GREEN LANTERN (1960-86) #87
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Neal Adams cover & art; 1st app of John Stewart as Green Lantern; 2nd app of Guy Gardner; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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Neal Adams cover & art; 1st app of John Stewart as Green Lantern; 2nd app of Guy Gardner; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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Neal Adams cover & art; 1st app of John Stewart as Green Lantern; 2nd app of Guy Gardner; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)It seems pretty apparent that Neal Adams and Denny O’Neill were single-handedly trying to drag DC out of the past and bring them into the 1970s with a passion. Immediately after putting out a two-part arc in Green Lantern #85 & 86 that confronted the heroin epidemic head on, they wasted no time in introducing the first Black superhero in DC’s lengthy and celebrated history. John Stewart is presented as a no-nonsense and self-aware Black man, who does things his own way and doesn’t let anyone tell him how to act. Rankling feathers throughout this issue, this new-look Lantern’s actions are particularly upsetting to Hal Jordan, Stewart appears to be wielding his powers rashly, only to be redeemed at the story’s resolution and begrudgingly earning Jordan’s respect. In retrospect it seems odd that DC would wait until the 1970s to reveal their first black superhero, as Marvel introduced the Black Panther back in ‘66, but that hasn’t stopped this issue from becoming a favorite of collectors and a popular item at conventions as well as at auction. Thanks to O’Neill and Adams, DC quickly got with the times and updated their output, and also helped increase their sales at the start of the decade as a bonus.
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Richard "Dick" Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose long and prosperous career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. He worked on a wide range of titles over the years, including Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Teen Titans, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Action Comics among countless others. His style was very much in the Neal Adams mold, making him a popular go-to artist in the 70s and 80s.
Neal Adams cover & art; 1st app of John Stewart as Green Lantern; 2nd app of Guy Gardner; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)It seems pretty apparent that Neal Adams and Denny O’Neill were single-handedly trying to drag DC out of the past and bring them into the 1970s with a passion. Immediately after putting out a two-part arc in Green Lantern #85 & 86 that confronted the heroin epidemic head on, they wasted no time in introducing the first Black superhero in DC’s lengthy and celebrated history. John Stewart is presented as a no-nonsense and self-aware Black man, who does things his own way and doesn’t let anyone tell him how to act. Rankling feathers throughout this issue, this new-look Lantern’s actions are particularly upsetting to Hal Jordan, Stewart appears to be wielding his powers rashly, only to be redeemed at the story’s resolution and begrudgingly earning Jordan’s respect. In retrospect it seems odd that DC would wait until the 1970s to reveal their first black superhero, as Marvel introduced the Black Panther back in ‘66, but that hasn’t stopped this issue from becoming a favorite of collectors and a popular item at conventions as well as at auction. Thanks to O’Neill and Adams, DC quickly got with the times and updated their output, and also helped increase their sales at the start of the decade as a bonus.
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Richard "Dick" Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose long and prosperous career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. He worked on a wide range of titles over the years, including Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Teen Titans, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Action Comics among countless others. His style was very much in the Neal Adams mold, making him a popular go-to artist in the 70s and 80s.