A weekly rummage in the attic of sci-fi
With Green Lantern now on the big screen in Britain, here's a timely flashback to the emerald crusader's first appearance. Well, the first appearance of the Silver Age lord of the ring - this 1959 resurrection in the pages of Showcase gave a sleek, SF-flavoured makeover to the more mystically-tinged comic book titan that debuted in 1940. Eat your heart out, Ryan Reynolds...