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"Three times shall I flame green! First - to bring death! Second - to bring life! Third - to bring power!"

- The Green Flame of Life

"The Origin of Green Lantern!" is the title to the first story featured in the sixteenth issue of All-American Comics. It is the first appearance and origin of Alan Scott - the original Green Lantern, who will become a showcase feature in the series throughout most of its run. The story was written by Bill Finger with artwork by Martin Nodell (credited as Mart Dellon). The cover art for this issue was composed by Sheldon Moldoff and the issue was edited by Sheldon Mayer. This book shipped with a July, 1940 cover date and carried a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US). Other features in this issue include "The Rescue" - a Hop Harrigan tale by Jon L. Blummer, "Sealed Orders" - a war-time adventure featuring Red, White and Blue, "The Sinister Mansion" - a Ben Webster story by Russell Cole (writing as Edwin Alger), the third chapter in the "Traitor's Treachery" Jimmy Stone illustrated text story by Sheldon Mayer, an "Adventures in the Unknown" vignette by Carl H. Claudy and Stan Aschmeier, a four-page Scribbly tale by Sheldon Mayer entitled "Good-Bye Widow-Maker" and "The Power Plant Failure" featuring Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man by Jon L. Blummer.

Appearances

 * Green Lantern, Alan Scott


 * Jimmy Henton


 * Albert Dekker


 * Yalan Gur undefined
 * Chang
 * Billings






 * China
 * Arizona
 * Grand Canyon undefined
 * Trestle Bridge


 * Gotham County
 * Mercey Island
 * Arkham Asylum


 * Green Flame of Life
 * Green Lantern power battery
 * Green Lantern ring





Appearances

 * Hop Harrigan


 * Tank "Ikky" Tinker
 * Miss Snap
 * Wash




 * Canvasback Kelly
 * Lem Brown
 * Mrs. Brown
 * Brown's baby
 * Doctor Trent
 * Doc Stevens










 * Hop and Ikky's light planes



Appearances

 * Red Dugan
 * Whitey Smith
 * Blooey Blue




 * The Wasp




 * Red, White and Blue











Appearances

 * Ben Webster



















Appearances

 * Jimmy Stone



















Appearances

 * Alan
 * Ted




 * Professor Jurghens
 * Invaders from Venus















Appearances

 * Scribbly


 * Dinky Jibbet
 * Ma Jibbet




 * Mister Macklin
 * Widow-Maker, the horse
 * Unnamed ranchers


 * Dopey-D ranch staff
 * Morning Dispatch




 * New York
 * New York City







Appearances

 * Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man


 * Ginger
 * Alec


 * Garoo
 * Garoo's Fish-Apes


 * Doctor Marman
 * Senator Jones













Notes & Trivia

 * Artist/Letterer Martin Nodell is credited as Mart Dellon in this issue.


 * Aside from the stories above, this issue contains:
 * "Daisybelle" (text story) by Gene Byrnes
 * "Cicero's Cat" (two strips), featuring Mutt and Jeff, by Al Smith


 * This is the first appearance of Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern. The character of Green Lantern was created by graphic artist, Martin Nodell in 1940. Alan will become a recurring character not only in this series, but also in All-Star Comics and Green Lantern (Volume 1) and Comic Cavalcade.


 * Green Lantern's origin is retold in Secret Origins, Volume 2 #18. Albert Dekker, Billings, Chang and Jimmy reappear in the revised history. Secret Origins places Billings, the mental patient, at Arkham Asylum in Gotham City. Jimmy's last name, Henton, and Dekker's first name, Albert, are also revealed in that issue.


 * Green Lantern, Volume 3 #19 reveals that the Green Flame of Life is actually the spirit of a deceased member of the Green Lantern Corps named Yalan Gur. This significant detail tangentially links Alan to the Green Lantern Corps. Historically, he has always been treated as a completely separate entity.


 * Originally the incident at the Trestle Bridge took place in an undisclosed location. JSA Classified #11 provides a slightly revised origin of Green Lantern, and places the incident in Arizona.