| "Evil is as Evil Does" | |
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| Series Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure Season Green Lantern, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 9th, 1967 |
| Writers | George Kashdan |
| Director | Unknown |
| Producers | Allen Ducovny; Norm Prescott; Lou Scheimer |
| Starring | Paul Frees |
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"Evil Is as Evil Does" is a cartoon short featuring Green Lantern. It is part of the Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure television series. It was directed by an unknown individual with a script written by George Kashdan. It premiered on CBS on September 9th, 1967.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Green Lantern, Hal Jordan |
| Paul Frees | Evil Star |
| Unknown | Kairo |
| Unknown | Guardians of the Universe |
Also Featuring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ted Knight | Narrator |
Notes & Trivia[]
Meet Evil Star!
- This is the first of three Green Lantern animated shorts featured on the Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure.
- This episode is featured on disc one of the DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures, which was produced by Warner Home Video and was released in Region 1 format on August 12th, 2008.
- Other than Paul Frees, the voice cast for this episode is unknown.
- All characters, organizations and locations are based on concepts developed by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane.
- This is the first television appearance of Hal Jordan.
- This is the first appearance of Kairo, who is a blue-skinned Venusian and ally of Hal Jordan. He is a character who is unique to the cartoon series and has no direct counterpart in DC Comics titles. Kyro serves as an analog to Tom Kalmaku, who is a mechanic in the comics and human ally of Hal Jordan.
- This is the first television appearance of the Guardians of the Universe.
- This is the first television appearance of the planet Oa.
- This is the first television appearance of Coast City.
- This is the first television appearance of a Green Lantern ring.
- This is the first television appearance of a Green Lantern power battery.
- Hal Jordan appears next in the "Between Two Armies" animated short, which is part of the Justice League of America Filmation series.
Allusions[]
- Hal Jordan made his first comic book appearance in Showcase #22 in October, 1959.
- Evil Star first appeared in Green Lantern, Volume 2 #37 in June, 1965.
- The Guardians of the Universe first appeared in Green Lantern, Volume 2 #1 in August, 1960.
- Oa first appeared in Green Lantern, Volume 2 #1 in August, 1960.
Quotes[]
Green Lantern charges up his ring.
- Hal Jordan: Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power... Green Lantern's light!
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- Hal Jordan: Try THAT on for size, Evil Star!
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- Hal Jordan: Great nebula! The power lantern's gone dead!
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- Hal Jordan: Back to galactic jail for you, Evil Star!