The Green Lantern Archives, Vol. 5

The Green Lantern Archives #5

by John Broome, Gardner Francis Fox

The further adventures of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, the Silver Age's sci-fi-influenced super-hero, continues! This time, the Emerald Gladiator squares off against foes such as Dr. Light, Hector Hammond, Evil Star and many more! This hardcover reprints nine classic tales from Green Lantern, by writers Gardner Fox and John Broome, and artists Gil Kane & Sid Greene.

Genres: Comics

240 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2005

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Reviews

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steep drop off in story quality once Gardner Fox takes over as scripter. His rather pedestrian stories don't match up to John Broome's. Rather repetitive and gimmicky.

The art is great, however, as Sid Greene inks Gil Kane's pencils, marking one of the best art collaborations at DC in this time period.

[Brad McKenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of Green Lantern. Though this early on in the character development it seems his power ring is a lot more powerful than it is now. He can tell the ring to save him from going splat on the pavement even after he loses consciousness and he can even turn himself in to a Robot.

But the biggest surprise is how little recognition the book gets for its treating men and women equal. Oh sure there is some of the "oh I'm a helpless little doll and need a big strong man to protect me" at times. But Carol Ferris runs a giant company and is even Hal Jordan's boss. If a character came out today that had a woman boss, the interwebs would be singing the comics praises. I guess that part is lost in the obvious ignorant misogyny and racism that permeated the day.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Green Lantern good. The Carol Ferris subplot never fails to amuse (let me sum that up for you: "Women! Geez!"). Still, there seems to be a bit of a slump here after some more interesting story lines in previous issues. Maybe I'm just romanticizing my previous reading. Or maybe I'm hitting a comics burnout wall. Ruh-roh.

[Andrew Lenards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, classic stuff

Weird side note, Volumes 4, 5, and 6 they seemed to change how they drew Carol Ferris and it really annoyed me.