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Showcase #22 (Sep.-Oct. 1959):
“Secret of the Flaming Spear!”
by John Broome, Gil Kane, Joe Giella

Showcase #22

Title: “Secret of the Flaming Spear!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep.-Oct. 1959

Publisher: DC
Written by: John Broome
Art by: Gil Kane, Joe Giella


9 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
Star Sapphire Carol Ferris supporting character villain
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Extreme Justice (administrator); Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 214
unnamed bald saboteur unnamed bald saboteur villain
CBR Scale: U Communist
[worked with 2 other saboteurs] DC 2
Carl Ferris Carl Ferris supporting character
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
[father of Green Lantern's girlfriend Carol Ferris] DC 21
unnamed white-haired saboteur unnamed white-haired saboteur
(7-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[worked with 2 other saboteurs] DC 1
unnamed dark-haired saboteur unnamed dark-haired saboteur
(6-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[worked with 2 other saboteurs] DC 1
Frank Nichols Frank Nichols
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [rescued by Green Lantern when "Flaming Spear" malfunctions] DC 1
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Christine Ferris Christine Ferris
(mentioned)
supporting character
  [mother of Green Lantern's girlfriend Carol Ferris] DC 3