Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #1
In "SOS Green Lantern!", a long-buried family secret resurfaces when Tom Kalmakus learns his late father’s lost map is key to a hidden gold mine—and the only one who can help him is the mysterious Green Lantern. Written by John Broome and illustrated with sharp precision by Gil Kane, with inks by Joe Giella, this 2005 Showcase Presents tale blends old-school mystery with superhero intrigue, culminating in a shocking revelation about Hal Jordan’s true identity. The cover, also by Gil Kane and Joe Giella, captures the tension of a man on the edge of discovery.
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Tom Kalmakus' father and Jimmy Dawes had stumbled on a gold mine and split the map for keeping while Dawes raised money to work it, but Tom's father died and Dawes lost his map while gambling. Duke Danfield won the map half and steals Tom's half to find the gold, but Green Lantern defeats his gang and Tom discovers Hal's secret identity as Green Lantern.
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