Green Lantern #47
Green Lantern #47 (vol. 2, 1966) delivers the resolution of the title's first-ever two-part story, a structural experiment notable for the Silver Age DC editorial house. Writer John Broome weaves together Hal Jordan's recurring 58th-century Pol Manning identity with a present-day showdown against Dr. Polaris, demonstrating that long-form, serialized plotting was quietly taking root inside Julius Schwartz's tight editorial operation. The issue also gives Katma Tui — one of the Corps' most consequential female Lanterns — a prominent emotional role as she mourns Hal and then witnesses his miraculous revival, deepening her characterization beyond her introductory appearance two years earlier. As the capstone issue of what became Green Lantern Archives Vol. 6, it marks a creative high-water line for the Broome–Kane–Greene collaboration on the Silver Age series.
In "Green Lantern Lives Again!", Hal Jordan's body vanishes from Oa and awakens in the distant future of 5700 A.D., where he must confront a deadly red virus threatening to consume an entire world. Back in his own time, he faces off against Dr. Polaris and springs into action to save Pieface, all while grappling with the mystery of his own return. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Gil Kane’s dynamic art and Sid Greene’s inks, this 1966 classic features a striking cover by Gil Kane.
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The issue concludes a direct continuation from Green Lantern #46 (cover-dated July 1966), in which Broome constructed an unusually serialized cliffhanger for the era — Hal Jordan apparently killed by Dr. Polaris's magnetic ray after sacrificing his protective ring reserve to save Thomas Kalmaku. Editor Julius Schwartz, whose meticulous editorial records later confirmed all creator credits, oversaw the two-parter as part of his practice of tightening Green Lantern's storytelling craft throughout the mid-1960s. The GCD notes that credits for script, pencils, and inks were verified directly from Schwartz's records supplied by DC Comics, giving the creative attribution for this issue unusually solid documentary grounding.
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- Cover-dated September 1966; on-sale July 14, 1966 — published by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics).
- Written by John Broome; penciled by Gil Kane; inked by Sid Greene; lettered by Gaspar Saladino; edited by Julius Schwartz — credits confirmed from Schwartz's own editorial records.
- Titled 'Green Lantern Lives Again!' — the direct resolution of the two-part story begun in Green Lantern #46, making it one of the earliest serialized, continued storylines in the Silver Age Green Lantern series.
- The plot spans two time periods: the present-day confrontation with Dr. Polaris (villain first introduced in Green Lantern #21, 1963) and the 58th-century world of 5700 AD, where Hal operates under his false identity as 'Pol Manning' — a recurring device in the Broome run.
- Katma Tui (first appearance: Green Lantern #30, July 1964) and Tomar-Re appear as supporting Green Lanterns; Thomas Kalmaku (Pieface) is the civilian whose life is at stake in the Polaris subplot.
- Hal defeats Dr. Polaris in hand-to-hand combat — significant because his power ring is depleted and he must rely on physical ability rather than ring constructs.
- Reprinted four times in collected editions: Green Lantern Archives Vol. 6 (2007), Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 3 (2008, black and white), Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 (2018), and Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 4 (2019).
- Part of the story takes place in the year 5700 AD, extending the long-running 'Pol Manning' future-identity subplot Broome introduced as early as Green Lantern #8.
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Hal's lifeless body disappears from Oa, and ends up in 5700 A.D., where he must help stop a red virus. When he gets sent back home, he battles Dr. Polaris and saves Pieface.
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