Captain Kortz], but Green Lantern saves the day by destroying the Nazi air force before it can strike on land. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Total War!: Chapter 2: The Den of Doom. Sweet Adeline humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Total War! Chapter 3: Green Lantern Enlists. Spy Signal text story by Hop Harrigan. Cicero's Cat humor page by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Total War! Chapter 4: Journey's End For Nazis. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $565.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441063006

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Empire of Exiles: Part 1: The Explorer's Secret starring Green Lantern, script by Joseph Greene, art by Martin Nodell; General Brooks assigns Sgt. Dickles and Pvt. Scott to search for a brilliant, but eccentric explorer named Dr. Wickwar, whose knowledge of a secret place in South America could provide much needed raw materials for the war effort. Empire of Exiles: Part 2: Perils of the Jungle. We Were All Kids Once humor page by Art Helfant. How to Spot Planes in the Skies fact page by Falcon Mattheiu. Empire of Exiles: Part 3: Strife In the Arena. Jailbreak in the Sky text story by Hop Harrigan. Empire of Exiles: Part 4: The Battle of Mastery. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $810.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from interior (affects text story). 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Man Who Wanted the World: Part 1 starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; A strange individual named Vandal Savage approaches Alan Scott and attempts to purchase his supposedly worthless stock in a steel company. The Man Who Wanted the World: Part 2. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Tank Turns Trader starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Doiby Dickles' Dismal Discovery starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; With Alan Scott's radio contract at Apex Studios up for renewal, a group of wily executives attempt to get Doiby to believe he has more natural ability as a radio announcer than Alan. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. Shadow of the Past starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Besterm, art by Martin Nodell; Marvin Martin, mistakenly informed by his doctor that he has a fatal disease, decides to resume his criminal career in order to financially arrange for his only son's future. Untitled Rockhead McWizzard story, script and art by Jack Farr. On the Air starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; An ingenious criminal plants radios in stores in order to eavesdrop and learn the combinations to their safes. A Cask of Wine--Flying Colors filler page by John M. Jenks. Jolly Juggling Jokes starring Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. The Gambler Comes Back starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; The Gambler effects his escape from prison disguished as Doiby Dickles, and decides to get into the gambling business....with the odds in his favor! 52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $345.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4007955009

Here we have the earliest known Marvel Groot prototype cover and story. A super cool find! But to add it to your collection you will need to spend a bit more than "tree" bucks!

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Old-Fashioned Way starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern and Doiby face a newly released criminal who insists on committing crimes.....the old fashioned way! The Man Who Insults Everybody starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Doiby is hired as a bodyguard to a young man who has the knack of insulting everyone he comes across; Unfortunately for both of them, a group of toughs is out to rub out this young man so that his inheritance will go to them. Ton O' Fun humor page by Harry Lampert. Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. The Invisible World starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern and Doiby use the power ring to shrink themselves so that they may travel to a microscopic world where they encounter weird walking trees! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Freedom of the Skies starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; From out of the skies appears a new criminal that robs from the air: the Sky Pirate, whom the Green Lantern must battle in order to establish dominion of the skies. The Lamb Who Cried Wolf starring Green Lantern, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; A young scientist's son has a problem that he feels that only Green lantern can help him solve: the fact that all he can invent are lies, and those lies have gotten Gotham City's underworld after him! Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. The Gambler Bets His Life starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; The Gambler bets that Green Lantern and the Warden will die instead of him on his execution night; He then escapes from prison on the scheduled night of his execution, believing the odds are all in his favor: after all, he has killed the Emerald Crusader! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $200.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing two center wraps (affects "The Fatal Chance" and "Joshua Bellbottom" stories). Mold.

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Saga of Streak starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; This story gives the origin of Streak, how he came into the possession of Alan Scott and how he became the canine partner to Green Lantern. The Fatal Chance starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, art by Alex Toth; Alan Scott is mystified by a strange turn of events in which successful professionals commit suicide at the height of their success--that is, until he learns that the Gambler is involved! Joshua Bellbottom starring O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct, art by Irwin Hasen. The Last Criminal Gets an Education starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; Somehow, the evil Knodar sends Green Lantern into the far future and transports himself into the present in order to have a free reign on crime. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,550.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Other - see grading notes Scuffing to inner well. Label #1298660001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Murdered Clues starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner; The appearance of several objects in Alan Scott's office that have been "murdered" as if they were human beings, and the fact that they tie in with several recent murders, prompts Green Lantern into immediate action to find the connection. Snowball--Streak's Wonder Dog of the Month fact page, art by Alex Toth. The Double Ray starring Streak the Wonder Dog, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Alan Scott has the problem of finding a Romeo and Juliet that will look as good on TV as they sound on the radio. Dazzling Diamonds text article by Julius Schwartz. The Impossible Mr. Paradox starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia; The cancellation of Clay Chalmer's program at Station WXYZ leads Alan Scott to believe Chalmers is the new criminal haunting Gotham City, Mr. Paradox, who attempts to defeat Green Lantern by employing illusions based on scientific paradoxes. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.