Story: "SOS Green Lantern" (6 Pages)

Credits: John Broome (plot, script); Gil Kane (pencils); Joe Giella (inks); Julius Schwartz (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern (Harold 'Hal' Jordan; appears in between pages of Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn #1 or Green Lantern Vol. 4 #30; see Comments)

Supporting Characters: Abin Sur (first appearance; last in flashback in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #16/2 or Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn #1 or Green Lantern Vol. 4 #30; the Green Lantern of space sector 2814; dies; see Comments)

Comments: Various details concerning Green Lantern's origin have been retconned over the years. Following the reality-changing Crisis on Infinite Earths a new version of Green Lantern's origin was told in the mini-series Emerald Dawn. The events shown in this issue were mostly kept intact but merely expanded upon. Following another reality-changing event known as Infinite Crisis Green Lantern's origin was retconned again in the Secret Origin storyline in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #29-#35, this time with a lot more revisions to history. The basics of this first meeting were kept intact though.
Abin Sur's chronology has also been revamped a number of times, giving us different accounts of how he ended up on Earth.

Reprint Info: This story has been reprinted in the following books:
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes #22 (June 1982)
DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22 (1992)
Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC (1993)
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996)
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 1 TP (2005) (black & white)

Second Story: "Secret of the Flaming Spear!" (9 Pages)

Credits: John Broome (plot, script); Gil Kane (pencils); Joe Giella (inks); Julius Schwartz (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern (last seen in flashback in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #10/2)

Supporting Characters: Carol Ferris (first appearance; last in Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn #6; see Comments), Carl Ferris (first appearance; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #21/2)

Villains: Three unnamed saboteurs (first appearance)

Other Character: Frank Nichols (first appearance; a Ferris Aircraft test pilot)

Comment: As a result of the retcon in the Secret Origin storyline in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #29-#35 this story is no longer considered in continuity. The last and next appearances of the Feature and Supporting characters refer to the chronology as it was prior to that story.

Reprint Info: This story has been reprinted in the following books:
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes #22 (June 1982)
Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC (1993)
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 1 TP (2005) (black & white)

Third Story: "Menace of the Runaway Missile!" (10 Pages)

Credits: John Broome (plot, script); Gil Kane (pencils); Joe Giella (inks); Julius Schwartz (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern

Supporting Character: Carol Ferris

Villain: Dr. Parris (first appearance)

Other Character: Colonel Willis (first appearance; next in issue #24)

Reprint Info: This story has been reprinted in the following books:
Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC (1993)
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 1 TP (2005) (black & white)