Green Lantern Vol 2

Green Lantern, Volume 2 was an ongoing comic book series of the superhero subgenre published by DC Comics from July/August of 1960 to May of 1986, spanning a total of 224 issues, two Annuals and two specials. It is the first series to spotlight the character of Hal Jordan, commonly referred to as the Green Lantern of the Silver Age era. Hal Jordan. Hal actually made his first appearance as the title feature of issue #22 of the anthology series Showcase, and also appeared in issues #23-24 before branching off into his own series. Green Lantern, Volume 2 provided an extensive backdrop for Hal's adventures by establishing his connection to the interstellar police agency the Green Lantern Corps, their administrators, the Guardians of the Universe as well as numerous alien characters who all bear the ring, costume and name Green Lantern. Other notable characters introduced in the series include Guy Gardner, who was chosen as a replacement for Hal Jordan when he became unavailable, as well as John Stewart, another replacement - both of whom would go on to become major stars in not only the Green Lantern family of titles, but in their own books as well. Notable villains featured in the series include Sinestro, Kronos, Goldface and Eclipso. Many issues of the title also featured back-up serials focusing on other members of the Green Lantern Corps.

Notes & Trivia

 * There is no Green Lantern Annual #2.


 * Annual #3 of the series was published under the title Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual.