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Green Lantern, #179 Direct

Published: August 1984

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Green Lantern

"To battle the Demolition Team, here comes -- the Predator!"

Storyline

The Demolition Team is wrecking a Ferris "F" and a Green Lantern power battery.

Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Let Us Prey!

Story Featuring Green Lantern

Storyline

Congressman Bloch has hired the Demolition Team to finish demolition of Ferris Aircraft, but a new hero, The Predator, defeats them. Meanwhile, Dr. Kendall may be dead during the battle and Green Lantern has been called away by the Guardians to save Omnicron Ceti IV from exploding like Krypton did.

Credits
Story Notes

Hal Jordan displays a clear animus towards the Guardians when they order him to save a planet while his friends are in danger back on Earth. He threatens that they will regret it for a long, long time if his home and friends were destroyed, in an early foreshadowing of the events of Emerald Twilight.

Enemy Lines!

Story Featuring Green Lantern Corps

Storyline

Hollika has her friends meet with her and a newfound friend from the enemy side, Tahrk. Meanwhile, Vihnor plots to kill Hollika.

Credits
Story Notes

A Green Magic sequence. Story continues from the previous issue; continues in next issue. References Green Lantern #163, 165-166.

Burger Time

Ad Featuring Intellivision

Story Notes

Ad for video game for Intellivision or Atari 2600 game systems, or Apple II or IBM personal computers. Previous versions of this ad have mentioned Mattel Electronics, but this does not. On back cover.

Not for Sunday Drivers!

Ad Featuring Monogram Models

Story Notes

Ad for car model kits. On inside back cover.

In-House Column Featuring Meanwhile...

Storyline

Dick discusses DC's humor comics and answers questions from Stephen Gawronski, Jim Guida, and Raul Wrona. Mike discusses what's going on in Batman and the Outsiders.

Credits

Letter Column Featuring Letters by Lantern Light

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Jeff Bock, Scott Gibson, Kevin Brown, Jim Plank, T. M. Maple, Scot Getchonis, D. Fonesca, and Dale Coe. Also includes a thumbnail of the cover for the next issue, in blue.

Story Featuring Omega Men

"This Is what the Psions did to Tigorr!"

Story Notes

House ad for subscriptions to The Omega Men. Between pages 5-6 of Green Magic story.

Story Featuring Jemm, Son of Saturn

"A boy and his alien"

Story Notes

House ad for Jemm Son of Saturn, with panels excerpted from the comic. On bottom of page between pages 16-17 of Predator story.

Write Right Now!
Story Notes

Ads in classified format for comic books, stickers, body building, stickers, the March of Dimes, and more. S. Schwarz & Co. agent. On top of page between pages 16-17 of Predator story.

"Get 'em at your comic store or subscribe today!!"

Story Notes

House ad for subscriptions to DC comics, with covers of Letion of Super-Heroes #1 and Warlord #84 shown. Between pages 13-14 of Predator story.

"Cross swords with champions!"

Credits
Story Notes

Ad for poseable action figures based on DC Comics' characters and available at Kmart stores. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/. Between pages 10-11 of Predator story.

Imagine! Oreo Cookies Everywhere!!
Story Notes

Ad for cookies from Nabisco, presented as a find-the-Oreos activity. Between pages 4-5 of Predator story.

Ad Featuring Kenner Toys

"Get in on the action with power action!"

Story Notes

Ad for poseable action figures of DC characters from Kenner, a division of CPG Products Corp. On inside front cover.