Add to favoritesI wanted to do some classic GL comics that really were the basis for all of the neo-classic GL/GLC stories that dominated the comic charts in the years immediately following Rebirth. Thus I decided to bind all the GL books following the mid-1970′s hiatus. I was originally going to stop where the title changed from GL to GLC, but Corwin convinced me that I needed to include the Corps stuff too, adding a 5th volume. Thus I started with issue 90 and went forward through the end of the series. All the GLC backup stories are collected at the end of the third book.
Featured Writers: Denny O’Neil, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Len Wien, Steve Englehart, Alan Moore
Featured Artists: Mike Grell, Alex Saviuk, Joe Staton, Keith Pollard, Dave Gibbons
VOLUME 1
Green Lantern v2 90-127
VOLUME 2
Green Lantern v2 128-156
VOLUME 3
Green Lantern v2 157-172
Tales of the GL Corps: (backup stories)
Green Lantern v2 107 – “Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps”
Green Lantern v2 130-132 – “The Trial of Arkkis Chummuck”
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps 1 May-81
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps 2 Jun-81
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps 3 Jul-81
Green Lantern v2 148 – “unknown”
Green Lantern v2 149 – “Earth’s First Green Lantern”
Green Lantern v2 151 – “E’sprit De Corps!”
Green Lantern v2 154 – “A Matter Of Snow”
Green Lantern v2 155 – “Galactian Traveling Circus”
Green Lantern v2 156 – “The Gladiator’s Apprentice”
Green Lantern v2 157 – “One Among The Stars!”
Green Lantern v2 158 – “One Among The Stars! Pt 2″
Green Lantern v2 159 – “Eyes Of The Sea!”
Green Lantern v2 160 – “The Eyes Of The Universe”
Green Lantern v2 161 – “Storm Brother”
Green Lantern v2 162 – “Apprentice”
Green Lantern v2 163 – “Green Magic Part One & Two”
Green Lantern v2 164 – “Hero”
Green Lantern v2 165 – “Green Magic Test of Will! Pt One”
Green Lantern v2 166 – “Green Magic Test of Will! Pt Two”
Green Lantern v2 167 – “Successor”
Green Lantern v2 168 – “Sins In The Stars!”
Green Lantern v2 169 – “Sun-Fall!”
Green Lantern v2 171 -”Deeter & Dragons!”
Green Lantern v2 172 – “Scavenger”
Green Lantern v2 173 – “Progress!”
Green Lantern v2 177 – “Final Duties”
Green Lantern v2 179 – “Enemy Lines!”
Green Lantern v2 180 – “Enemy Lines! Part Two”
Green Lantern v2 181 – “One Night In A Bar On Lawrel-Hardee XI”
Green Lantern v2 182 – “I, Lantern”
Green Lantern v2 183 – “I, Lantern Part Two”
Green Lantern v2 185 – “Burdens”
Green Lantern v2 187 – “Forever Blowing Bubbles!”
Green Lantern v2 188 – “Mogo Doesn’t Socialize”
Green Lantern v2 189 – “Insect Trust”
Green Lantern v2 190 – “Insect Trust Part Two”
VOLUME 4
Green Lantern v2 173-186
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual 1
Green Lantern v2 187-200
VOLUME 5
Green Lantern Corps 201-206
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual 2
Green Lantern Corps 207-215
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual 3
Green Lantern Corps 216-224
(According to ComicBookDB, the title on the cover changed to “Green Lantern Corps” with #201, but the title did not change in the indicia until #206. The three annuals show “Tales of the Green Lantern Corps” on the cover, but ComicBookDB lists each of them as different titles: “Tales of the Green Lantern Corps” Annual #1, “Green Lantern Corps” Annual #2, and “Green Lantern” Annual #3. Most online comic shops seem to list the three annuals together as one series, but don’t always agree on the title from site to site.)
Hey Nacho have you ever considered adding Millennium, Cosmic Odyssey Action Comics Weekly? If you have read them where would you put them?
Millennium crosses over with GLC 220-221, so if you added it in, it would likely need to go with those issues, right before GLC ends. ACW starts almost immediately after the end of GLC, so that’s pretty much a straight continuation, albeit with a more Hal-centric focus. Cosmic Odessey… that’s a tougher one, as it’s not really a GL story, yet it has a pretty significant GL historical event taking place within the pages. It was published concurrently with some of the ACW stories, but since CO has Jon and ACW has Hal, I’m not sure the exact best reading order or if it matters at all. As long as they both read before the start of the new GL series in ’90, you’re probably good (I have never read the ACW stuff, so I can’t swear to it). While I read the CO trade a dozen times as a kid, I have come to the conclusion that I really don’t like the New Gods or all that Kirby Fourth World stuff. Thus I personally wouldn’t include CO. Maybe make a nice recap page of the relevant events (from Who’s Who, wikipedia, etc) and stick it in before GL v3. That’s just my .02.
Thanks! Have you read the Legends event?
I was going to start my binds with #172 should I go further back? I’m not sure if I’ll like a lot of the older stuff…what issues should I sample?
#172 is a pretty good jumping on point. It’s Jan-84. They take him back to earth and start a new direction. Len Wein and Dave Gibbons take over the book. The older stuff is ok, but the only reason I went back further is because I wanted to bind all the Mike Grell issues from the mid-1970′s, and I just did the stuff between then and 172 for completeness.
I have not read Legends. What I have heard isn’t all that flattering, but I cannot personally comment either way.