Green Lantern, No. 185
date: label: date made
content: 1985-02
name: label: maker
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <i>Green Lantern No. 185,</i> written by Len Wein, with art by Dave Gibbons, presents the origin story of <i>Lantern Corps</i> member John Stewart. Stewart, first introduced in 1971/1972, was one of DC Comics' first black superheroes.
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content: The character of <i>The Green Lantern </i> first appeared in 1940. Over the years, the name has referred to a variety of people: members of the interplanetary police force <i>The Green Lantern Corps.</i> Corps members possess powerful rings that enable incredible abilities.
label: Description
content: Stewart was the third human Green Lantern published by DC, and first African American.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: depicted
content: African American
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.0171.19
label: accession number
content: 2018.0171
label: catalog number
content: 2018.0171.19
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 26.035 cm x 17.145 cm