Unofficial Green Lantern Vol. 2 Index

GREEN LANTERN VOL. 2 #29

Cover Date: June 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-04-09

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Murphy Anderson

Story: "Half A Green Lantern is Better Than None!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Sid Greene
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Justice League of America #27; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Tom Kalmaku (in between issues #28 and #30)

Villain(s):

Black Hand (William Hand; first appearance; last chronological appearance in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #35; see Comments; next in issue #39)

Fur thieves (Bunky named; first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Joe Hand (brother of William Hand; a scientist; first appearance)

Dave Hand (brother of William Hand; a financier; first appearance)

Peter Hand (brother of William Hand; a famous actor; first appearance)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Gil Kane (as himself)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

United States of America

Coast City

Ferris Aircraft

Coastville (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Details of the first meeting of Black Hand and Green Lantern have changed considerably post-Infinite Crisis. His earliest chronological appearance is now Green Lantern Vol. 4 #43.

Gil Kane breaks the fourth wall in his appearance, addressing the readers about the story.

Story Reprinted in:

Flash #229/2 (September-October 1974)

Green Lantern Archives Vol. 4 (2002)

Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 2 (2007) (black and white)

Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 2 (2011 [January 2012])

Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([April] 2017)

Green Lantern: The Silver Age #3 ([June] 2018)

Solicitation:

Featuring the first appearance of Black Hand! A new villain has arrived on the scene. His name is Black Hand, and he’s devised a plot that will drain all of the energy out of Green Lantern’s ring!