The Green Lantern Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

~ John Broome (Author), Gil Kane (Author)

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Product Description

When Abin Sur's spacecraft crashed to Earth, the dying Green Lantern used his Power Ring to summon the only man who was worthy enough to take his place. Thus Hal Jordan, jet fighter test pilot, became the new Green Lantern of Earth. This hardcover masterpiece reprints the original tales of Hal as he learns both the limits and powers of his Power Ring and fights against surreal foes such as the Invisible Destroyer and the Giant Puppet. In these timeless tales, we see how an ordinary man begins his journey of becoming one of the world's greatest champions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563890879
• ISBN-13: 978-1563890871
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #607,934 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 1 in The Green Lantern Archives Series.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silver Age SF at its best, August 19, 2006

By	J. Mentzer "badphonekarmagirl" (middle America) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To create a hit comic today you need to tell the origin in the first issue, begin the exploits in issue 2 and kill a character in #3, just to stay alive. When Green Lantern was reworked in the pages of Showcase - in the 60s - this was not the case. Broome and Kane's SF masterpiece takes a full year to unfold GL's origin; and this is how it should be. Giving bits and pieces of the complex tale of an intergalactic police force while providing good characterization and admittedly somewhat gimmicky stories, Green Lantern is a blast, and one of the few comics of the era with a strong Science Fiction bent.
I leave it to others to review Gil Kane's art but suffice it to say that Green Lantern, some 40 years later, is still thought of as his character. Enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, October 12, 1999

By	Pershing ([e-mail]) (U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This book brings back such pleasant memories of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern series as it used to be. Given the hack job and butchery that have been done to the character in the 1990s, archival editions like this remain our only resource to the way the classic character truly was. Buy it and savor it.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silver age classic stories on Green Lantern Hal Jordan!, July 30, 2002

By	B. Mah "Bill" (Edmonton, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews

Green Lantern Archives Volume 1 reprints the early stories of the second Green Lantern of Earth, Hal Jordan, from the Silver Age of comics. Reprinting Showcase #22-24 and Green Lantern (second series) #1-5, we see the early days of Hal Jordan becoming a superhero as well as his supporting cast of characters. True classics. A must read for any fan of Green Lantern Hal Jordan!