Counting Comics - Part 6

Before today's count I had

DC = 669

Marvel = 53

Others = 27

Green Lantern (2005)

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Alright I do love a Green Lantern comic book, one of my favourite characters for sure. The original Green Lantern Alan Scott was created by Martin Nodell and debuted in 1940 in All-American Comics #16. Back in those days the character was based in New York City and was mainly involved in fighting common criminals. Martin Nodell used the pen name of Mart Dellon as in those days "Comics were a forbidden literature, culturally unacceptable. It wasn't something you were proud of". Martin drew the books, with Bill Finger writing the stories, and was inspired by seeing a trainman waving a lantern along some darkened tracks, with green signifying to go. He added some Chinese and Greek Mythology to the look and a dash of Wagner's operatic Ring cycle and the 1st GL was born.

Green Lantern Rebirth (2004)

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Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan was invented by Julius Schwartz in 1959 as a sci-fi type character recruited into a universe wide police force, the Green Lantern Corps by a dying alien Abin Sur. Although his origin differed greatly from the Golden Age GL his power ring was very similar with it's abilities except for being powerless against the colour yellow where Scott's ring's weakness was against wood! His 1st appearance was in Showcase # 22 where he had to struggle with a runaway 'yellow' missile!

This run of books comes after Hal Jordan went mad and became Parallax and destroyed the Corps power battery, he then died and returned as The Spectre before being resurrected and resuming his heroic role. For a long time the Green Lantern books had featured Kyle Rayner, the 4th human to be recruited into the Corps, but the 5th hero to have that name, (I think!), as the only Lantern in the Universe.

There have since been 2 more human Lanterns, Simon Baz & Jessica Cruz.

Free Comic Book Day
Blackest Night - Zero Issue (Jun 09)

Green Lantern Corps Recharge (2006)

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Green Lantern Corps (2006)

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With Hal's resurrection the Green Lantern Corps was also able to reform. Old members and new ones got together in Recharge and in that book and the following ongoing title they battled against such menaces as the Spider Guild, Fatality and saw the beginings of the newly emerging Lanterns of the whole emotional spectrum like Sinestro and his yellow 'Fear' Corps powered by Parallax and Atrocitus with his Red Lanterns of rage. By far the greatest menace though were the Black Lanterns foretold of in the Darkest Night prophecy. The undead rose and the others of the emotional spectrum had to battle against them to save all life in the universe. New characters introduced in recharge include Soranik Natu, daughter of Sinestro and Vath Sarn and Isamot Kol, who are from the then at war with each other planets of Rann and Thanagar.

Green Lantern - Emerald Warriors

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Apparently this ran for 13 issues, so I am pretty annoyed that I have these gaps in my collection! It's possible that they just haven't been filed properly, I hope that the case and they show up later in my look through the shelves. The story of this series has Guy Gardner exploring the unknown sectors along the way he meets up with a bunch of different coloured Lanterns.

Justice League - Rise and Fall Special - One Shot (2010)

Green Arrow (2010)

31, 32
These Rise and Fall books followed Green Arrow in the wake of his execution/murder of Prometheus during the Justice League: Cry for Justice books. (See last week's blog) Prometheus killed Lian, Roy Harper (Arsenal)'s daughter and Ollie tracked him to his HQ and killed him. His actions caused a rift with Black Canary who he had recently married but the story didn't go too far before all DC characters got the big reboot in 2011 with the New 52.

Final Crisis (2009)

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Wow, I had a look at the plot for this on Wikipedia and it's just a massive hot mess. I always found Grant Morrison's superhero work to be hit and miss for me and just reading the plot of this it's got so much going on I can't really sort it out into a synopsis. OK it has New Gods, Darkseid's spirit manifesting in the past, time travelling bullets, Martian Manhunter is killed and other stuff happens you can read about HERE

Superman/Batman (2003)

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Superman/Batman Annual

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The World's Finest duo of heroes Batmam & Superman teamed up for these monthly books that consisted of independent self-contained stories outside of the normal continuity and crossover events of their main monthly books. Jeph Loeb was the 1st writer on the book and introduced the style of having both guys narrating the story in their own style which was continued throughout the books run. # 26 the issue I thought maybe was to do with the death of Superboy was written by Jeph's son Sam who helped to plot the story and died of cancer in 2005 aged just 17. The issue was illustrated by a number of artists, including 2 who were contracted to Marvel but were allowed to participate and they all donated their pay to the Sam Loeb College Scholarship Fund.

Strange Adventures (2009)

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This is the 3rd volume of comics using the Strange Adventures name, the 1st was DC 1st Sci-fi book and ran for 244 issues from 1950 to 1973 and the 2nd was just a Vertigo 4 parter from 1999/2000. This book ran a little longer for 8 issues and I found it to be quite enjoyable with a cast of lesser utilised characters. Following on from the Rann-Thanagar War, Captain Comet, Adam Strange, The Weird, Starman and Bizarro tangle with the near godlike Synnar. Captain Comet debuted in #9 of the 1st volume of Strange Adventures in June 1951, he is quite a unique hero in DC comics history having been created between the Golden and Silver Ages of superhero comics.

There is also a JSA: Strange Adventures six-parter and a Vertigo one-shot from 2011

Adventure in the Rifle Brigade (2000)

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Adventure in the Rifle Brigade - Operation Bollock (2001)

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As stated in the video these are a couple of humourous/daft war comics by Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra featuring the Rifle Brigade on secret missions during WW2. The British special forces commando unit is made up of a variety of oddball and at times deviant soldiers from various British cities and allied nations.

World's Finest (2009)

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This mini-series features members of the Bat & Supes Family dealing with life and a criminal plot in the wake of Superman relocating to New Krypton and the presumed death of Batman Bruce Wayne.

JLA Classified (2005)

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As I mentioned in the video this series features a rotating creative team, with each team's arc lasting several issues and featuring a different incarnation of the Justice League of America.

DC Universe Last Will and Testament (2008)

One Shot
A Final Crisis tie-in book

Final Crisis (2008)

Requiem

Rage of the Red Lanterns

Resist

Submit

Secret Files (2009)

Final Crisis Revelations (2008)

1 -5

This story focuses on The Spectre, Crispus Allen and The Question, Renee Montoya, they were partners in the Gotham City Police Force. Crispus was killed and became Spectre after Hal Jordan was resurrected to become Green Lantern once again and Renee became the new Question after the death of Vic Sage. This story follows an unhappy Spectre, he's dissatisfied with his role as God's vengeance, trying to exact vengeance on the murderers of the Martian Manhunter. The Anti-life equation is then unleashed.

Final Crisis - Superman Beyond 3D (2009)

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To save Lois Lane's life Superman has to join a Monitor named Zillo Valla in a mission to save all of existence. Superman aquires 4D vision to see into The Bleed and the connections between all of the realities. 

Final Crisis - Rogue's Revenge (2008)

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After getting off of the prison planet the Rogues return to Keystone City to find that a bunch of younger villains have usurped their base. Darkseid's accomplise Libra wants to recruit them to kill the soon to be returning Barry Allen Flash.

Final Crisis - Legion of 3 Worlds (2009)

1 -5

The story features Superman and the post-Infinite Crisis version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, uniting them with the team's 1994 and 2004 counterparts to battle the Time Trapper and a new incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains (led by Superboy-Prime). I've got to admit I have never read a great amount of the Legion of Super-Heroes but this kind of alternate world/time lines kind of story is too much for my puny brain!

Justice League of America (2006)

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The 2nd volume to run with this title, it ran from 2006 to 2011. The last issue was #60 so it seems I am missing two comics, god damn it!! I know I didn't stop collecting at this point, so it's highly possible they are in an unsorted pile somewhere or something happened and my comic shop let me down!

Justice League of America 80-Page Giant 2011

Justice League of America - Wedding Special (2007)

This is one of 3 one-shots to celebrate the wedding of the long time Superhero lovers Black Canary and Green Arrow. Oliver proposed in the last issue of Volume 3 #75 of his book and after this event their joint title began, Green Arrow and Black Canary which ran for 29 issues leading up to the Rise & Fall events I mentioned earlier.

Today's count is DC = 401

So now the grand total is
DC = 1070
Marvel = 53
Others = 27

    

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