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Paul Kupperberg on February 15th, 2020

Ripped from the pages of Green Lantern #156 (September 1982)… “The Gladiator’s Apprentice,” another Tale of the Green Lantern Corps, this one by me, artists Paris Cullins and Pablo Marcos, letterer Adam Kubert, the mighty Jerry Serpe on colors, and, as always, editor Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 25th, 2020

From Green Lantern #154 (July, 1982), it’s “A Matter of Snow,” another Tale of the Green Lantern Corps I wrote, this one with art by Paris Cullins and Rodin Rodriquez, lettered by Adam Kubert, colored by Anthony Tollin, and edited by Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 19th, 2020

Another Tales of the Green Lantern Corps I wrote, from Green Lantern #155 (August 1982), “Bxyl Tjyl’s Pan-Galactian Traveling Circus & Side Show!” with art by Mike DeCarlo and Frank Giacoia, lettered by Janice Chiang, colored by Anthony Tollin, and edited by Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 16th, 2020

Last time on PaulKupperberg.com…this! Now, Part 2–“The Choice!” from Green Lantern #153 (June 1982). This Tale of the Green Lantern Corps was pencilled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Frank Chiaramonte, lettered by Adam Kubert, colored by Anthony Tollin, and blue-pencilled by Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 15th, 2020

Part 1 of a 2-part Tales of the Green Lantern Corps back-up story from Green Lantern #152 (May 1982), another pencil and ink job by irascible Carmine Infantino. “Paradise World” was lettered by the cantankerous Milt Snappin, colored by the avuncular Anthony Tollin, and edited by the durable Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 12th, 2020

I love Carmine Infantino.

Well, I love his art, anyway. To be honest, in person, he could be kind of crotchety and snarly. But as a young, early-1960s comic book reader, Carmine was the first artist whose style I came to recognize and could instantly identify from his work on Flash and Adam Strange.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 11th, 2020

Who was Earth’s first Green Lantern? I think there have probably been about half a dozen stories about characters claiming that honor. Here’s mine, a (Pre-Crisis) tale of the Old West from Green Lantern #149 (February 1982), with art by the great Don Newton, inked by his (to my mind) best inker (other than Don himself), Dan Adkins.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on August 17th, 2016

A back-up story I wrote for DC Comics’ Atari Force #13 (January 1985), pencilled by Dave Manak and inked by Keith Giffen that I have no recollection of, even after just stumbling across it in a box of old duplicates. And even though I wrote it, I still gotta ask: What’s a Hukka?… Read the rest

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